BYU Football Commit Sends Strong Message While Shattering Records

BYU football fans already knew they were getting a rare athlete in McKay Madsen. What they didn’t know? He’s rewriting history before even stepping foot on campus.

This weekend, Madsen, who signed with the Cougars in January did what no California high school athlete had done in over 100 years: win back-to-back state titles in both the shot put and discus. The last time it happened? 1922. Let that sink in.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Clovis North star launched the shot put 69 feet, 11 inches, just one hair shy of 70 feet and the third-best high school mark in the nation this year. He won the event by nine full feet, a margin that underscores just how dominant he is in the ring.

In the discus, Madsen wasn’t done. His throw of 210 feet, 8 inches placed him just three feet short of the all-time California record. He won the event by more than 24 feet.

“We peaked at the right time,” Madsen told ABC 30. “Every day I thought about winning state, and it’s led me to here, and we did it.”

Madsen isn’t just a thrower. He’s a certified two-way threat on the football field. As a senior, he racked up 1,238 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns at running back while tallying 49 tackles and four interceptions as a linebacker. His physicality and athleticism made him a top-300 national recruit, with offers from Oregon, Oklahoma, UCLA, and Washington. But it was BYU that ultimately felt like home.

“The love is always genuine and the culture is what I represent,” Madsen told 247Sports. “It always felt like home and is the place I need to be.”

Madsen will delay his BYU debut until 2027 as he serves a two-year mission in Argentina. But Cougar Nation won’t forget this name any time soon. Not after a weekend like that.

With a national pedigree in football and a high school track résumé now etched in California history, McKay Madsen isn’t just a future Cougar, he’s a future star.