2026 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Madison Whyte
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Heritage High
- Hometown:
- Newport News, Va.
2025: Started the season taking second place in the 200m and winning first place with the 4x400 relay team at the TTU Red Raider Invitational (Jan. 24)…Took third place in the 200m and first place in the 4x400 relay at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Mar. 1)...Set a personal record time of 50.78 in the 400m against UCLA…Had four first-place finishes in the 400m, including a win at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships…Competed on the first-place winning 4x100 relay team at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships
2024: Reached the NCAA semifinals in the 200m dash, finishing 12th with a time of 22.75 (+0.3) to earn second-team All-America honors...Competed in USC’s 4x400m relay, which finished third at the NCAA quarterfinals with a time of 3:27.28, good for seventh on the Trojans’ all-time list...Placed third in the 200m with a PR of 22.69 (+0.9) and third in the 400m with a time of 52.25 at the Pac-12 Championships on May 12...Ran the second leg for USC’s winning 4x100m relay which posted the seventh-fastest time in school history of 42.87 and the 4x400m relay which placed third with a time of 3:29.79 at the Pac-12 Championships on May 12...Won the 400m (51.74) and took second in the 200m (23.05) at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 28...Reached the semifinals in the 400m with a PR of 51.49 and the 200m with a time of 23.12 (+0.6) at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Jun 22...Earned second-team All-American honors by placing ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 200m dash with a PR of 20.90, which set the USC freshman record and ranks sixth on the Trojans’ all-time list…Earned first-team All-American honors in the 4x400m relay as she anchored USC to a second-place finish with a time of 3:27.62, the fourth-fastest indoor time in school history...Anchored USC to a 4x400m relay time of 3:28.84 at the Razorback Invitational on Jan. 27th, the ninth-fastest relay in school history...Ran an indoor 400m PR of 52.16 to take second at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Meet on Jan. 24…that time moved her to seventh on USC’s all-time indoor 400m list...Set her 60m dash PR of 7.31 in placing third at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 12.HIGH SCHOOL: 2023 graduate of Heritage High in Newport News, Va., where she posted PRs of 11.39 in the 100m, a state-record 22.81 in the 200m and 52.49 in the 400m...Ran her second 52.49 400m dash of the season to place third at the USATF U20 Championships...2022 and 2023 Virginia Girls Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year...Swept the 100m, 200m and 400m titles at the 2023 Virginia Class 4 State Meet to help lead Heritage High to a share of the state team title...Placed second in the 200m at the 2023 New Balance Nationals...She is the only Virginia high school girl to rank in the state’s top 2 all-time in the 100m, 200m, and 400m...National Honor Society student and National Technical Honor Society Ambassador.
PERSONAL: Born on October 17, 2004…Her parents are Cynthia and Wayne Whyte and she has two siblings, Aiden and Dominique…Hobbies include listening to music, reading and hanging out with family and friends…Favorite entertainers are J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, and Zendaya...Favorite movie is The Barbie Movie, and favorite television show is American Horror Story…Says her favorite food is jerk/curry chicken…Someday would like to travel to Italy…Her goal after USC is to be successful enough to spoil her parents…Majoring in Pharmacology & Drug Development at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 100m – 11.39 200m – 22.69 400m – 51.49
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 4 Highlights (6/14/25)
Saturday, June 14
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 3 Highlights (6/13/25)
Friday, June 13
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 2 Highlights (6/12/25)
Thursday, June 12
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 1 Highlights (6/11/25)
Wednesday, June 11