Madelyn Bishop

Position:
Throws
Class:
Junior
High School:
Rockford Boylan Catholic High School
Hometown:
Rockford, Ill.

2025-26
Outdoor: Earned a second-place finish in the shot put with a toss of 13.18 meters and a fifth-place finish in the discus throw with a toss of 34.45 meters at the UMass Flagship Opener (3/28)... Finished 29th in the discus throw with a toss of 34.37 meters at the UConn Dog Fight (4/4)... Threw a personal best 37.57 meters in the hammer throw for 24th place, also finished 23rd in the discus throw with a toss of 33.78 meters at the UMass Commonwealth Invitational (4/11)... Placed 16th in the shot put with a toss of 12.03 meters at the UConn Northeast Challenge (4/17-18)... Earned a fifth place finish in the shot put with a toss of 12.81 meters and seventh in the discus throw with a toss of 38.02 meters at the UMass Ken O’Brien Pre-Championship Invite (4/25)... Finished fourth in the shot put with a personal best throw of 13.63 meters and 19th in the discus throw with a toss of 36.75 meters at the Jay Carisella and Joe Donahue Coaches Invitational (5/2)... Placed 22nd in the shot put with a toss of 12.46 meters at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/14-16).
Indoor: Opened season with a personal best throw of 13.96 meters in the weight throw for sixth place while also finishing 10th in the shot put with a toss of 11.58 meters at the Harvard Classic (12/6)... Placed 16th in the shot put with a toss of 10.99 meters and 17th in the weight throw with a toss of 12.87 meters at the Beantown Challenge (1/17)... Finished fifth in the shot put with a toss of 13.17 meters at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Meet (1/24)... Finished seventh in the shot put with a toss of 12.78 meters at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships (2/7-8)... Earned first place in the shot put with a toss of 13.44 meters and ninth in the weight throw with a toss of 13.86 meters at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/14)... Scored with a seventh-place finish in the shot put with a toss of 13.44 meters at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/27-28).

2024-25
Outdoor: Placed eighth in the discus throw with a toss of 33.83 meters at the UMass Flagship Opener (4/5)... Finished 19th in the discus throw with a toss of 36.77 meters at the UMass Lafreniere Commonwealth Invitational (4/12)... Placed ninth in the shot put with a throw of 12.37 meters and 12th in the discus throw with a toss of 35.22 meters at the Jim Kavanagh Legacy Invitational (4/19)... Placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 12.93 meters and fourth in the discus throw with a personal best throw of 40.60 meters at the UMass Ken O’Brien Pre-Conference Qualifier (4/25-27)... Scored in the shot put with a sixth place throw of 13.11 meters, also placed ninth in the discus throw with a toss of 40.25 meters at the A-10 Outdoor Championships (5/3-4)... Finished 17th in the shot put with a toss of 11.98 meters at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships (5/10).
Indoor: Placed 10th in the shot put with a toss of 10.94 meters at the UMass Amherst Flagship Invitational (1/12)... Earned first place in the shot put with a throw of 12.75 meters and 16th in the weight throw with a toss of 12.62 meters at the Battle in Beantown (1/18)... Placed sixth in the shot put with a toss of 12.59 meters at the Harvard Invitational (1/31-2/1)... Placed eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 13.18 meters at the Crimson Open (2/8)... Finished 14th in the shot put with a toss of 11.00 meters at the Brown University Invitational (2/22).

2023-24
Indoor: Placed 4th in the shot put with a throw of 12.23 meters at the UCONN Husky Challenge (12/7-8)... Placed 5th in the shot put with a season best throw of 12.64 meters at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/10)... Also earned a personal best in the weight throw with a mark of 12.62 meters at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/10).
Outdoor: Placed 4th in the shot put with a throw of 12.36 meters and 7th in the discus throw with a mark of 38.78 meters at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/13)...Placed 4th in the shot put with a throw of 12.42 meters and 8th in the discus throw with a throw of 36.44 meters at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/20)... Placed 5th in the shot put with a throw of 12.87 meters at the Black & Gold Invitational (3/29-30)... Placed 5th in the shot put throwing a personal best of 13.20 meters at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/7)... Placed 6th in the discus throw with a personal best of 39.47 meters at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (4/26-27)... Placed 6th in the shot put with a throw of 12.59 meters at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships (5/10-11).

Before UMass: Competed for Rockford Boylan Catholic High School where she holds the school record in shot put (44 feet)... State champion in indoor shot put while claiming bronze in outdoor shot put her senior year… Two time first team All-State… 3x sectional champion in shot put… Placed second in discus at sectionals in back to back seasons… Conference champion in both shot put and discus her junior and senior year… Earned first team all-conference thrice… Named conference field MVP in 2022 and 2023… Was the Salutatorian of her senior class…Also a part of Madison Throws Club… Was a NIC-10 Scholar Athlete… Named to the IHSA All-State Academic Team… Earned AP Scholar with Distinction as well as being named an Illinois State Scholar.

Personal: From Rockford Illinois… Daughter of Jay and Patti… Sister to Jamie, Bridget and Erin… Mother Patti played softball at Benedictine University… Brother Jamie played football at Loras College… Sister Bridget was a thrower at Boston University and her other Sister Erin was a thrower at St. Thomas University.