| Colin Madison |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Villa Park, Ill.
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| High School:
Willowbrook
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 305
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| Position:
OL
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Two-sport athlete at Temple ... also throws the shot put for the Owls' track and field team.
2008: Finished second in the shot put at the 2008 Atlantic 10 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Played in nine games with four consecutive starts at left guard ... one of 20 true freshmen to see game action and one of 12 true freshmen to earn a starting role ... received the starting nod against Akron, Miami, Ohio, and No. 25 Penn State ... graded at 84 percent at Ohio ... lettered.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Willowbrook HS in Villa Park, Ill. ... Chicago Tribune Special Mention All-State selection under head coach Mark Olson ... three-year varsity football letterwinner, playing OL and DL, who twice earned All-Suburban Conference honors ... also earned All-Chicagoland and All-Area accolades while being cited as the area's Lineman of the Year ... recognized by the Chicago Sun-Times as one of the top 100 players in the area ... also a varsity track and field and wrestling letterwinner, earning both All-State and All-Conference accolades in three sports ... three-time state qualifier in the shot put, winning the Illinois Class AA state title as a junior ... advanced to the championship bracket at 285 pounds as a senior on the mat.
Personal: Born June 13, 1989 ... son of La'Chom Madison, Sr., and the late Denise Madison ... the youngest of eight children ... his siblings are Corey, Kyle, Alicia, LaShonna, La'Chom Jr., Nicholas, and Nathan ... second cousin is four-time NFL Pro Bowl CB Sam Madison of the Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants ... criminal justice major.
