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Franklin & Marshall College

Diplomat Athletics - Mayser Center
PO Box 3003 Lancaster, PA 176043003
Division 3 Pennsylvania Northeast
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Julie Gardner

A two-time All-American at the University of Virginia, Julie Gardner joined the Franklin & Marshall women’s lacrosse staff for the 2025 season. Prior to joining the Diplomats, Gardner spent three years as an assistant coach at Lycoming College where she helped the team to back-to-back appearances in the MAC Freedom Tournament while also mentoring two conference rookies of the year and seven all-conference selections.


Gardner previously coached at three Division I institutions, serving as an assistant coach for one year at William & Mary (2013), two years at Vanderbilt (2014-15), and one year at James Madison (2016).


Gardner was a four-year letterwinner at the University of Virginia, where she started every game of her career and was the first recipient of the Yeardley Reynolds Love Scholarship in 2012. She earned third-team All-American, All-South Region, first-team All-ACC, ACC All-Tournament Team honors and was a Tewaarton Award nominee as both a junior and senior. Gardner earned a bachelor of arts in sociology from the University of Virginia in 2012.

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