Yahya Madar

Class:
Freshman
Position:
High Jump
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
High School:
Mounds Park Academy

Yahya Madar's TFRRS Bio
Yahya Madar's IAAF Bio

2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Jumped in six different meets for the Gophers during the outdoor campaign... Made season debut at the USF Bulls Invitational, finishing ninth in the high jump... Posted a lifetime best mark at the Clyde Hart Classic in March of 2023, winning the event with a leap of 2.08m (6-9 3/4)... Cleared two meters or higher in three of the final four meets of the season, including 2.05m (6-8 3/4) at the Jim Click Shootout to finish sixth... Finished 15th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a jump of 2.00m (6-6 3/4).

2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Was a competitor for the Maroon and Gold in seven different outdoor meets... Made season debut at the Black and Gold Invite in the high jump, finishing 10th... Reached the two-meter mark for the first time in his career at the St. Thomas Tom Cat Invitational, finishing second with a leap of 2.00m (6-6 3/4)... Posted a season-best mark of 2.03m (6-7 3/4) at the 2022 Kip Janvrin Open to win the event... Cleared 2.00m (6-6 3/4) at the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships to finish 12th overall.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed in high jump at three meets • cleared a season-best 1.95m (6-04.75) to place fourth at the Husker Triangular • finished as high jump runner-up at the Hawkeye Border Battle.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed in high jump at six meets • recorded a season-best mark of 1.98m (6-06.00) to place eighth in high jump at the Illini B1G Relays • won high jump at the M City Classic • competed in high jump at the Big Ten Championships but did not record a mark.

High School: A 2019 graduate of Mounds Park Academy where he competed for coach Beverly Docherty • won state title in high jump at the 2019 Minnesota Class A Track & Field State Championships, securing Mounds Park Academy’s first-ever state title in a field event • tied the MSHSL Class A state record of 6-10 ft. (2.08m) set in 1981 • made three state meet appearances in the high jump, placing fourth as a junior and 11th as a sophomore before winning the state title as a senior • won back-to-back IMAC Conference titles in high jump as a junior and senior • holds Mounds Park Academy school record in high jump at 6-10 ft. set in 2019 • own a high school personal best of 6-10 ft. in high jump.

Personal: A Minneapolis native • high school teammates with Gopher teammate Declan Dahlberg • spent the 2019-20 academic year at Saint Paul College.