NAME: Maddie Strong
SCHOOL: Scott High School
SPORT(S): Track-Cross Country
GRADUATING YEAR: 2024
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Winning the 2022 cross country state meet
BIRTHDATE: 1/14/2006
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'2"-107 lbs.
RESIDENCE: Independence, Ky.
PARENT: Christian & Mindy
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: “My dad.”
FUTURE GOAL: "Making it to NCAAs in my collegiate career."

Success began early for Maddie Strong, now a graduating senior star track and cross country runner for Scott High School.

Maddie had success in track from the beginning. She was regional runner-up in the 3200 run in 2019, an event in which she won the regional championships in both 2021 and 2022 and again finished as regional runner-up in 2023. She was also state runner-up in the track 3200 run in 2022 and last season , she was a member of the 4x800 relay team that finished as runners-up in 10:14.66 at the Class 2A regional track championships and the 4x400 relay team that finished fourth. She holds four track school records.

In cross country, she has won three regional championships, twice been regional runner-up and once finished third at the regionals. She was cross country state champion in 2022 and three times was named Northern Kentucky Cross Country Runner of the Year; she has been named all-state six times.

Maddie polished off her cross country career as a senior this past fall when she moved up to Class 3A and ended up winning the Class 3A Region 5 race in 19:15 and placing fifth at the state meet with a time of 18:35. She was the only local girl to break the 19-minute mark in any of the three classes at the state meet.

A good student who is active in community service and involved in Student Council, Maddie will continue her running excellence at the next level, having committed to the University of Cincinnati.

Her favorite athlete is Jacob Thomson, favorite entertainer is Taylor Swift, favorite book is Malibu Rising, and her favorite movie is Little women.

COACH'S QUOTE – “Maddie is a driven leader who works tirelessly to be the best she can while helping those around her. Her positive attitude and smile are both genuine and contagious!”
—Zachery Triplett, Varsity Track Coach