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Track and Field

2020-21 Track and Field Roster

Molly Sheppard

Laken Gardner

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Sioux City, Iowa
  • Highschool East HS
  • Major Education

Biography

Career Bests

2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
Recorded a season-best time of 9.32 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the USD Invitational, placing third in the race … took fourth in the 60 hurdles at the SDSU Holiday Invitational … clocked 26.84 seconds for 200 meters at the Dakota Realty Invitational … tallied six top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Clocked a wind-aided season best of 15.48 seconds (+2.3) in the 100-meter hurdles at the South Dakota Tune-Up … took eighth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Wildcat Classic … finished eighth in the 400-meter hurdles at the USD Early Bird in 1:10.34 … notched a season best of 1:10.27 for the 400-meter hurdles at the South Dakota Challenge … recorded three top-10 finishes during the outdoor season.

Prep
Holds the Sioux City metro record for the 100-meter hurdles with a clocking of 14.50 seconds from the 2019 Yankton Quadrangular ... qualified for three Iowa Class 4A Championships competing for Sioux City East and Sioux City West High Schools ... her senior track and field season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... also ran at three Drake Relays meets, placing 14th in the 100 hurdles race as a junior ... played basketball for the Black Raiders. 

Personal
Daughter of Kenton and Lana Gardner ... elementary education major.