Elon's Madison George Chosen As 2022-23 CAA Female Scholar-Athlete Of The Year
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (April 13, 2023) – Elon women’s track and field standout
Madison George has been chosen as the 2022-23 CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year presented by Primis following a vote of the conference’s Academic Affairs Committee.
George has excelled academically at Elon, compiling a 4.0 grade point average while majoring in Engineering with a Biomedical concentration. She has been a member of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll, the Elon President’s List and the Elon Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during all seven semesters. An honors fellow, George received the A.L. Hook Scholar-Athlete Award for achieving the highest grade point average among upper class student-athletes.
She has been heavily involved in research projects and won the Elon Lumen Prize, which awarded her $20,000 to further research into making the first 3D printed pole vault spikes for women. George was also named a 2022 Goldwater Scholarship recipient, becoming one of only 417 students nationally to be recognized. She has earned induction to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Pi Mu Epsilon Honor Society and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society.
On the track, George has been a member of Elon squads that have captured the past two CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and well as the 2023 CAA Indoor Track & Field Championship. She earned All-CAA accolades outdoors in 2021 after placing third in the pole vault and was fifth in the event last year. At this year’s indoor championship, George finished in a tie for fourth in the pole vault. A team captain, she tied Elon’s outdoor school record in the pole vault and was just a centimeter shy of the indoor mark.
George, who serves as an Elon representative on the CAA SAAC group, was a recipient of the CAA Leadership and Sports Excellence Award for women’s track and field last June. She has participated in numerous community service initiatives. George plans to pursue a PhD in bioengineering at Stanford University.
In honor of her accomplishment, George will receive a $1,000 stipend along with a crystal award.
Each of the 13 nominees for the CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year presented by Primis will be recognized with a crystal award.
2022-23 CAA Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Awards presented by Primis
Charleston Jenna Snead, Women’s Soccer
Delaware Tara Cousins, Women’s Basketball
Drexel Annalena O’Reilly, Women’s Soccer
Elon Madison George, Women’s Track and Field
Hampton Laura Peralta, Women’s Tennis
Hofstra Anja Suttner, Women’s Soccer
Monmouth Annick van Lange, Field Hockey
North Carolina A&T Paula Salmon, Women’s Track and Field
UNCW Skylar Stockton, Softball
Northeastern Alexis Legowski, Women’s Soccer
Stony Brook Catharina Von Drigalski, Women’s Soccer
Towson Georgia Beachley, Field Hockey
William & Mary Sarah Houle, Women’s Golf