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Madyson Riegel
  • Biology
  • Class of 2018
  • Schuylkill Haven, PA

David Knight Scholarship awarded to Citadel cadet-athlete

2018 Apr 18

Citadel track and field cadet-athlete Madyson Riegel was named the recipient of the Southern Conference's David Knight Scholarship. Riegel and nine other postgraduate scholarship recipients from across the conference will be honored for their accomplishments at the Southern Conference Honors Dinner on Tuesday, May 29.

Riegel is a senior from Schuylkill Haven, PA (17972) and has competed for both the Bulldogs' women's soccer and track and field teams, earning SoCon All-Freshman honors on both teams before becoming a two-time SoCon champion in the javelin, setting and then breaking the school record in the event each year of her career so far.

Riegel is a two-time winner of The Citadel's Outstanding Field Performer Award and was named the track and field team's MVP last season as a junior. She made program history in 2017 when she became the first Bulldog to advance to the finals in any event at the prestigious Penn Relays, finishing seventh in the javelin.

A biology major with a 3.87 grade point average, Riegel intends to enter medical school to study forensic pathology. A member of The Citadel's Honors Program, Riegel has achieved Gold Stars six semesters, which requires at least a 3.7 GPA, and was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society in October.

Recipients of the David Knight Scholarship are nominated by their schools and selected by the Southern Conference Graduate Scholar Committee. The scholarships, worth $2,000 each, are awarded to student-athletes about to receive their undergraduate degrees who intend to pursue advanced degrees in graduate or professional school. The student-athletes are evaluated on academics, athletics and community service.