Madison Wallender, Trinity University, Women's Golf

MADISON WALLENDER OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior on the Tigers' womens' golf team from Spring Branch, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending April 14, 2013.

Wallender is Trinity’s scoring average leader, and has been a key player for the Tigers for the past four years. She is the 2012-13 team captain, and during her career, Wallender has finished in the top 10 at a tournament on 10 different occasions.

In addition to playing golf for the Tigers, Wallender is also an active member of both the Trinity community and the San Antonio community. She is the women’s golf team’s representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, as well as a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and InterVarsity. She was accepted into the Phi Sigma Pi honor fraternity, and Wallender also joined the Spurs Sorority and the International Club.

As a member of the SAAC, Wallender helped raise $19,000 for Breast Cancer Research during a fundraiser at Trinity. She has participated in several San Antonio area diabetes fundraisers, and has proudly joined thousands in San Antonio’s Race for the Cure. 

Wallender is also active in golf outside of her participation in college athletics. She volunteers at First Tee San Antonio, and was a volunteer caddie for the GVTC Golf Tournament. In addition to working with the Wounded Warriors Project, she also volunteered with the POW Golf Tournament. 

Additionally, Wallender participated in a school supplies drive for underprivileged children, and volunteers regularly with both Habitat for Humanity and the Girl Scouts of America.