Spencer Gardner
Distance #0
Ht
6'
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Class
Senior
Hometown
Springville, 
Utah
Last School
Springville High School
Roster Years
2012-2015


Personal

  • Born in Provo, Utah
  • Parents are Dee and Terri
  • Two older siblings have attended BYU
  • Dad is a professor in linguistics and English language at BYU
  • Enjoys computers, likes King Kong Bundy and Rolling Pins
  • His favorite food is graham crackers
  • Majoring in computer science.

Before BYU

  • Graduated with high honors from Springville HS
  • 4A state champion 3200M in 2007, runner-up 2006 4A cross country, runner-up 2007 1600M run, runner-up 1600m/3200m run 2008
  • Two-time Region VII cross country champion
  • Voted 4A Cross Country Athlete of the Year 2007
  • Placed third at Bob Firman XC Invitational 2007, fourth Simplot mile run
  • Lettered four years in track and cross country
  • Captain of track team 2008
  • All-State in track and XC for three years
  • Recruited by Georgetown, Weber State, SUU and Washington.

Stats

Personal Bests
Time Event Venue
3:54.39 1500 meters 2014 Trojan Invitational
4:12.58 Mile 2012 New Balance Collegiate Invitational
14:10.54 5000 meters 2015 Oxy Invite
29:44.52 10,000 meters 2015 Mt. SAC Relays

Career Stats

 


BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2012

Indoor
  • Took third at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational in 8:37.39
  • Placed 17th in the mile (4:12.48) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
Sophmore Year 2013

Outdoor

  • Took 17th at the Stanford Invitational in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:40.49
Junior Year 2014

Outdoor

  • Took seventh in the 1500m in 3:54.39 at the Trojan Invitational
Senior Year 2015

Outdoor

  • Set personal bests in the 5000m (14:10.54) and the 10,000m (29:44.52)
  • Qualified for the NCAA final in the 10,000m with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA West Preliminaries
  • Finished 16th in the 10,000m at the NCAA Championships, claiming Second-Team All-America honors with a time of 29:59.02
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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    M Track & Field | May, 22

    BYU totals 45 entries for West Prelims

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    M Track & Field | Apr, 18

    Farnsworth wins 10,000 in dramatic fashion

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    M Track & Field | Mar, 29

    Christensen takes first again in shot put