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University of California, Santa Barbara

2025 Women's Track and Field Roster

Madison Rust

  • Year Freshman
  • Hometown Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
  • High School Bishop Amat HS
  • Position Javelin/Sprints

Biography

2025 TRACK & FIELD: Took first in the javelin with a throw of 34.58m at Gaucho Relays (March 1) … Earned a spot on the podium in the javelin with a throw of 35.80m at Challenge Cup (March 14) … Placed first and recorded a personal best of 37.13m in the javelin at UCSB Open (April 12) … Took fourth at UCSB Invite (April 26) with a throw of 38.41m in the javelin … Notched a personal best of 40.33m in the javelin at Big West Championships (May 16).

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in basketball, cross country and track & field at Bishop Amat High School ... Earned 10 varsity letters ... Named to the 2021 San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Valley team ... 2023 Track & Field and Sprints MVP ... Three-time All-League in cross country ... Helped team to a fourth-place finish in the 2022 Cross Country State Championships ... 2023 All-League selection in track ... 2023 San Gabriel Valley Champion in the 100m, took third place in the 200m and fifth place in the high jump ... Set high jump school record ... Second team All-League selection in basketball ... Earned the Scholar Athlete Award in all three sports.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dawn Rust and Mike Rust ... Sister Morgan Rust competes on the track team at Saint Louis University ... Plans to major in Sociology ... Her most memorable sports moment was breaking her high school record for high jump ... Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Her favorite food is sushi and pasta ... Likes to listen to SZA ... Her favorite TV Show is Paw Patrol ... Favorite movie is Black Panther ... Plans to pursue a career as a firefighter.