2023-24 Women's Golf Roster
Young, Madelyn

Madelyn Young
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mount Carmel
- Hometown:
- Mount Carmel, Ill.
Bio
Career Accolades Entering 2025-26 Season
Two-Time WGCA All-American Scholar (2023-24 & 2024-25)
2024-25 Academic All-MAC
Career Low Round: 72 (E) in the third round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22, 2024)
Career Low 36-Hole Event Score: 151 (75-76; +7) at the Players Club Invitational (Sept. 1-2, 2023) and 151 (75-76; +11) at the Red Wolves Fall Tournament (Oct. 13-14, 2023)
Career Low 54-Hole Event Score: 231 (81-78-72; +15) at the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22, 2024)
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: 1
Career Stroke Average: 78.78
2024-25 (Sophomore): Appeared in five events, playing 14 rounds on the season … turned in a career-low round of E (72) to close play in the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22) … the effort helped her finish the tournament with the lowest 54-hole total of her collegiate career at +15 (81-78-72; 231) … was Ball State’s fourth-best finisher at the rain-shortened Puerto Rico Shootout, placing 40th among the 82-player field at +8 (77-75; 152) … opened the season by placing 35th among 72 golfers at the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16-17) with a score of +17 (76-73-84; 233) … also shot +17 (77-80-76; 233) at the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational (Sept. 20-22) … closed her season with a score of +24 (77-84-79; 240) at the Georgia State Invitational (March 24-25) … finished the season with a 77.79 scoring average.
2023-24 (Freshman): Appeared in seven events, playing 18 rounds on the season … opened her collegiate career with a season-low round of 75 (+3) in the first round of the Players Club Invitational (Sept. 1-2) and followed with a 76 (+4) to place fourth among the field of 65 golfers at 151 (+7) … also opened the Red Wolves Fall Tournament (Oct. 13-14, 2023) with a 75 (+5) and added a 76 (+6) in the second round to finish second among the 47-golfer field at 151 (+11) … turned in a season-low 54-hole score of +20 (83-75-78; 236) in Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19), including her second of three rounds at 75 over the course of the season … finished her freshman campaign by placing 28th among the 77 golfers at the Lady Jaguar Invitational (April 13-14) with a score of +13 (76-81; 157) … finished the season with a 79.56 scoring average.
High School: Played golf for Mount Carmel High School … captured the 2022 Illinois Class 1A State Championship by four strokes with a score of -7 (69-68; 137) … her score of 137 is the second-lowest by any player on any course in Illinois Class 1A State Championship history … tied for 11th at the 2021 Illinois Class 1A State Championship … helped guide Mount Carmel to team championships in both seasons … runner up at the 2022 Golfweek Junior Tour at Hueston Woods.
Two-Time WGCA All-American Scholar (2023-24 & 2024-25)
2024-25 Academic All-MAC
Career Low Round: 72 (E) in the third round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22, 2024)
Career Low 36-Hole Event Score: 151 (75-76; +7) at the Players Club Invitational (Sept. 1-2, 2023) and 151 (75-76; +11) at the Red Wolves Fall Tournament (Oct. 13-14, 2023)
Career Low 54-Hole Event Score: 231 (81-78-72; +15) at the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22, 2024)
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: 1
Career Stroke Average: 78.78
2024-25 (Sophomore): Appeared in five events, playing 14 rounds on the season … turned in a career-low round of E (72) to close play in the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22) … the effort helped her finish the tournament with the lowest 54-hole total of her collegiate career at +15 (81-78-72; 231) … was Ball State’s fourth-best finisher at the rain-shortened Puerto Rico Shootout, placing 40th among the 82-player field at +8 (77-75; 152) … opened the season by placing 35th among 72 golfers at the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16-17) with a score of +17 (76-73-84; 233) … also shot +17 (77-80-76; 233) at the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational (Sept. 20-22) … closed her season with a score of +24 (77-84-79; 240) at the Georgia State Invitational (March 24-25) … finished the season with a 77.79 scoring average.
2023-24 (Freshman): Appeared in seven events, playing 18 rounds on the season … opened her collegiate career with a season-low round of 75 (+3) in the first round of the Players Club Invitational (Sept. 1-2) and followed with a 76 (+4) to place fourth among the field of 65 golfers at 151 (+7) … also opened the Red Wolves Fall Tournament (Oct. 13-14, 2023) with a 75 (+5) and added a 76 (+6) in the second round to finish second among the 47-golfer field at 151 (+11) … turned in a season-low 54-hole score of +20 (83-75-78; 236) in Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19), including her second of three rounds at 75 over the course of the season … finished her freshman campaign by placing 28th among the 77 golfers at the Lady Jaguar Invitational (April 13-14) with a score of +13 (76-81; 157) … finished the season with a 79.56 scoring average.
High School: Played golf for Mount Carmel High School … captured the 2022 Illinois Class 1A State Championship by four strokes with a score of -7 (69-68; 137) … her score of 137 is the second-lowest by any player on any course in Illinois Class 1A State Championship history … tied for 11th at the 2021 Illinois Class 1A State Championship … helped guide Mount Carmel to team championships in both seasons … runner up at the 2022 Golfweek Junior Tour at Hueston Woods.
Women's Golf // 2025-26 Season Preview
Saturday, August 30
Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses the NCAA vs. House Settlement
Tuesday, July 01
Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses NCAA vs. House Settlement & Bill Richards Thank You
Friday, June 27
Sports Link: Strength (Sophie Korthuijs)
Tuesday, June 03