Kansas State University Athletics

2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Maddie Righter
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February 24, 2023, LUBBOCK, TEXAS:
2023 Big 12 Indoor Track Championships at Sports Performance Center in LUBBOCK, TEXAS Friday, February 24, 2023.  
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K-State’s Maddie Righter competes in the pentathlon shot put during the DeLoss Dodds Invitational at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas on January 21, 2022.
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K-State’s Maddie Righter competes in the pentathlon high jump during the DeLoss Dodds Invitational at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas on January 21, 2022.
Photo by: Scott D. Weaver / K-State Athletics
Maddie Righter - Wildcat Invite
Maddie Righter - Wildcat Invite
TF Maddie Righter

Maddie Righter

  • Position:
    Combined Events
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Olathe Northwest
  • Hometown:
    Olathe, Kan.
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TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)

Personal Bests
 60m Hurdles  8.97 (Steve Miller Invitational, 2/17/23)
 100m Hurdles  14.68 (0.9) (Ward Haylett Invitational, 5/6/23)
 200 Meters  26.06 (0.7) (Jim Click Combined Events, 4/6-7/23)
 800 Meters  2:44.98 (Jim Click Combined Events, 4/6-7/23)
 4x400 Relay  3:56.63 (Michael Johnson Invitational, 4/21-22/23)
 Long Jump  5.72m/18-9.25 (Big 12 Championship, 2/28-29/20)
 High Jump  1.78m/5-10 (KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, 1/16/21)
 Shot Put  12.38m/40-7.5 (Jim Click Combined Events, 4/6-7/23)
 Javelin Throw  43.70m/143-4 (Shocker Spring Invitational, 3/29-30/24)
 Pentathlon  3,426 points (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/24-25/20)
 Heptathlon  5,067 points (Jim Click Combined Events, 4/6-7/23)

HONORS
  • 2024 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2023 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2022 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2019-20 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

AS A SENIOR (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
  • At the Jim Click Shootout (4/5-6/24) she competed in the javelin with a distance of 41.68m.
  • Recorded her javelin throw personal best at the Shocker Spring Invitational (3/29-30/24) finishing runner-up with a distance of 43.70m, three feet further than her previous from 2022.
INDOOR
  • Competed in two events at the Steve Miller Invitational (2/16/24) in the high jump clearing a height of 1.65m in 4th place and in the 60m hurdles in 9.44 seconds.
  • In her first meet of the year she competed in the pentathlon during the Austra Skujyte Women's Pentathlon/DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/1-3/24) finishing 9th with 3,207 points. Her highest finishes included the high jump (1.68m) in 2nd place and in the shot put (11.67m) in 3rd place.

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)
OUTDOOR
  • Competed in her second heptathlon of the season at the Big 12 Championships (5/12-14/23) with 5,020 points, finishing highest in the javelin throw at 40.08m and shot put at 11.83m.
  • During the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/6/23) she competed in two events, running a new personal best in 3rd place in the 100m hurdles in 14.68 seconds and 11.77m in the shot put.
  • At the Michael Johnson Invitational (4/21-22/23) she competed in two events, the javelin with a throw of 38.11m and the 100m hurdles in 15.31 seconds.
  • Finished 7th in her first heptathlon with 5,067 points in the Jim Click Combined Events (4/6-7/23). Finished highest in the high jump in 3rd place at 1.71m, and recorded new personal bests in the shot put; 12.38m in 4th place, 200m dash; 26.06 seconds and the 800 meters in 2:44.98.
  • Competed in three events at the UTSA Invitational (3/17-18/23), the 100m hurdles with a new personal best of 15.30 seconds, the high jump; 4th place at 1.67m and shot put; 11.22m.
INDOOR
  • Competed in the pentathlon at the Big 12 Championships (2/24-25/23) where she finished with 3,410 points, finishing highest in the high jump with a runner-up height of 1.71m.
  • Recorded a new 60m hurdles personal best for the first time in 2 years at the Steve Miller Invitational (2/17/23) in a 3rd place time of 8.97 seconds; she also won the high jump with a height of 1.63m.
  • Competed in two events during the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/20-21/23), winning the high jump at 1.68m and finishing 4th in the 60m hurdles finishing 4th at 9.17 seconds.
  • In her first meet of the season at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13/23) she competed in two events, the 60m hurdles at 9.24 seconds and finished 3rd in the high jump with a height of 1.70m.

AS A JUNIOR (2021-22)
OUTDOOR
  • Competed in the Big 12 Championships (5/13-15/22) in the javelin with a 10th place throw of 40.53m.
  • Finished runner-up in two events at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/6-7/22), in the high jump at 1.61m and in her first attempt at the javelin throw at 42.86m.
  • Ran her first attempts in the 100m hurdles at 15.77 seconds and 200m dash at 26.96 seconds at the ESU Relays (3/24-26/22).
INDOOR
  • During the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/21-22/22) she finished 3rd in the pentathlon at 3,127 points, finishing in the top-four in all five events, winning the high jump at 1.64m.
  • Started the season at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/11/21) with a 4th place shot put distance of 11.23m during the pentathlon. 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
OUTDOOR
  • In her two meets during the season she competed in the high jump, in the Michael Johnson Invitational (4/16-17/21) she placed 5th at 1.66m and at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7-8/21) she finished 4th with a height of 1.64m.
INDOOR
  • Recorded a 60m hurdles time at the Texas Tech Shootout (2/12-13/21) in the preliminary round at 9.10 seconds.
  • Finished in the top-three in two events at the Jayhawk Classic (1/22-23/21) in the long jump at 5.64m in 2nd place and 3rd place in the 60m hurdles at 9.23 seconds.
  • Won the high jump at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/16/21) with a personal best height of 1.78m.
  • Competed in her first 4x400 relay during the K-State Wildcat Invitational (1/9/21) where the team finished 3rd with a time of 4:05.46.

AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)
OUTDOOR

Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

INDOOR
  • At the Big 12 Championships (2/28-29/20) she recorded her long jump personal best with a distance of 5.72m.
  • Recorded her pentathlon personal best at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/24-25/20) with a 2nd place 3,426 points, also running her 800 meters personal best at 2:54.90 and winning the high jump at 1.67m.
  • Finished runner-up in the high jump at the Jim Green Invitational (1/10-11/20) with a height of 1.70m.
  • In her first meet at the K-State Winter Pentathlon (12/13/19) she recorded a 6th place finish at 2,987 points, winning the high jump at 1.76m.

PRIOR TO K-STATE
  • 2019 KSHSAA high jump Champion
  • 2019 KSHSAA State runner-up in long jump event
  • 2017 KSHSAA high jump Champion
  • KSHSAA All-State nominations (2017-19)
  • Holds school records in high jump, hurdles, 4x100m

IN THE CLASSROOM
  • Majoring in Nutrition & Heath and Kinesiology

PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Greg and Susan Righter
  • Has one sibling; Sam
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