Honors and Awards:
2015 Indoor All-ACC First Team
2014 Outdoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-America
2014 March 24 USTFCCCA Performer of the Week
2014 March 25 ACC Performer of the Week
2013 Indoor All-ACC First Team
2013 Outdoor All-ACC First Team
2013 Outdoor USTFCCCA First Team All-America
2015 Track:
Indoor: Named All-ACC First Team by posting a career-best triple jump of 16.45 meters (53-11.75) to break the school record and place third at the ACC Championships … Started of the season strong with a second-place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 15.53 meters (50-11.5) at the Auburn Invitational. Outdoor: Did not compete.
2014 Track:
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Recorded four top-five finishes, including two victories in the triple jump at the Alabama Relays and Yellow Jacket Invite … Set a career best in the triple jump with a leap of 16.15m (53-0) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Placed 10th in the long jump at the ACC Championships … Qualified for the NCAA Championships and placed 15th (15.83m; 51-11.25) in the triple jump … Earned USTFCCCA second team All-America honors.
2013 Track:
Indoor: Placed second in the long jump (22-1.75) at the Orange & Purple Winter Classic … Took second in the triple jump (51-6.25) at the Meyo Invite … Put on a season-best long jump performance with a leap of 23-3.50 at the ACC Championships … Won the triple jump at the ACC Championships with a career-best mark of 51-11. Outdoor: Won the triple jump at three different events including the ACC Championships … Qualified in the triple jump for the NCAA Championships and placed seventh in the event (52-2.75).
2012 Track:
Indoor: Took fifth place with his best triple jump of the indoor season at 15.23m (49-11.75) at the Rod McCravy Invite … Ran part of the 4×400-meter relay that crossed the line ninth in 3:19.47 … Placed 10th at the ACC Championships with a triple jump of 14.76m (48-5.25). Outdoor: Helped the 4×100-meter relay team place second (41.05) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invite … Took first in the triple jump 14.89m; 48-10.25) at the same meet … Recorded a distance of 15.00m (49-2.50) for second place at the UCF Invite … Earned points for Tech in all three of his events at the ACC Championships – fourth in the 4×100-meter relay (41.54), fifth in the triple jump (15.21m; 49-11) and seventh in the long jump (7.16m; 23-6) … Logged a collegiate-best triple jump of 15.71m (51-6.50) at the Georgia Tech Invite.
2011 Track:
Indoor: Finished fourth in the Clemson Invitational’s triple jump with a distance of 14.45 meters … Took sixth place in the triple jump at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a distance of 14.24 meters … Finished eighth at the ACC Indoor Championships in the triple jump (14.61m). Outdoor: Earned a first place finish at the Auburn Tiger Classic in the triple jump with a jump of 14.69 meters … At the FSU Seminole Invitational, earned sixth place in the triple jump (14.27m) … Placed 11th at the ACC Championships in the triple jump with a distance of 13.83 meters.
High School:
Earned four letters in track at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School … 2008 Chicago Public League Fro-Soph Champions… Public League triple jump champion in 2008, 2009 and 2010; Illinois High School Association State triple jump champion 2009 and 2010 … Holds Chicago Public League and high school record for triple jump … National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, African American Culture Club member.
Personal:
Full name is Jonathan Elliot Gardner … Born on Dec. 10, 1991 … Son of Judge and Ena Gardner … Has two brothers Judge III and Jamel … Majors in aerospace engineering.
