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Jersey Number 69
John Gardiner
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Punter
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 235
- Hometown:
- Chesterfield, Va.
- High School:
- Matoaca
- Major:
- Engineering
2016 as a Freshman: Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility.
High School: VHSL 5A First Team All-State punter as a junior and senior... First Team All-5A South Region as a junior and senior... Richmond Times-Dispatch Second Team All-Metro as a junior and senior... First Team All-Conference 12 as a junior and senior... Helped Warriors to 7-3 record and the first round of the VHSL playoffs as a senior... Dual-sport athlete who played soccer... Named all-conference as a junior and senior and led Matoaca to back-to-back conference titles in 2015 and 2016.
Personal: Full name is John Grant Gardiner... Son of Chris and Susan Gardiner... Majoring in engineering.
High School: VHSL 5A First Team All-State punter as a junior and senior... First Team All-5A South Region as a junior and senior... Richmond Times-Dispatch Second Team All-Metro as a junior and senior... First Team All-Conference 12 as a junior and senior... Helped Warriors to 7-3 record and the first round of the VHSL playoffs as a senior... Dual-sport athlete who played soccer... Named all-conference as a junior and senior and led Matoaca to back-to-back conference titles in 2015 and 2016.
Personal: Full name is John Grant Gardiner... Son of Chris and Susan Gardiner... Majoring in engineering.
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