Meaghan Gard

Height:

5-5
Hometown:

Elgin, IL
Year:

JR
High School:

Elgin Larkin HS

Bio

Awards

NCCAA Outdoor All-American (2011)

NAIA National Outdoor Meet Participant (2011)

NCCAA Indoor/Outdoor National Participant (2011)

2010-11 (freshman)

Cross Country

Participated in six meets
Top finish was 24^th at Olivet Nazarene meet in first collegiate meet (9/10)
Best 5K time was 19:52 at NAIA Great Lakes Challenge (10/23) with 111^th place finish
Ran a 6K time of 25:01 at Wisconsin-Osh Kosh
Finished 27^th at CCAC Championship Meet with time of 19:56 in 5K
Was 35^th at NCCAA National Championships (20:03 – 5K)

Track & Field

NCCAA All-American (Outdoor) in 4x800 meter relay
NAIA National Outdoor Meet participant (4x800 meter relay)
Member of 4x800 meter relay that were NCCAA Outdoor National runners-up
Participated in 11 total meets – 4 indoors, 7 outdoors
Top 800 meter time in the outdoors was 2:22.70 at Wisconsin-Whitewater
Finished 6^th at CCAC Outdoor Championships in 800 meter run (2:29.06)
Ran with the 4x800 meter relay and distance medley relay at NCCAA National Indoor Meet
4x800 meter relay was 23^rd at NAIA National Outdoor Meet

High School

Graduated from Elgin Larkin High School in 2010…lettered four years in track…earned three varsity letters in volleyball, track, and cross country…ran under Jeremy Bloomberg…voted Female Athlete of the Year for her high school…given sportsmanship award…member of Peer Mediation and honor roll.

Personal

Daughter of Steve and Tricia Gard…born on October 6, 1991…is majoring in exercise and sports science…enjoys running…loves to eat fruit and tacos…is a fan of the Chicago Bears…her favorite book is The Truth about Forever…lists favorite sports moment as the 2010 IHSA Sectional Meet for track and field…likes to vacation in Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas.

2010 Running Times

Date Time Place Meet

9/10/2010 20:26 6k 24 Olivet Nazarene

9/17/2010 20:03 6k 96 Illinois Intercollegiate

10/16/2010 25:01 6k 173 Wisconsin-Osh Kosh

10/23/2010 19:52 5k 111 NAIA Great Lakes Challenge

11/6/2010 19:56 5k 27 CCAC Championships

11/13/2010 20:03 5k 35 NCCAA National Championships

2011 Track & Field Times/Places

Indoor

Wisconsin-Whitewater: 800 meter (11th - 2:37.73)

Carthage: 600 meter run (9th - 1:50.17)

Chicagoland Championships: 800 meter run (2:30.77)

NCCAA Championships: distance medley relay (7th); 4x800 meter relay (7th)

Outdoor

UChicago: 1,500 meter run (5:07.53 – 5th)

Wisconsin-Whitewater: 800 meter run (3rd - 2:23.15)

CCAC Championships: 800 meter run (6th; 2:29.05)

Wisconsin-Whitewater: 800 meter run (2:22.70 – 4th)

NCCAA Championships: 800 meter run (13th, 2:25.95); 4x800 meter relay (2nd)

North Central: 800 meter run (2:29.92 – 54th)

NAIA Championships: 4x800 meter relay (9:54.92 – 23rd)