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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Madi Szymanski

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Alpena
  • Hometown Alpena, Mich.

Biography

2024-25
  • Did not participate
2023-24
Indoor:
  • Named to the USTFCCCA All-Region team in the 3000m and the DMR
  • Set a school record of 9:42.81 in the 3000m at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite
  • A member of the DMR team that set a new school record of 11:49.87 at the Maverick Premier
  • Medaled in the DMR at the GLIAC Championships, helping the relay team take 3rd with a time of 11:50.42
  • Won the 5K at the Maverick Premier with a time of 17:01.17
  • Set a mile PR of 4:54.88 at the WCW Meet, winning the event
  • Also was victorious in the 3000m at the Lake Michigan Open with a time of 9:54.94
Outdoor:
  • Placed 4th in the 5000m at the GLIAC Championships with a time of 17:16.55 and 7th in the 1500m in a time of 4:38.20
  • Won the 5000m race at the Beach Invitational, setting a PR time of 16:58.75
  • Placed 2nd in the 1500m at the Pacific Coast Invitational, running a personal best time of 4:33.50
  • Claimed another victory in the 5000m at the Elaine Leigh Invite
2022-23
  • Named to the USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Team
Indoor:
  • Ran in five meets during the indoor season including the GLIAC Championship where she took 4th in the 3000m and 8th in the 5000m
  • Claimed a pair of 1st place finishes in the 3000m at the WCW Meet and the Lake Michigan Open
  • Also took two 1st place finishes in the 5000m at the SVSU-Jet’s Pizza Invite and the Minnesota State Massive Meet
Outdoor:
  • Took 5th place in the 1500m and 6th in the 5000m at the GLIAC Championships
  • Helped set a new school record in the 4x800m relay at the Tiffin Track Carnival with a time of 9:35.90
  • At the Elaine Leigh Invite, she took 4th in the 800m with a PR of 2:18.77 while also placing 2nd in the 1500m in a time of 4:37.10
Before NMU
  • Female Athlete of the Year 2022
Cross Country: 
  • Second Team All-Conference 2018, 2020
  • First Team All-Conference 2021
  • First Team All-Region 2018, 2020, 2021
  • All-State 2021
  • USA Today Cross Country Honoree 2021
  • Team Michigan team champions 2021
  • School record holder 5k
  • Rookie of the Year 2018
  • Most valuable athlete 2020, 2021
  • Team captain 2020, 2021
  • Elite eight 2021
  • Scholar-Athlete 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Academic All-State 2018, 2020, 2021
  • Four year varsity athlete
Track and Field:
  • First Team All-Conference 2021, 2022
  • First team All-Region 2021, 2022
  • All-Area 2021, 2022
  • All-State 2022 (3200m)
  • School record holder 3200m and 1600m
  • Most valuable athlete 2021, 2022
  • Team captain 2021, 2022
  • Elite eight 2022
  • National championship qualifier 3200m and 5k
  • Scholar-Athlete 2019, 2021, 2022
  • Academic All-State 2021, 2022
  • Four year varsity athlete
Personal
  • Daughter of Emily and Rodney Szymanski
  • From Alpena, Michigan
  • Hobbies include hiking, going to the beach, swimming, cycling, and drawing

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Mid-Distance/Distance
  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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