2016-17 Track & Field Roster
Madison Marko
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Bradford
- Hometown:
- Kenosha, Wis.
2020-21:
All-BIG EAST (Outdoor Long Jump)
BIG EAST All-Academic
Outdoor (Sr.): Competed in six events in the 100m, 200m and long jump … Finished third in long jump at BIG EAST Championships (May 14) to earn all-league honors … Distance of 19-9 at the Marquette Invitational (May 1) in the long jump was No. 2 all-time … Finished fifth in the 100m at the league meet with a time of 11.92, a personal best and fifth-best in program’s record book … Member of 4x100m relay team that ran a 47.22, the eighth-best mark in program history.
2019-20:
All-BIG EAST (Indoor Long Jump)
BIG EAST Runner-Up (Indoor Long Jump)
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in all seven indoor meets during her senior year ... Took third at the Blue & Gold Invitational (Dec. 6) in the long jump with a then personal-best distance of 5.49 m/18-0.25 ft ... Finished fifth in the 200 and set a personal best with a time of 25.86 (Dec. 6) ... Placed third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.3, placed seventh in the high jump with a height of 1.52 m/4-11.75 ft, and finished second in the long jump with a distance of 5.56 m/18-3 ft at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 18) ... Claimed 10th in the shot put with a distance of 9.26m/30-4.75ft and finished the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.15 at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 25) ... Placed fifth with a time of 25.65 in the 200 at Notre Dame Invitational ... Took eighth and set a PR at the Black & Gold Premier (Feb. 1) in the long jump (5.58 m/18-3.75 ft) ... Placed second in the pentathlon at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 7) with a time of 9.19 in the 60m hurdles, a height of 1.54m in high jump, 9.47m shot put, a distance of 5.78m in long jump, and a time of 2:30.14 in the 800m ... Her 3,506 points at the pentathlon ranks No. 4 in program history ... Set a PR in the 60-meter hurdles (8.95, No. 6 all-time) with a first place finish at the Panther Tune-Up (Feb. 22) ... Earned runner-up honors at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (March 2) in the long jump (5.77 m/18-11.25 ft) ... Was a member of the fourth place 4x400m relay team at the conference championships (3:47.74, No. 3 all-time).
2018-19:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Jr.): Competed in six indoor meets during her junior year... Set a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles on her way to a fifth place finish at the Black & Gold Premier (7.88)... Finished as the runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles at the John Tierney Classic (9.29)... Took fourth at the BIG EAST Championships in the 4x400 (3:54.58)... Took fifth at the conference championships in the pentathlon.
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in 10 outdoor meets... Set a personal best in the 100m at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic on May 3 (12.32)... Achieved a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles on the way to a seventh-place finish (15.52)... Took fourth in the 4x400 at the BIG EAST Championships (3:51.82)... Placed fourth in the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championships.
2017-18:
All-BIG EAST (Outdoor- 4x100-meter relay)
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (So.): Placed second in the 4x400 at the John Tierney Classic with a 3:58.35 time ... Placed first in the 55 with a 7.51 time at the UW-Parkside Classic ... Reached the podium with a third-place finish in the 60 (7.98 seconds) at the Shell Shocker Meet.
Outdoor (So.): Finished second in the 4x100 (46.21) at the BIG EAST Championships ... Placed fifth in the 100-meter dash at the Wisconsin Twilight with a 12.61 finishing time ... Claimed silver at the Drake Relays in the 4x200 for their 1:37.46 effort ... Finished third at the Beach Pacific Coast Intercollegiate meet in the 4x100-meter relay (46.96) ... Placed third in the 4x400-meter relay (4:09.70) at the Joey Haines Invite.
2016-17
All-BIG EAST (Outdoor- 4x100-meter relay)
Indoor (Fr.):Competed in the 55, 60, 200, 400 and long jump ...Placed her highest in long jump for the season at the UW Shell Shocker when she placed third for a distance of 5.33 meters (17.5-75 feet) ... Placed fifth at the BIG EAST Championships in the long jump after jumping 5.43 meters (17-9.75 feet) ... For her efforts in the 300-meter dash, Marko placed third at the UW-Parkside Fall Finale.
Outdoor (Fr.): Competed in the 100, 200 and long jump in her rookie outdoor season ... Came in second place at Marquette's home meet, Marquette Duals, in the long jump (5.65 meters/18-6.5 feet) ... Wrote herself in Marquette's history books at ninth longest jump when she reached a distance of 5.65 meters (18-6.5 feet) in the long jump at the SEMO Joey Haines Invitational.
Prior to Marquette: Lettered in track, cross country and gymnastics at Bradford High School ... Served as track team captain sophomore-senior seasons ... Earned Holy Rosary Female Athlete of the Year ... WIAA Scholar-Athlete ... Named track team MVP or Co-MVP all four years ... Featured as the anchor leg for the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams all four years ... Qualified for the state meet in the the 4x100-, 4x200-meter relays as well as the 200-meter dash all four years ... 4x200-meter relay team won the state title with school-record breaking mark of 1:39.40, while 4x100-meter relay team took second with school-record breaking mark of 48.42 seconds ... Also holds school record in the long jump with mark of 18 feet, 1 inch ... In gymnastics, earned All-Conference and All-State honors three times ... As a junior, qualified for state in the vault (8th), floor exercise (4th), balance beam (6th) and all-around (6th) ... Earned team MVP each of her final three years and led team to a runner-up state finish as a senior.
Personal: Marko was born in Kenosha, Wis. and is the daughter of Bob and Heather Marko ... Has one sibling, Alex ... Plans to study nursing.
Championships History (Top-8):
BIG EAST Indoor Championships:
2020-
Long Jump: 2nd (5.77 m/18-11.25 ft)
4x400: 4th (3:47.74, No. 3 all-time at MU)
Pentathlon: 4th (3,486 points)
-60-meter hurdles: 5th (9.07)
-High Jump: 6th (1.50 m/4-11 ft)
-Shot Put: 6th (9.58 m/31-5.25 ft)
-Long Jump: 1st (5.66 m/18-7 ft)
-800m: 3rd (2:27.74)
2019-
4x400: 4th (3:54.58)
Pentathlon: 5th
-60-meter hurdles: 6th (9.31)
-High Jump: 5th (1.48 m/4-10.25 ft)
-Shot Put: 8th (9.41 m/30-10.5 ft)
-Long Jump: 1st (5.43 m/17-9.75 ft)
-800m: 6th (2:29.96)
2017-
Long Jump: 5th (5.43 m/17-9.75 ft)
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships:
2021-
100m: 5th (11.92)
4x100: 5th (47.22)
4x400: 5th (3:53.40, Havens, Xavier, Marko, Okwaramoi)
Long Jump: 3rd (19-4.75)
2019-
4x400: 4th (3:51.82)
Heptathlon: 4th
-100-meter hurdles: 4th (15.63)
-High Jump: 5th (1.49 m/4-10.5)
-Shot Put: 7th (9.12 m/29-11.25 ft)
-200m: 1st (25.43)
-Long Jump: 1st (5.50m/18-0.5)
-Javelin: 10th (16.43 m/53-11 ft)
-800m: 6th (2:30.97)
2018-
4x100: 2nd (46.21)
2017-
4x100: 3rd (47.55)
4x400: 4th (3:50.03)
Long Jump: 8th (5.29 m/17-4.25 ft)
