2025 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Gardley, Mikayla

Mikayla Gardley
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Puyallup, Wash.
- High School:
- Emerald Ridge
Bio
2025 Outdoors: Competed three times before ending her outdoor season … ran the 400m hurdles, with a season-best of 1:01.33 at the Mt. SAC Relays.
2025 Indoors: A strong first indoor season, ranking second on the team at 400-meters with a season-best of 55.36 at the Spokane Invitational where she was second … that time ranked No. 9 in school history … also second in the 400m at the UW Preview in 55.47 … ran the 400m leg on the DMR at Big Ten Indoors, placing fifth, and also ran on the 4x400m relay that was 11th in 3:41.66 … part of the season’s fastest 4x4 a the Don Kirby Elite Invite, which went 3:38.95 (altitude conv. 3:39.39), No. 3 in UW history.
High School and Personal: Born in Silverdale, Wash. … mother is Athena Mason and father is Bowie Gardley … has two older sisters, Brandy and Kiara, two younger sisters, Avalee and Zadia, one older brother Anthony, and a younger brother Quintin … helped Emerald Ridge win back to back state titles and set a new state record for points, scoring 36 of the team’s 102 points … the Washington 4A State Champion in 2024 at both 200-meters and in the 300-meter hurdles along with winning the 4x400m relay title and taking third in the 4x200m relay … after only running three 400-meters during the 2024 season, ran the event at Nike Outdoor Nationals and took ninth overall with a PR of 54.99 seconds … 300m hurdles PR of 42.35 ranks No. 7 in state history … 200-meters PR of 23.80 ranks No. 6 in state history … only ran full track seasons in 2023 and 2024 … was 300m hurdles state runner-up as a junior in 2023 … the 2024 SPSL Runner of the Year and Tacoma Athletic Commission Athlete of the Year … a WIAA Athlete of the Week.
Major Meets
2025 Big Ten Indoors - 11th, 4x400m | 5th, DMR
Outdoor Bests
400m Hurdles.......1:01.33
Indoor Bests
200m.......24.73 alt
400m.......55.36
H.S. Bests
200m…….23.80
400m…….54.99
300m Hurdles…….42.35
2025 Indoors: A strong first indoor season, ranking second on the team at 400-meters with a season-best of 55.36 at the Spokane Invitational where she was second … that time ranked No. 9 in school history … also second in the 400m at the UW Preview in 55.47 … ran the 400m leg on the DMR at Big Ten Indoors, placing fifth, and also ran on the 4x400m relay that was 11th in 3:41.66 … part of the season’s fastest 4x4 a the Don Kirby Elite Invite, which went 3:38.95 (altitude conv. 3:39.39), No. 3 in UW history.
High School and Personal: Born in Silverdale, Wash. … mother is Athena Mason and father is Bowie Gardley … has two older sisters, Brandy and Kiara, two younger sisters, Avalee and Zadia, one older brother Anthony, and a younger brother Quintin … helped Emerald Ridge win back to back state titles and set a new state record for points, scoring 36 of the team’s 102 points … the Washington 4A State Champion in 2024 at both 200-meters and in the 300-meter hurdles along with winning the 4x400m relay title and taking third in the 4x200m relay … after only running three 400-meters during the 2024 season, ran the event at Nike Outdoor Nationals and took ninth overall with a PR of 54.99 seconds … 300m hurdles PR of 42.35 ranks No. 7 in state history … 200-meters PR of 23.80 ranks No. 6 in state history … only ran full track seasons in 2023 and 2024 … was 300m hurdles state runner-up as a junior in 2023 … the 2024 SPSL Runner of the Year and Tacoma Athletic Commission Athlete of the Year … a WIAA Athlete of the Week.
Major Meets
2025 Big Ten Indoors - 11th, 4x400m | 5th, DMR
Outdoor Bests
400m Hurdles.......1:01.33
Indoor Bests
200m.......24.73 alt
400m.......55.36
H.S. Bests
200m…….23.80
400m…….54.99
300m Hurdles…….42.35
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13