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Madison Straight - Women's Swim & Dive - Kansas Jayhawks

Madison Straight

Position IM/Back
Class Senior
Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
High School Keller Central HS
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 2016-17 (Junior)
Academic Al-Big 12 First Team … Earned All-Big 12 First Team honors including lifetime swims in the 400-yard individual medley (4:17.81) for third place, 200-yard IM (2:02.05) for 10th and 200-yard breaststroke (2:19.05) for 10th at conference (2/22-25) … Her 400-yard IM placed her in KU’s all-time top-five … Contributed to the second-place 800-yard freestyle relay (7:14.81) team at the Big 12 meet … Won the 400-yard IM twice, swimming 4:29.23 in a double-dual against Boise State and UCLA (1/6) and 4:29.33 in a double-dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22) … Also won the 200-yard IM (2:07.27) against Arkansas (1/28) and tied for first against North Dakota and Missouri State (2:07.56) … Member of the winning 800-yard freestyle relay team (7:20.05) at the Kansas Classic (11/18-20) … Recorded a lifetime swim in the 50-yard butterfly (27.91) at the San Diego Shootout (1/7) … Set lifetime bests in the 400-meter short course IM (4:59.52) and 100-meter short course breaststroke (1:15.26) at William Jewell (1/19).

2015-16 (Sophomore)
Received Academic All-Big 12 First Team accolades… Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls… Placed in the top-15 in each of her events at the league meet, finishing seventh in the 400-yard individual medley (4:22.16), ninth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:03.63) and 13th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.11)… Won the 200-yard freestyle at Iowa State with a lifetime-best swim of 1:52.24… Claimed a pair of first-place finishes at TCU in the 200 back (2:03.48) and the 200 IM (2:05.01)… Recorded a career-best time in the 100-yard backstroke at the Big Challenge with a mark of 57.39… Registered 19 top-three finishes during the 2015-16 season… Held a pair of top-three team times in both medleys.

2014-15 (Freshman)
Named to the AD and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015)… Earned top-eight finishes and career-best times in all three individual events swam at the 2015 Big 12 Championships (2/25-28), placing fifth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.94), seventh in the 400-yard individual medley (4:20.89) and eighth in the 200-yard IM (2:03.84)… Achieved NCAA B Standard in the 200-yard backstroke at the Big 12 Championships… Held the second-fastest 2014-15 team time in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.94) and 400-yard IM (4:20.37) and third-fastest team time of the season in the 200-yard IM (2:02.71)… Earned career-best times in all three individual events at the 2014 Jayhawk Open (12/6), swimming the 500-yard freestyle (4:59.97), 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.58) and 100-yard backstroke (57.46)… A consistent scorer for the Jayhawks, placing in the top-10 in every race swam during the 2014-15 season.
 
High School
A four-year letterwinner for coach Ann Tracewell-Wang at Keller Central HS in Fort Worth, Texas… Swam for coaches Clayton Cagle and Jason Walter on Lakeside Aquatic Club… Holds high school records in 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, and 400 free relay… An all-district, all-regional, and all-state swimmer each of her four years… Silver medalist in the 200 IM at 5A Texas State Championship in 2013… Bronze medalist in 200 IM and 200 medley relay at State in 2014… A member of the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American team 2012-14.
 
Personal
Born Madison Straight in Wichita, Kansas… Daughter of Todd and Connie Straight… Graduated in top-four percent of her class… Has three siblings: Carly, Emily and Chase… Undecided on major.