Madison Childress

Career Honors and Recognition
2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results

2025

Indoor

Competed in all four indoor home meets on the year, competing in both the long jump and the 60 meter sprint … Jumped a personal best in the long jump at the USC Invite, finishing sixth with a distance of 5.71m (18-8.75) … Ran a personal best in the 60m at the same meet, clocking 7.48 to finish with bronze medal honors … Won one 60m sprint, doing so at the Carolina Challenge after stopping the clock at 7.63.

2024

Indoor
Took part in six meets during her first indoor season with the Gamecocks, competing in the long jump and the 60m as well as one 4x400m relay appearance … Made her collegiate debut at the Gamecock Opener, jumping a personal best distance of 5.67m (18-7.25) to finish sixth … Also finished sixth in the long jump at the Carolina Challenge, jumping 5.45m (17-10.75) … Ran a personal best time of 7.72 in the 60m prelims and the finals at the SC Garnet Invite, finishing runner-up in the finals … Also competed at the SEC Indoor Championship in the long jump, jumping 5.42m (17-9.5).

Outdoor
Participated in six outdoor meets, competing in the long jump and the 100 meter and 200 meter sprints … Took part in the SEC Outdoor Championship in the long jump, jumping 5.56m (18-3) … Opened her season at the Shamrock Invitational, running a personal best in the 100m (12.17) to finish sixth and turning in a season-best finish in the 200m after placing fifth with a wind-aided time of 25.08 … Ran a wind-legal personal best in the 200m at the Weems Baskin Invitational, clocking 24.80 and then ran a new wind-aided PR at the Gamecock Invitational two weeks later with a mark of 24.65 … Turned in a personal best distance in the long jump at the Charlotte Invitational, finishing third with a distance of 5.94m (19-6).

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Earned four letters in track, four letters in volleyball and one letter in swimming at Mt. Pisgah Christian School in Alpharetta, Ga. … Competed in long jump, triple jump, the 100m and 200m while in high school … Holds the school record in the 100m (12.16), triple jump (38-1) and the 4x100m relay (49.53) … In 2023, she was runner-up in the GHSA State Meet in the 100m, long jump and 4x100m … During the 2022 season, she won the triple jump at the GHSA State Championship … Won the 2022 GHSA 6-A High Point Award, and was a triple jump Area champion … Was also the long jump runner-up in the GHSA Area 6-A meet … During the 2021 season, she was the GHSA State Meet 1A Private Triple Jump champion and a 100m medalist … Earned GHSA Area 6-A Triple Jump and 100m Area Championship honors … While with her club team (Major Impact Track Club), Childress finished third in the long jump at the 2023 USATF Georgia Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championship … Finished seventh in the Adidas Outdoor Nationals in the long jump.

Personal
Daughter of Emmett and Keisha Childress, born on Nov. 16, 2004 … Has two siblings: Megan and Emily … Sister, Megan, plays soccer at Wofford College … Was a member of the National Honors Society, National Arts Honors Society, Student Diversity Club Leadership Council, Dean’s List and the Honor Roll … Plans to major in Sport and Entertainment Management with the hopes of working in college athletics … Chose the Gamecocks over Temple and Western Carolina … Is on an academic scholarship at Carolina – the Merit Award Scholarship.

Personal Records

Indoor

Outdoor