When senior Madison Marko started in the Marquette track and field program in 2016, she came in as a sprinter and a long jumper. As she progressed, it was clear she could be doing even more for the team, program director and head coach Bert Rogers said.
“We were mostly recruiting her as a sprinter, but as time went on we saw that she was just a really good athlete,” Rogers said. “She transitioned from sprints and long jump to the multis, and she got better as she went along.”
Marko was just one in a handful of athletes from both the men’s and women’s rosters to compete in the multis, which are comprised of the pentathlon in the indoor season and heptathlon in the outdoor season.