Ann (Love) Gardner

Education:

Blackford High School  1972; Ball State 72-76 B.S.; and Masters 1980

Contributions to the field of athletics (for Coaches and Contributors):

Coached 33 years of my 34 years of teaching.  The one year that I didn’t I applied for an Eli Lilly physical education grant and was granted.

• 27 years Middle School Track and 2 years High School Track
• 11 years Middle School XC and 1 year High School XC
• 7 years Middle School Volleyball
• 8 years Middle School Basketball and 2 years High School assistant Basketball coach

List of Accomplishments, Awards and Recognitions both during and after high school:

• Absolutely loved coaching middle school kids!!!
•  Greatest thrill was winning the girls middle school county track championship and the 8^th grade girls county basketball championship.
• Coaching was the greatest gift to relating to my middle school kids in the classroom because a high majority of my students participated in one or more of the sports during the school year.