Madison Byrd

Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
Starboard
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Blackhawk Christian

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21)
• NCAA Medalist (bronze, 2019 1V8)
• CRCA/Pocock All-American (second team, 2019)
• Honorary CRCA/Pocock All-American (second team, 2021)
• Pocock All-America Nominee (2020)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2019, '21) with the 1V8
• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree (first team, 2021; second team, 2019)
• Graduated from the school of Literature, Science and the Arts with a degree in English; pursuing a minor in Global Media

Fifth-Year (2020-21)
• From the seventh seat, helped the1V8 to wins over No. 16 SMU, Louisville (6:22.281), Clemson (6:27.402, 2nd) and Notre Dame (6:18.550, 2nd) at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 13-14)
• In Columbus (March 27), sat seventh as the 1V8 defeat Indiana and Iowa (6:41.1) in the morning and beat MSU, finishing second to Ohio State in the afternoon (7:07.49)
• Competed in the 1V8 at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3), rowing in the fifth seat of the 1V8 to place second to No. 10 Duke in 6:49.48 and in the sixth seat while finishing second to No. 3 Virginia in 7:05.47, beating Michigan State twice
• Part of the 1V8 boat (sixth seat) that timed 6:34.52 and came in second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• Sat in the sixth seat of the 1V8 that beat No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 6:34.311 and placed second to Rutgers (+1.589) on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17)
• On the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 18), rowed from the sixth seat in the 1V8 as it second to No. 4 Virginia and beat No. 3 Ohio State in 6:26.502
• Rowed in the fifth seat for the 1V8 as it won a gold medal in 6:25.744 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• From the fifth seat, rowed with the 1V8 to finish fourth overall (6:23.437) at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30), helping the team to a fourth-place finish

Senior (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
• Rowed in the third seat in Michigan’s 1V8 boat which placed ninth overall and seventh among collegiate programs in 15:48.22 at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20)

Junior (2018-19)
• All-Big Ten second team
• Part of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 2) after wins over Harvard-Radcliffe and Yale
• Rowed in the three seat to help the first varsity eight to wins over Harvard-Radcliffe in 6:30.3 and Yale in 6:35.32 at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Sat in the three seat to help bring the first varsity eight to an ACC sweep of No. 10 Virginia in 6:30.5, and No. 17 Syracuse and Duke in 6:26.5 at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Was in the three seat when the first varsity eight beat Rutgers in 6:35.11 and suffered its first loss of the year against Ohio State by 0.94 seconds at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Helped the first varsity eight place third against No. 1 Washington and No. 6 Ohio State at Lake Las Vegas (April 20)
• From the fifth seat, helped the first varsity eight defeat Louisville and Michigan State in 6:22.8 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Rowed in the sixth seat for the first varsity eight as it won a gold medal in 6:22.012 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)
• From the sixth seat, helped the first varsity eight to a bronze medal in 6:08.659 at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2), leading to a third-place team finish

Sophomore (2017-18)
• Made her varsity debut at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18)
• Member of the 2V8 boat which won all three of its races at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18), posting times of 6:16.602 over Wisconsin and Minnesota, 6:17.022 over Yale and 6:06.166 (+9.41) over Virginia, among others
• Competed in the 2V8 boat that finished third at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta, finishing behind Brown and Princeton in 7:16.8
• Helped the 2V8 boat beat Clemson (6:39.69; +16.49) at Ohio State (March 31)
• Competed as part of the second varsity eight boat at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), picking up wins over No. 16 Indiana (+16.51) and No. 11 Iowa (+0.03)
• Earned a second-place finish as a part of the 2V8 boat in Las Vegas, crossing at 6:15.77 ahead of No. 3-ranked Texas (+1.62) and behind No. 1-ranked Washington (-4.37)
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat which beat Louisville (+10.44) on Senior Day (April 29) in 6:31.00
• At the Big Ten Championships (May 13), helped the 2V8 win a silver medal in 6:27.604
• Rowed in her first NCAA Championships (May 25-27) as part of the 2V8, finishing fourth in the country in 6:28.576

Prep
• National Honor Society and Honor Roll member at Blackhawk Christian
• Four-year letter winner in volleyball (2012-15)
• Three-time All-District first team honoree (2013-14-15)

Personal
• Born August 9, 1997
• Daughter of Kelly and Kebra Byrd
• Father, Kelly, played basketball at Fresno State
• Has four siblings, two brothers and two sisters: Russell, Wesleigh, Jake and Evie
• Brother, Russell, played basketball at Michigan State (2010-15)