2019-20 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Madison McHale
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Waubonsie Valley High School
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
CAREER HIGHS:
• Vault -
• Bars - 9.800
• Beam - 9.800
• Floor -
2020: Academic All-Big Ten ... Made season debut with a 9.625 on beam and 8.800 on bars in the season-opener vs. Western Michigan on Jan. 5 ... Posted a season-high score of 8.925 on bars vs. CMU/Illinois State on Jan. 11 ... Had a season-best performance on bars with a 9.800 vs. Ohio State on Jan. 18 ... Posted a 9.750 on bars at Iowa on Feb. 1 ... Set a season-high 9.725 on beam and recorded a 9.750 on bars at Rutgers on Feb. 8 ... Set a career-best 9.800 on beam vs. No. 23 Illinois on Feb. 16 ... Registered scores of 9.675 on bars and 9.650 on beam at the Big Five - Elevate the Stage meet on Feb. 22 ... Tallied a 9.700 on bars at No. 17 Iowa State on Feb. 28 ... Tallied scores of 9.750 on bars to tie for third and another 9.750 on beam to tie for sixth vs. Eastern Michigan on March 7.
2019: WCGA Scholar All-American ... Made season debut with a career-high 9.775 on beam at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18 ... Posted a 9.600 on beam vs. No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27 ... Tallied a 9.650 on beam at No. 21 Minnesota on Feb. 2 ... Earned second-best score of season on beam with a 9.725 at the Big Five meet on Feb. 22.
2018: WCGA Scholar All-American ... Competed for the first time in 2018, posting a score of 8.950 on bars in exhibition at UIC on March 4.
Prior to Michigan State: Product of Legacy Elite Gymnastics, where she was coached by Jiani Wu and Yuejiu Li for seven years … Received the Hardest Worker award in 2013 and 2014 and Best Attitude in 2015 and 2016 … Was a six-year Level 10 gymnast … Was a 2012 Regional Qualifier placing fourth on bars … 2012 National Invitational Qualifier placing second on bars … Was a State Qualifier from 2012-17 … Was a 2013 Regional Qualifier where she placed fifth on bars and sixth all-around … Placed fourth on bars at the 2014 Regionals … 2015 Nastia Liukin Cup Qualifier and placed second on bars … Placed first on bars and second on beam at States in 2016 … Placed second on bars and fourth all-around at the 2016 Regionals … Placed seventh on bars at the JO National Qualifier in 2016 … Missed the rest of the 2017 season due to injury … Contributed to help her team win five consecutive Illinois State Championship team titles.
Personal: Majoring in hospitality business … Daughter of Willie and Geralyn McHale.
