Joseph Cardina Season 2020

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COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: HJ - 6-5 (1.96m), TJ - 46-11.75 (14.32m), LJ - 20-3 (6.17m)
 
CAREER AWARDS, RECORDS, AND NOTES
 
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
2x Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2022)
 
2023 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
 
2023 Indoor
Season: Set his personal-best in the triple jump at the Penn State National Open, a mark that he would hit once more in his final collegiate meet, the Penn State Tune-Up.
 
Penn State National Open (1/27-28): Leapt 46-11.75 (14.32m) to set a personal record, claiming seventh place in the triple jump competition. Penn State Tune-Up (2/17): Posted another 46-11.75 (14.32m) jump, tying his PR in what ended up being his final collegiate competition.
 
2022 Outdoor
Season: Competed in three outdoor events in triple jump, including first collegiate victory at Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/6).
 
2022 Indoor
Season: Set new personal best in triple jump at 14.21m…Placed Top-7 in all four triple jump appearances.
 
Penn State Tune Up (2/18): Reached personal best 14.21m to place second.
 
2021 Outdoor
Season: Recorded top five finishes in both of his appearances.
 
Rutgers Tri-Meet (4/10): Placed third with a personal best 13.61m in the triple jump.
 
2021 Indoor
Season: Placed in the top ten in both of his meets.
 
Penn State Invitational (1/23): Placed third in the triple jump with a 12.99m jump.
 
2020 Outdoor
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2020 Indoor
Season: Set collegiate personal-best standards in high jump and triple jump.
 
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/11): Cleared collegiate personal-best height (6-5, 1.96m). Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Jumped then- collegiate personal-best 44-1.25 (13.44m) in triple jump.
 
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: High Jump – 6-6, Triple Jump – 45-11, 100mH – 15.49, 300mH – 43.99
 
Earned four varsity letters in track & field and two varsity letters in both basketball and football at Conestoga Valley High School…Won high jump league championships…Named Pennsylvania Track & Field Coaches Association indoor All-State honorable mention…Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Star in triple jump…Set school record in triple jump.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Andy and Jen Cardina…Has three siblings, Robbie, Michael and Jonny…Mother, Jen, and brother, Robbie, are Penn State graduates…Brother, Jonny, currently attends Penn State…Robbie was an All-American in the decathlon, highlighting his illustrious Penn State career (2014-17)…Graduated with a degree in chemistry…Born in Pennsylvania.