ACADEMIC MAJOR: Criminal Justice
BW ATHLETICS INFORMATION: Travis Giardina played his second season of football at Baldwin Wallace University in 2016-2017. The red-shirt sophomore defensive tackle earned his second certificate of participation.
Travis also will compete in his third season of track this winter (indoors) and spring (outdoors). He competes in the throwing events. CLICK HERE to view Travis' track and field biographical information.
THROUGH-THE-YEARS IN FOOTBALL: As a freshman in 2014-2015, Travis played his first season of football and received a certificate of participation. He saw all of his playing time on the junior varsity team as a defensive end.
As a sophomore in 2015-2016, Travis tried to play his second season of football but was injured during the preseason and missed the entire season. He has the opportunity to receive a medical red-shirt. BW finished 7-3 overall.
As a red-shirt sophomore in 2016-2017, Travis played his second season of football and earned his second certificate of participation. He split playing time between the varsity and J.V. teams on the defensive line at tackle. Travis helped the J.V. team compile a 6-1 record. The BW varsity had a 3-7 mark.
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HOMETOWN & HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION: Travis Giardina grew up in Wampum, Pennsylvania and graduated from Mowhawk High School.
Travis played four years of football and earned four letters. He played four years of basketball and lettered three times. He also competed in track for three years and lettered three times. Travis also played one season of baseball.
In football, Travis was a co-captain. He earned All-Midwestern Athletic Conference honors as a junior and senior and was named to the MAC Top-22. Travis also was chosen to play in the prestigious Penn-Ohio All-Star Game. As a senior, Travis had 41 tackles, including five quarterback sacks, eightv total tackles for loss and forced three fumbles.
In basketball, Travis was a co-captain as a senior and played in the Lawrence versus Mercer County All-Star Game.
In track, Travis placed placed third in the Tri-County Championships as a sophomore and junior. He also qualified for the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) Team Championship as a sophomore and junior and for the WPIAL individual meet as a sophomore and junior.
In addition, Travis was a member of the Mohawk Peer Leaders and Lawerence County Peer Leaders. He also participated in powerlifting and helped Mohawk H.S. place sixth at the MAC Championships as both a junior and senior
This page was last updated by the DAC on November 28, 2016
