Black Hills State University Athletics

Career Marks

2015 Outdoor: NCAA All-American and Bronze Medalist at NCAA Championship with a toss of 50-8.25 in the shot put… Set the school record in the shout put at the Jack Christiansen Invitational with a toss of 52-3.75… Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Champion in the shot put and hammer throw…  Claimed 10 first place finishes throughout the season…

2014 Outdoor - At the Yj Sping Opener, Madison placed 7^th in the discus with a throw of 38.50m, 3^rd in the javelin with a throw of 28.01m, 4^th in the hammer throw with a distance of 42.67m and 2^nd in the shot put with a throw of 13.02m… She placed 4^th in the shot put at the UNK Loper Invite with a throw of 14.11m and 21^st in the discus with a throw of 37.03m… At the Mines Invite she won the shot put with a throw of 14.35m and she placed 3^rd in the hammer with a throw of 44.32m… At the Battlin’ Bears Invite, she placed 3^rd in the javelin with a distance of 31.20m (PR), she won the shot put with a 13.93m and she placed 3^rd in the discus with a distance of 39.95m (PR)… At the RMAC Championship, Madison won the shot put with a throw of 14.61, she placed 10^th in the discus with a throw of 39.40m and she placed 4^th in the hammer throw with a distance of 48.41m (PR)… Madison placed 5^th at Nationals in the shot put with a throw of 14.88m (PR)… 

2013 RMAC Champion in the Weight Throw

PR's

• SP – 13.35m (43’ 9 ¾)
• WT – 16.22m (53’ 2 ¾”)
• HT – 42.37m (139’ 4”)
• DT – 136’ 10 ¾”

Personal

• Major – Physical Education
• Parent’s Names: Rhonda McDonnell & Dale McLaughlin
• Hometown: Wall, SD
• High School: Wall

Before BH

• 2011 graduate of Wall HS
• Volleyball – 4 year letter winner, All Conference as a senior
• Basketball – 4 year letter winner, All Conference as a senior, State qualifying team in 2010
• Track – 6 year letter winner, 5-time state qualifier, placed in the top 5 in at least one event each year.  2-time team MVP and 4-time MVP for field events.
• State Champion in the shot put her junior and senior year; runner-up her sophomore year.
• School records in the shot put (41’ 5 ½”) and discus (136’ 10 ¾”)

Freshman Year

     Track & Field

        Indoor

• BHSU transitional year, no conference.  Madison did make her way onto the Top 10 all-time lists.

        Outdoor

• BHSU transitional year, no conference.  Madison did make her way onto the Top 10 all-time lists.