Maddie Karod
Maddie Karod
Height: 5-1
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Rockport, Maine
High School: Camden Hills Regional
Major: Environmental Science

2016-17 Season: Named to the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association All-Academic Team and the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Competed in eight meets for the Sharks ... Swam in eight events and posted four top-five efforts ... Placed fourth in the 50-yard backstroke and fifth in the 50-yard butterfly vs. Plymouth State University.

2015-16 Season: 
Made her collegiate debut when she swam the 50-yard backstroke vs. Westfield State University on October 24 ... Competed in 10 different events during the season for the Sharks ... Posted four top-five finishes, including a fourth-place showing in the 100-yard freestyle on January 9 vs. Plymouth State University.

High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in swimming and earned a letter in softball for Camden Hills Regional High School ... Named to the Class B All-Academic Team for the Windjammers' swim team as a senior ... Swam for eight years for the Sailfish Swim program and also served as a Volunteer Coach within the program ... Earned the Coaches Award for the Sailfish in 2013 ... Chosen a Captain for the Camden Hills Regional Swim team as a junior and senior and was also a Captain for the Junior Varsity softball squad as a sophomore and junior ... Named Most Valuable Player for the Windjammers JV softball team following her junior season ... Member of National Honor Society and named to the Honor Roll all four years at CHRHS ... Named an Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction at Camden Hills Regional ... Member of PEERS, PALS and the Fortissima Acapella Group at Camden Hills Regional High School ... Participated in the Cape Eleuthra Research Expedition to the Bahamas ... Played First Chair Flute for the CHRHS Concert Band ... Performed the flute at the Bartlett Woods Retirement Home and also volunteered at local soup kitchens and at the Camden Conference ... Born July 19, 1997 ... Majoring in Environmental Science with a minor in Sustainability at Simmons and would like to pursue a career as an Environmental Engineer ... Daughter of Stephanie and David Maddox ... Serves as Treasurer of the Sustainability Club and Hall Council Treasurer at Simmons ... Recipient of 2016 Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Award at Simmons ... Enjoys dryland training, music, baseball and coaching younger swimmers.