2023-24 Track & Field Roster
Seaby, Maddie

Maddie Seaby
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Carleton Place
- Hometown:
- Carleton Place, Ottawa, Canada
Bio
Maddie Seaby TFRRS Profile
CAREER HONORS
• Canadian U20 Champion, 5000m (2024)
• All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team (2023, 2024)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
2024-25
Cross Country:
• Competed in five meets, scoring for the team in three of them
• Capped off her season with a 6K time of 22:04.1 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships to place 68th overall and sixth for the team
• Also finished sixth for the team at the ACC Cross Country Championships, where she placed 87th overall with a 6K time of 21:07.8
• Was the fourth Cardinal through the line at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals after racing to a 6K time of 20:58.2
• Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 20:33.7 to place 36th overall and fourth overall at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational
• Began her season with an 18th-place finish at the Southern Showcase, notching a season-best 5K time of 17:13.4 as the third Cardinal through the line
Indoor:
• Competed at three meets in the 3000m and 5000m
• Began her season with a personal-best 5000m time of 16:22.39 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, the fourth-fastest time in school history
• Moved to sixth in program history in the 3000m, setting a new personal record in the event with a time of 9:36.96 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
• Contested both events at the ACC Indoor Championships, recording times of 9:47.79 in the 3000m and 17:01.69 in the 5000m
Outdoor:
• Competed at two meets in the 1500m and 5000m
• Set a personal record in the 1500m with a time of 4:39.32 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, where she also posted a season-best 5000m time of 16:38.10
• Raced the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championship, finishing in a time of 16:47.96
2023-24
Cross Country:
• Competed in four meets for the Cardinals, scoring in each of them
• Capped off her freshman campaign with an 81st-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in a 6K time of 21:25.5
• Rounded out the Louisville scorers at the ACC Championships, placing 91st overall in a time of 21:49.2
• Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 20:51.5 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational to place 64th
• Made her collegiate debut at the Live in Lou Classic, where she placed 73rd with a 5K time of 18:06.9
Indoor:
• Competed in three meets in the 3000m and 5000m
• Led the team with a season-best time of 9:42.33 in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Also led the team in the 5000m, clocking a season-best time of 16:46.20 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
• Finished fifth in the 3000m in her indoor debut at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational with a time of 9:43.34
Outdoor:
• Competed in the 5000m at two meets
• Made her outdoor debut at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a personal-best time of 16:35.43, moving her to seventh in program history
• Finished the 5000m in 16:51.68 at the ACC Outdoor Championships
National:
• Won a national title in the women's 5000m at the 2024 U20 Canadian Track & Field Championships, racing to a time of 17:10.45
• Placed 11th at the 2023 U20 Canadian Cross Country Championships
Prep/High School Honors:
• Placed fourth in the 5000m at the Canadian U20 Track & Field Championships in the summer of 2023 after placing third in 2022
• Took third place in the 3000m at Ontario provincial meets in 2021 and 2022
• Helped guide her Ottawa Lions club team to a first-place finish at the 2023 Canadian U18 Track & Field Championships
Personal:
• Full name is Madeleine Seaby
• Nickname is Maddie or Mads
• Birthdate is April 21, 2005
• Parents are Jeff and Lydia Seaby
• Has one sibling, Sophie
• Majoring in biology
• Hopes to become a doctor and travel the world after graduating college
• Chose UofL because of the campus, city, and the confidence that the staff and services would help her become the best version of herself
CAREER HONORS
• Canadian U20 Champion, 5000m (2024)
• All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team (2023, 2024)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
2024-25
Cross Country:
• Competed in five meets, scoring for the team in three of them
• Capped off her season with a 6K time of 22:04.1 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships to place 68th overall and sixth for the team
• Also finished sixth for the team at the ACC Cross Country Championships, where she placed 87th overall with a 6K time of 21:07.8
• Was the fourth Cardinal through the line at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals after racing to a 6K time of 20:58.2
• Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 20:33.7 to place 36th overall and fourth overall at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational
• Began her season with an 18th-place finish at the Southern Showcase, notching a season-best 5K time of 17:13.4 as the third Cardinal through the line
Indoor:
• Competed at three meets in the 3000m and 5000m
• Began her season with a personal-best 5000m time of 16:22.39 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, the fourth-fastest time in school history
• Moved to sixth in program history in the 3000m, setting a new personal record in the event with a time of 9:36.96 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
• Contested both events at the ACC Indoor Championships, recording times of 9:47.79 in the 3000m and 17:01.69 in the 5000m
Outdoor:
• Competed at two meets in the 1500m and 5000m
• Set a personal record in the 1500m with a time of 4:39.32 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, where she also posted a season-best 5000m time of 16:38.10
• Raced the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championship, finishing in a time of 16:47.96
2023-24
Cross Country:
• Competed in four meets for the Cardinals, scoring in each of them
• Capped off her freshman campaign with an 81st-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in a 6K time of 21:25.5
• Rounded out the Louisville scorers at the ACC Championships, placing 91st overall in a time of 21:49.2
• Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 20:51.5 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational to place 64th
• Made her collegiate debut at the Live in Lou Classic, where she placed 73rd with a 5K time of 18:06.9
Indoor:
• Competed in three meets in the 3000m and 5000m
• Led the team with a season-best time of 9:42.33 in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Also led the team in the 5000m, clocking a season-best time of 16:46.20 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
• Finished fifth in the 3000m in her indoor debut at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational with a time of 9:43.34
Outdoor:
• Competed in the 5000m at two meets
• Made her outdoor debut at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a personal-best time of 16:35.43, moving her to seventh in program history
• Finished the 5000m in 16:51.68 at the ACC Outdoor Championships
National:
• Won a national title in the women's 5000m at the 2024 U20 Canadian Track & Field Championships, racing to a time of 17:10.45
• Placed 11th at the 2023 U20 Canadian Cross Country Championships
Prep/High School Honors:
• Placed fourth in the 5000m at the Canadian U20 Track & Field Championships in the summer of 2023 after placing third in 2022
• Took third place in the 3000m at Ontario provincial meets in 2021 and 2022
• Helped guide her Ottawa Lions club team to a first-place finish at the 2023 Canadian U18 Track & Field Championships
Personal:
• Full name is Madeleine Seaby
• Nickname is Maddie or Mads
• Birthdate is April 21, 2005
• Parents are Jeff and Lydia Seaby
• Has one sibling, Sophie
• Majoring in biology
• Hopes to become a doctor and travel the world after graduating college
• Chose UofL because of the campus, city, and the confidence that the staff and services would help her become the best version of herself
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2024 Track & Field and Cross Country Media Day
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