Madison Talley

Class:
Senior
High School:
Clarksville

As a Senior (2016-17): Participated in all 11 events, finishing second on the team with a 74.84 stroke average... Became the K-State all-time leader in career stroke average (74.64) and tied for seventh all-time with 41 career tournaments played... Shot a season-low 70 in the third round of the Chip-N Club Invitational... First on the team with six top-20 finishes and most rounds even or under par (10)... Best finish was a tie for fourth at the Chip-N Club Invitational at 3-over par 219, helping K-State win the team title... Tied for fifth in the MountainView Collegiate and tied for 10th in the Westbrook Invitational, the latter helping the Wildcats to their second team title... Also tied for 12th at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational and tied for sixth at the rain-shortened Trinity Forest Invitational... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.

As a Junior (2015-16): Competed in 12 events, finishing with a team-leading 72.97 stroke average… Also led the team with eight top-20 finishes, four top-10 finishes and 17 rounds of even or under par as well as rounds counted toward team score (100 percent)… Earned her second straight individual bid to the 2016 NCAA Regional where she finished in a tie for 12th after carding an even-par 216… Her best finish was third place at the Schooner Fall Classic with a 5-under par 136 at the rain-shortened event... Finished fourth at the 2016 Big 12 Championship, marking the first time a Wildcat has finished in the top 10 at the Big 12 Championship and subsequently earn a spot on the all-tournament team since Christine Boucher tied for seventh in 2004... Also tied for fifth at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational and the MountainView Collegiate… Carded a career low 5-under par (66) in the second round of the Schooner Fall Classic… Earned Second Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.

As a Sophomore (2014-15): Competed in 12 events, finishing with a team-leading 73.78 stroke average… Also led the team with eight top-20 finishes, five top-10 finishes and 13 rounds of even or under par… Earned an individual bid to the 2015 NCAA Regional where she finished in a tie for 23rd after carding and even-par 216… Her best finish was third place at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational with a 2-over par 218 54-hole score... Tied for fifth at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational, helping the Wildcats win the team title... Also came in eighth at the Johnie Imes Invitational and ninth place at the Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate… Carded a career low 4-under par (68) in the second round of the MountainView Collegiate to finish tied for 14th place… Earned Second Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.

As a Freshman (2013-14): Competed in six events during her freshman season, holding an 80.22 stroke average... Top placing was a tie for 40th at the Big 12 Championship at 22-over par 238.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Clarksville High School... A three-time state champion... The 2010 Arkansas Overall State High School Champion competing in all classifications a four-time Arkansas High School West District Champion... Placed 11th at the Big I National Championship, fourth at the AJGA Stacey Lewis Open and sixth at the AJGA Payne Stewart/Bass Pro Classic in 2012... Also qualified for the 2012 USGA Junior Girls Championship... A member of the 2011-12 all-conference basketball team and was a two-time basketball varsity letterwinner.

PERSONAL: Born June 29, 1995, in Russellville, Ark... Daughter of Randy and Misty Talley... Has two brothers, Ryan and Rustin.