Oklahoma State University Athletics
2023-24 Cowgirl Cross Country & Track Roster
Roster

Maddie Salek
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Imperial, Pennsylvania
- High School:
- West Allegheny HS
For an updated list of personal bests, visit the link below:
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6911495/Oklahoma_State/Maddie_Salek.html
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Personal Bests
600 Yards – 1:24.27
600 Meters – 1:33.46
800 Meters – 2:06.30
1,500 Meters – 4:17.85
Mile – 4:45.41
5K (XC) – 18:45.3
6K (XC) – 21:52.4
Honors and Awards
2023 Academic First Team All-Big 12
2023 Outdoor All-Big 12 (1,500 Meters)
2023 Indoor All-Big 12 (800 Meters, Mile)
2022 Cross Country Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021 Cross Country First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 Outdoor All-Big 12
2021 Indoor All-Big 12
2020 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2020 Indoor All-Big 12
2023 Outdoors
Kicked off her season with a section victory in the 1,500 Meters at the Stanford Invitational… Helped the Cowgirl DMR squad to a second-place finish at the Penn Relays… Earned All-Big 12 honors in the 1,500 Meters with a personal-best time of 4:17.85 in the prelims… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 1,500 Meters and advanced to the quarterfinals.
2023 Indoors
Competed at five indoor meets for the Cowgirls… Helped the Distance Medley Relay squad set a new school-record time of 10:50.65 at the Arkansas Qualifier… Scored in both the 800 Meters and Mile at the Big 12 Championships, helping the Cowgirls win their first-ever conference track & field title.
2022 Cross Country
Ran in two races for the Cowgirls, which included a podium visit in the Cowboy Preview… In the 3K, she led the Cowgirls with her 10:42.2 finish, which set a personal best by 50 seconds on her way to third place overall… Then competed in the Cowboy Preview, where she finished 123rd and clocked a 6K time of 22:18.4.
2022 Outdoors
Kicked off her season at the Joe Walker Invitational in the 800 Meters, finishing 27th overall with a time of 2:06.56... Helped the Cowgirls to a runner-up finish in the 4x800 Meter Relay at the Drake Relays... Picked up her first victory of the season at the Arkansas Twilight in the 1,500 Meters with a time of 4:22.50... Finished 13th overall in the 1,500 Meters at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships before wrapping up her season with a 27th-place finish in the 800 Meters at the NCAA West Prelims.
2021 Cross Country
Competed in four of the six meets the Cowgirls raced during the 2021 season... Scored for the Cowgirls at the Cowboy Preview with a tenth-place finish overall... Finished 22nd at the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 21:52.4... Also ran for the Cowgirls at the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, earning a 43rd-place finish.
2021 Outdoors
Competed in her sophomore outdoor season as one of the Cowgirls most reliable middle distance racers… raced a 4:31.48 personal record in the Texas Relays 1,500 meters, good for the seventh-place finish… contributed to the Cowgirls’ win in the Drake Relays DMR… posted a runner-up finish in the Arkansas Twilight 800 meters… picked up her third-career All-Big 12 honors at the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 800 meters… qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Championships 800 meters… finished her season with a personal record 2:06.30 pace that placed her 18th in the West.
2021 Indoors
Opened the 2021 indoor season with a trio of top-10 finishes: third place in the 600 yards (1:24.27 PR), sixth in the 800 meters (2:12.70) and sixth in the 4x400 meter relay (3:49.82)… tabbed a third-place, 2:10.88 performance in the 800 meters at the Texas Tech Shootout… claimed All-Big 12 honors on account of her fourth-place finish in the 800 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships.
2020 Cross Country
Raced in two of the five meets the Cowgirls competed in… in the OSU Invitational, she crossed the finish line in 23:06.3, good for the 39th-place finish… at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, she posted a lifetime best: a 22:46.2 pace in the 6K that placed her 47th.
2020 Indoors
Competed in the 600 meters, 800 meters and 4x400m relay… best finish was second in the 600 meters at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 1:34.80… finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships in the 800m with a personal best 2:09.92.
2019 Cross Country
Competed in two meets… earned team points with a 20th-place finish at the Hurricane Preview with a time of 14:00 in the two miles.
2019 Outdoors
Ran the 800 meters five times for the Pokes… Was the runner-up at the John Jacobs Invitational… Ran a season-best 2:11.29 in the 800 meters prelim at the Big 12 Championships.
2019 Indoors
Ran two races in her debut season as a Cowgirl… Finished seventh in the 800 meters at the Razorback Invitational… Ran a season-best 2:13.33 in the 800 meters at the Husky Classic.
High School
Attended West Allegheny High School in Imperial, Pa… Selected to the All-State team twice… Was a four-time New Balance National Qualifier… Was selected to the All-District team four times… Also participated in concert and jazz band.
Personal
Daughter of Marianne and Jeff Salek… Father played basketball at University of Pittsburgh… Born on November 29, 1999.