Madeline Purdom

Bio

2021 at Taylor: Took to the course six times throughout her junior season, including a 121st-place finish at the NAIA Nationals … Posted a career-best time of 18:45.2 at the Great Lakes – Maroon meet … Finished among Taylor’s top-10 runners in each of her six meets … Finished top-30 overall in three races … Academic All-Crossroads League.

2020 at Taylor: Raced as a consistent runner for TU during her sophomore campaign … Finished inside Taylor’s top-10 in all five regular season meets … Clocked sub-20:30 times in three races … Logged a 45th-place finish at the Crossroads League Championships … Claimed two top-50 overall finishes.

2019 at Taylor: Competed in five regular season races during her freshman season for the Trojans … Set a personal-best time of 19:30.9 at the Crossroads League Championships where she logged a 28th-place finish … Recorded four sub-20:00 finishes … Ran in TU’s top-eight in five races … Logged three top-40 overall finishes.

Prep: Earned seven varsity letters between cross country and track at Manhattan High under coaches Susan Melgares and Kory Cool … Competed for team that won 2015 Kansas State Cross Country Championship … Four-time cross country state qualifier … Earned first-team all-league honors in cross country and track … Earned award for KSHSAA cross country Most Outstanding Athlete in 2015 … Member of National Honor Society … Academic all-league and All-Kansas … Honor roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Eric and Amanda Purdom … Majoring in human physiology and preventative medicine.