Ruby Madden
Availability status: Committed
University: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Country: Australia
Date of birth: 20th May 2004
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Weight: 120 lbs
Sex: Female
School: Ascham School
Graduation Year: December 2022
College Enrollment Year: 2023
Qualifications:
High School Grades: History: A, English: B, Visual Arts: B, PDHPE: B, Maths: B;
SAT: not taken yet
SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES
800m
1500m
Cross Country
PERSONAL BEST TIMES
800m: 2:10.7
1500m: 4:27
3000m: 10:02
Cross Country (4k): 14:28
RANKINGS
World Ranking (1500m): 253
SEASON ACCOMPLISHMENTS
3rd place NSW Open Track & Field Championships (1500m – 4:27.56)
6th place Zatopek 10 (1500m – 4:29.42)
1st place NSW U20/U18 Championships (800m – 2:10.72)
1st place NSW Milers Series #2 (1500m – 4:30.91)
5th place Bankstown Milers (1500m – 4:34.32)
4th place NSW 3000m Championships (800m – 2:13.17)
1st place NSW Milers Series 3 (800m – 2:13.81)
TEAM SELECTIONS
Selected for the Australian Cross Country Championships (2019)
Cross Country Nationals Honorary Team (2020)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
resilient, hard-working, empathetic, funny, caring
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
My greatest memory of my athletic career would have to be placing first at the NSW All Schools Championship in 2019 and having the opportunity to compete at the Australian Track and Field Championships in Perth. As I crossed the line of my 1500m, it was the greatest feeling of my entire athletic career as despite being in shock and not believing that this was real, I had achieved a goal that I had spent the last seven years patiently working towards, to compete at a national level track and field event! A few months later, I had the opportunity to travel to Perth with the NSW team, which was also the furthest I had ever travelled to compete in a track competition. On this tour I created many friendships and memories. This was also the nicest track that I have ever raced on, as the conditions were very nice and enjoyable. The feeling of achieving a goal that I spent several years working to achieve, by far has been the greatest memory in my athletic career.
Goals:
My short term goal is a podium finish at Nationals in Australia! After that I would then like to have a successful college career in the US and become the best athlete I possibly can be!
Anything else we should know?
I love the beach and being social with my friends!