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The tiny town of Enterprise, Utah, isn’t known for producing world-class sprinters, but it has one in BYU freshman Jaslyn Gardner

Provo • The tiny southwestern Utah town of Enterprise (pop: 1,711) is known for its annual Corn Fest, raising some of the best hay, corn and kids — according to its website — and being the nearest community to Mountain Meadows and the Old Spanish Trail.

It will now also be known for producing the fastest female sprinter in state history.

Meet BYU freshman Jaslyn Gardner, a humble, soft-spoken speedster who recently broke a 22-year-old school record in the 100-meter dash. Gardner ran the 100 in 11.38 seconds at the Robison Invitational on campus last month, shattering her personal record and edging the school record of 11.