Jordan Hardison was born on July 28, 1995. She trains at Salto Gymnastics in Wisconsin. She will graduate from high school in 2013.
In 2006, Jordan competed level seven. She finished third on bars at the Salto Invitational. She placed second on bars at the IGI Chicago Style. Jordan moved up to level eight in 2007. She finished fourth on vault at the Sand Dollar Invitational. At Regionals, she finished fourth on bars. She continued competing level eight in 2008. Jordan won bars at the Twistars Invitational. At Regionals, she placed second on vault and third on beam and floor. She won the all-around title!
Jordan moved up to level nine in 2009. She won vault and floor at the Lady Luck Invitational and Wisconsin Dells Vacation Classic. At the IGI Chicago Style, she placed first on vault and third all-around. She won floor at the OGC Optional Invitational. At the State Championships, she finished third on vault. Jordan placed third on vault and seventh all-around at Regionals, earning an alternate spot for Westerns. She began competing level ten in 2010. She finished second on vault, third on beam, first on floor and third all-around at both the Twistars Invitational and CGA Coaches Spectacular. At the Salto Invitational, she won beam. Jordan won vault at the OGC Optional Invitational. At the State Championships, she finished second on vault and floor. Jordan ended her season at Regionals.
In 2011, Jordan won the all-around title at the Coaches Spectacular. She traveled to Florida for Sand Dollar Invitational and finished second in the all-around and second on vault. Jordan placed 14th overall at the IGI Chicago Style and seventh overall at the Harley Invitational. At the Salto Invitational, she finished fourth in the all-around and first on floor exercise. Jordan then placed third in the all-around and first on floor exercise at the Scamps Invitational. At the Level 10 State Championships, she finished seventh overall and second on balance beam and floor exercise. She concluded her season at the Level 10 Regionals finishing ninth on vault and tenth on floor exercise.
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