Name: MaKayla Gardner
Age: 20
Sport: Basketball
Years in sport: Since 3rd Grade
Hometown: Curtis, Nebraska
Intended Major: Nutrition
MaKayla is attending Southeast Community College because she wanted to get out of her home. She also received a scholarship to SCC for sports.
After graduating, she plans to get a good, stable job to take care of herself.
Before playing basketball, she played Volleyball and participated in Track.
MaKayla describes herself in three words as Fun, Quiet, and Outgoing.
Her greatest strengths are rebounding and passing, as well as her long range shots. Her weakness is her lack of strength around the basket.
The best advice MaKayla was given was to “Never Give Up.” as told to her by her parents.
The best time she had with the Storm was last year at Nationals, where she started to form a bond with the other players.
One goal of MaKayla’s is to see if she can go to a four year school and continue to play.