Madelynn Swank

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Position:
Right-handed
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Hinsdale Central
Hometown:
Clarendon Hills, Ill.

Career Scores & Highlights

2017-18
Academic All-MAC selection … Earned a spot in the BGSU lineup at six events … Competed in 14 rounds … Posted an 80.78 stroke average … Finished in tied for 13th place at the KZoo Classic (Oct. 2-3) by carding a 54-hole 238 … Tied a career low by registering a 75 in the first round of the Shirley Spork EMU Invitational (Oct. 9-10) … Scored a 79 to finish in a season-best 10th place at the Sand Ridge Shootout (April 13).

2016-17
Named Academic All-MAC ... Posted a stroke average of 82.00 across 23 rounds of action this season … Made season debut at the Redbird Invitational (Sept. 4-5) with a season-best 54-hole score 236, +20 by rounds of 80, 79, and 77 … Carded a season-best round of 76 in the second round of the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 19-20), leading to a total score of 241, +25 … Earned a season-high placing of 18th overall at the Pine Hills Shootout (April 14) by a single-round score of 96, +24 … Made first Mid-American Championship (April 21-23) appearance with a 259, +43 performance … Marked a season-best 36-hole score of 164, +20 at the seventh annual Dolores Black Falcon Invitational … Earned a 1-4-1 overall record in match play this season, including a win versus Ohio in the second round of the fifth annual Spring Challenge Cup (April 15) … Carded six rounds of 79 or below on the year.

2015-16
Turned a stroke average of 80.33 over six rounds of play on the year … Played in two events on the year … Carded a low round of 76 at the Rio Verde Invitational … Also posted a round of 77 at the Rio Verde event … Recorded a 54-hole score of 240, +24 … Also carded rounds of 80, 79 and 83 for a 54-hole score of 242, +26, to place in a tie for 36th overall at the EKU Colonel Classic.

2014-15
Posted a stroke average of 81.50 on the year over eight rounds of play on the season … Took first-place overall with a round of 75 at the Jon P. Spiess Memorial Tournament … Carded a low round 75 on the year … Played in four events for the Falcons … Finished in a tie for 26th-place overall with a score of 166 at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational (83-83) … Placed in a tie for 33rd-place at the Rocket Classic with a score of 244 (83-81-80) … Also competed for BGSU at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational, carding rounds of 84 and 83.

High School
Is a 2014 graduate of Hinsdale Central High School … Coached by Janelle Marconi and Nick Latorre … Lettered for all four years … A key part of a team that went undefeated for four straight years from 2011-14 in regular season matches and in both conference sectional and regional events … Was a third-place finisher at the IHSA State Tournament in 2014 as a senior and in 2011 as a freshman … Placed fourth at both the 2013 and 2012 IHSA State Tournaments her junior and sophomore seasons … Was the team captain her senior year.

Personal
Full name – Madelynn Rae Swank … Born January 16, 1996 in Newtown, Connecticut … Daughter of Tom and Ann Swank … Has a younger brother named David … Majoring in supply chain management.

CAREER FINISHES
2017-18
Oct. 3 KZOO Classic - 84, 76, 78 - 238, +22
Oct. 10 Shirley Shock EMU Invitational – 75, 82, 83 – 240, +24
Oct. 17 Dayton Fall Invitational – 80, 79 – 159
Apr. 8 Dolores Black Falcon Invitational – 78, 84 - 162
Apr. 13 Sand Ridge Shootout – 79
Apr. 22 Mid-American Conference Women’s Golf Championship – 84, 85, 84 - 253

2016-17
Sep. 5 Redbird Invitational – 80, 79, 77 - 236, +20
Sep. 20 Cardinal Classic – 84, 76, 81 – 241, +25
Oct. 4 KZOO Classic - 84, 80, 81 – 245, +29
Oct. 18 Dayton Fall Invitational – 86, 79 – 165, +25
Feb. 26 Rio Verde Invitational – 78, 80, 82 – 240, +24
Mar. 15 SRU/SFA Spring Break Shootout – 80, 78, 82 – 240, +24
Apr. 9 Dolores Black Falcon Invitational – 82, 82 – 164, +20
Apr. 14 Pine Hills Shootout – 96, +24
Apr. 23 Mid-American Conference Women’s Golf Championship - 88, 85, 86 – 259, +43

2015-16
Feb. 28 Rio Verde Invitational - 87, 76, 77 - 240, +24
Apr. 2 EKU Colonel Classic - 80, 79, 83 - 242, +26

2014-15
Sep. 14 Jon P. Spiess Memorial – 75, +4
Sep. 28 Golden Grizzles Invitational – 83, 83 - 166 +22
Oct. 14 Rocket Classic – 83, 81, 80 - 244 +28
Apr. 12 DOLORES BLACK FALCON INVITATIONAL – 84, 83 - 167 +23