SPU: One-year letterwinner.
Senior (2024): Ran and scored in five of the six meets. ... Finished No. 4 for the Falcons in both postseason races, placing 29th overall at the GNAC Championships on Oct.26 and 82nd at the NCAA West Regionals on Nov. 9. ... Made her SPU debut on Sept. 14 at the Green River Invitational, scoring No. 3 for the team and placing 22nd overall at Fort Steilacoom Park. ... Also was the third Falcon finisher at the Bill Roe WWU Classic on Sept. 28 and at the national-caliber Lewis Crossover on Oct. 12 in Romeoville, Illinois.
Junior (2023 at Whitworth); Placed 5th at the Northwest Conference Championships in a season-best time of 22:21.8 for 6 kilometers. … Placed 24th at the NCAA West Regionals. ... All-Conference and All-Region.
Sophomore (2022 at Whitworth): Reached the NCAA Division III nationals for the first time, placing 174th. … Finished 5th at the Northwest Conference meet in a collegiate 6K personal-best 21:50.5. … Placed 16th at the NCAA West Regionals. ... All-Conference and All-Region.
Redshirt freshman (2021 at Whitworth): Finished 2nd at the Northwest Conference Championships in 23:23.5. … Ran 31st at the NCAA West Regionals. ... All-Conference and All-Region. ... Northwest Conference Freshman of the Year.
Lakeside-Nine Mile Falls High School: Was a top-20 finishers in all three of her appearances at the Washington Class 1A (small school) state meet. That included 5th place as a senior in 2019. Was 14th as a junior and 19th as a sophomore. … Her senior year state race came on the heels of 2nd-place finish at her league and district meets. Her district time of 18:51.9 was a personal best and was her first sub-19 for 5 kilometers. … Won the Lake Spokane Invitational as a senior. Also won that meet as a sophomore, one of her three regular-season wins in 2017. … Also won three regular-season meets as a junior in 2018. … On the track, ran at the 1A state meet on the 4-by-400 relay as a sophomore and junior, and also placed 14th in the state 800 as a junior.
Personal: Madeline Kristine Buckley … Digital Education Leadership major.
Fun facts: Started running in middle school. Has run for eight year prior to arriving at SPU. …
Toughest course she has ever raced is Mt. Sac in California because “the hills are huge!: …
If not for running, would play badminton. …
Favorite sport to watch in gymnastics. …
Dumbest movie she has ever seen is “Napoleon Dynamite.” …
Books she just couldn’t put down were any in the “Harry Potter.” Series. …
Favorite junk food is brownies with peanut butter. …
Favorite healthy food is berries. …
Her dream car is a light green Subaru Forester. …
Loves to shop for food. …
Favorite athlete is American hurdler and sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. …
Her pre-race ritual is doing eyeliner and braids. …
If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be American actress and singer Zendaya. She would serve a taco feast. …
If she could be any action hero, would be Batman. …
Her friends call her Mad Dog. …
In 10 years, plans to be teaching elementary school and possibly coaching. …
In elementary school, loved tetherball and would practice all the time so she could win against the other kids during recess. “I was the shortest in my class, but a menace on the tetherball court.”
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