University of Tennessee Athletics
2020-21 Rowing Roster
Madison Kirkman
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chesapeake, Va.
- High School:
- Norfolk Academy
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2021, 2022
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2020, 2021, 2022
2021-22 - JUNIOR
- Competed in the 2V8 and 2V4 boats during the season.
- Rowed in the 2V4 boat during the Big 12 Championships.
- Crossed the finish line in a 7:27.1 time to beat North Carolina in a head-to-head race during the UVA Invite (3/26/22).
- Opened the season by going 5-3 during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20/22), besting Clemson, Navy, Notre Dame and Tulsa (twice).
2020-21 - SOPHOMORE
- Helped guide Tennessee to a 17th-place team finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
- Part of the 2V8 group that earned the highest finish for Tennessee during the NCAA Championships, placing 16th in the country after posting a time of 6:48.972 in the C Final.
- Placed second in the 2V8 at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 7:10.357.
- Won two of three races in the 2V8 at the Big Ten Invitational, besting No. 7 Alabama, No. 15 Wisconsin, and No. 17 Minnesota on day one, and edging out No. 17 Minnesota, Notre Dame, and Michigan State on day two.
2019-20 - FRESHMAN
- Rowed seven seat in the Championship 8+ boat at the Head of the Charles Regatta and finished 23rd with a time of 16:16.778
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Kristen and Robert Kirkman
- Majoring in marketing and hopes to eventually major in the field of business and work for a big business stationed in a larger city
- Competed for the Ready Set Row club and was Eastern Virginia Rowing Champions along with VASRA bronze medalists in the 4+ and in the women's intermediate 8+ in 2018
- Also competed in swimming during high school and was an All-American in 2019, including a state record holder in the 400-yard freestyle relay and was an VISAA State Champion
- Chose UT because "I fell in love with the campus, team and the variety of majors they offered for me to explore
- The athletic accomplishment she is most proud of is when her Intermediate 8+ made it to the podium as underdogs at USRowing Club Nationals
- Biggest sports infulence is Katie Ledecky and Kathleen Baker because "they never complain about any type of adversity and they train smart to stay on their game. Their beast attitude is something I always try to mimic."
- Hobbies include making any type of art, listening to music and watching movies
- Recipient of the Jan R. Williams Women's Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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