Naval Academy Athletics

•    High School / Personal: A 2024 graduate of Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Va., Gardiner attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2024-25 academic year ... two-sport standout who earned 4 letters in football and 6 in track & field (3 indoor, 3 outdoor) ... named First-Team All-State (Va.) his junior year ... two-time (Jr, Sr) All-Virginia Prep League (VPL) football honors ... crowned the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Div. 1 and VPL indoor and outdoor shot put champion his senior year ... named First-Team All-State (Va.) in both indoor and outdoor track & field his senior year ... garnered All-VPL indoor and outdoor track & field recognition in the shot put his senior year ... named 2024 Richmond Times Dispatch All-Metro track & field ... served as team captain of both the football and track & field teams his senior year ... led the football team to the 2022 and ‘23 VISAA Div. I Football State Championship titles ... also won the VPL football championships in 2023 and ‘24 ... father is a graduate of Syracuse where he was a member of the football team from 1984-89 ... son of Cooper Gardiner Sr. and Loreen LaGatta.