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Morningside College scored big by recruiting Jeremy Gardner, one of the most successful golfers to ever play for Chadron High School in Western Nebraska. The name Chadron may ring a bell to some for the small town is also home to Chadron State College.

“Jeremy is a really impressive golfer. He’s got a lot of talent,” said his roommate Andrew King, who added, “He’s a pretty swell guy.”

Jeremy’s golf career in high school is a pretty impressive one. As some would guess, Jeremy discovered his love for golf at a very young age.

“I started my golf career when I was about five because my whole family played.  I didn’t start taking it too seriously until middle school when I started to play in Nebraska panhandle tournaments.  My eighth grade year I got on the Nebraska junior tour and played on that the summer before my freshman year,” said Jeremy.

Coming into high school as a freshman, Jeremy was widely regarded as what some would call a golf prodigy. And to make a long story short, he didn’t fall short of expectations.

“I was one of eight other people in Chadron High School history to be a four year varsity letter winner in golf,” Jeremy added.

Unfortunately, Jeremy’s senior year state run was hindered with a serious case of mononucleosis.

“My senior year of high school our golf team was supposed to challenge for a top three spot in our district after we placed 2^nd in the Western Conference behind my 6^th placing 79.  A week and a half before the tournament I got sick with mono and was extremely weak and tired as an effect. After a front nine score of 39 our team score was right in line for a 2^nd place finish behind the eventual state champs.  Because of the mono I lost didn’t not have the energy in the back nine as I ended with a 50, for an 18-hole total of 89.  Our team finished 4^th, three strokes out of 3^rd place.”

Since Jeremy was an intellectual fellow as well, golf wasn’t going to be his main focus in college. Morningside’s prestige was what really influenced his decision to study in the great state of Iowa.

“I decided to come to Morningside because of its academics and I would get a chance also to play golf at the college level, which was second on my priority list.  I also liked how class sizes were smaller and felt like a family environment.  When I came and visited it just felt like home I guess.”

“Jeremy’s one of my closer friends on campus, and he’s a great guy, very outgoing, and from what I hear, a good golfer,” raved fellow student Weston Burkhardt.

When asked if he was enjoying his first semester at Morningside, Jeremy excitedly said, “I really like it here at Morningside, and I really like the golf program. Going to Morningside was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”

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