Rider University Athletics

2018-19
- Individual qualifier in the 100m hurdles for the NCAA East Preliminary Championships.
- Ran a time a 13.56 in the 100m hurdles in the quarterfinals of the NCAA East Preliminary Championships to finished 23rd.
- Named the MAAC Women’s Track Performer of the Week three times.
- Named the Rider Female Athlete of the Month twice during the year.
- Earned All-East honors thanks to winning gold in the 100m hurdles at the ECAC Outdoor Championships.
- Won a gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Earned a silver medal in the high jump at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Part of the 4x100 relay that earned a silver medal at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Finished sixth in the 100 at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Finished eighth in the 200 at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Set a new program record in the 60m hurdles with a gold-medal time of 8.41 at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Earned a bronze medal in the 60m dash at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Won a gold medal in the high jump at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Finished seventh in the long jump with a college-best mark 5.25m at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic team.


2017-18
- First female hurdler in program history to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Championships.
- Finished 31st overall in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.43 at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships in Tampa during the outdoor season.
- Earned All-East honors with a second-place finish in the 100m hurdles at the ECAC Outdoor Championships.
- Won gold in the 100m hurdles with a Rider and MAAC record time of 13.41 at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Won a bronze medal as part of the 4x100 relay at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Won a bronze medal with a third-place finish in the high jump at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Finished fifth in the 200 at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Earned All-East honors thanks to a sixth-place finish 60m hurdles at the ECAC Indoor Championships.
- Qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championships in the high jump.
- Won a silver medal and finished second overall in the high jump at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Won a silver medal and finished second overall in the 60m hurdles at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
- Three-time Rider Female Athlete of the Month.
- Three-time MAAC Female Track Performer of the Week.

2016-17
- Won the 60m hurdles at three different events during the indoor season.
- Owns the fastest 60m hurdle time (8.51) in program history.
- Finished second and earned silver in the 60m hurdles at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Finished ninth in the high jump at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Was an ECAC / IC4A indoor individual qualifier.
- Finished second in the 60m hurdles as the ECAC / IC4A Indoor Championships to earn All-East honors.
- Posted the eighth-best indoor high jump mark in program history (5’6”).
- Set a new Rider record in the 100m hurdles during the outdoor season with a time of 13.79.
- Has the sixth-fastest 400m hurdle in program history (1:03.81).
- Won the 100m hurdles four times at different events during the outdoor season.
- Was part of the 4x400 relay that came in fifth at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Finished sixth in the high jump at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Has the 10th-best mark in outdoor in the high jump in program history.
- Finished second and won silver in the 100m hurdles at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- IC4A / ECAC Outdoor individual qualifier.
- Finished second in the 100m hurdles at the IC4A / ECAC Outdoor Championships to earn All-East honors.
- Twice Named the MAAC Female Track Performer of the Week
- Named the Rider Female Athlete of the Month in March and April
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

Before Rider
Transferred in to Rider from Mount St. Mary’s in the fall of 2015…at the Mount, named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Meet at the NEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships...won the 100m hurdles with a school-record time of 13.93 seconds...advanced to the semifinals in the 100m hurdles at the ECAC Championships with times of 14.25 in the prelims and 14.31 in the semis...was First Team All-NEC in the 100m hurdles and NEC All-Rookie team in the 100m hurdles and the high jump...finished in third place in the high jump at the NEC Championships...on the shuttle hurdle relay team that finished in seventh place at Penn Relays...finished in second place in the heptathlon at the Mount Multi's...finished in third place in the high jump at the George Mason Spring Invitational (1.65m)...won the 100m hurdles at the Fred Hardy Invitational...finished seventh in the 100m hurdles at Wake Forest...named Second Team All-NEC in the 60m hurdles after finishing in second place with a time of 8.92 at the NEC Indoor Championships...named the NEC Rookie of the Week on February 4...was fifth in the 60m hurdles at Bucknell Gulden Invitational and third in the high jump at Navy Invitational.

Sara Gardner TFRRS bio -> https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5599278/Rider/Sara_Gardner.html