Madeline Castleberry

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Granbury, Texas
High School:
Byron Nelson
Prev School:
Houston

Madeline Castleberry TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS:
• All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team (2022)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2023)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2023)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

2022:
• Competed in all six meets, finishing as the Cardinals' top scorer in five of them
• Raced to a personal-best in the 6K at the ACC Championships, placing 73rd in 21:24.9
• Capped off season with 81st-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, recording a 6K time of 21:56.1
• Took 46th place at the Bradley Pink Classic, running a 21:26.4 6K
• Finished 73rd at the Live in Lou Classic with a season-best 5K time of 17:53.5
• Posted a top-20 finish at the John McNichols Invitational with a 5K time of 18:12.5
Made Louisville debut at the Covered Bridge Open as the third Cardinal across the line, placing 35th with a 19:03.6 5K

Houston Honors:
• 2020 Houston Cross Country MVP
• Four-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member
• Member of 2020 Indoor AAC championship team
• Member of 2021 Outdoor AAC championship team

Prep/High School Honors:
• Named 2016-17 MVP at Byron Nelson High School
• Earned Academic All-District Honors in 2015, 2016, and 2017
• Named Academic All-State in 2017

Personal:
• Full name is Madeline Castleberry
• Nickname is Maddy
• Birthdate is November 7, 1999
• Major is sport administration
• Parents are Leslie Biagiotti and Clay Castleberry
• Has two older siblings, Cameron and Sherrol
• Hopes to become a collegiate cross country and track coach after college
• Proudest moment of her life was being able to run competitively in college and accomplishing all of the dreams her younger self had set for herself
• Greatest challenge she has had to overcome has been the pressure of performing well and learning how to continue to have fun with her sport
• Chose UofL because it felt like home.