- “Coach Bowers and Coach Gill were awesome ambassadors for Virginia Wesleyan, and from the minute I stepped on campus I felt at home.”
- Selected VWC over the University of North Florida, Stetson University, and the University of West Florida

Career Highs
Goals: 2 - (at Hollins - 9/19/15)
Assists: 1 - (2x, most recent vs. Methodist - 9/13/15)
Points: 4 - (at Hollins - 9/19/15)

2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
2015 All-ODAC Second Team

Freshman (2015): Started 19 of 21 matches for the Marlins in 2015... Tied for the team lead with 12 points, coming on five goals and two assists... Had two game winners on the year, coming against Randolph-Macon College on September 22 and Roanoke College on October 10.

Before VWC: Four-year varsity soccer captain… Best Sportsmanship Award as a freshman, sophomore, and senior… Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman… MVP as a junior and senior… Holds the school record with 124 goals scored in a career… Played volleyball ninth through eleventh grade… Earned volleyball Offensive Player of the Year recognition in tenth and eleventh grade… Competed in track and field as a sophomore and junior… Named track and field team MVP as a sophomore… Participated in student government as a senior, serving as Senior Class Vice President… National Honor Society… Member of Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes all four years… Yearbook Photo Editor as a junior and senior… Played for the Jacksonsville Youth Soccer Club and Westside Soccer Club.

Personal: The daughter of Glenn and Honey Atkins… Has one brother, Andrew.

Get to Know Madison

- Enjoys going to the beach, playing piano, surfing, paddle boarding, and playing volleyball
- A fan of the US Women’s Soccer Team and star Alex Morgan, Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators, and singer Selena Gomez
- Favorites include the movie “Soul Surfer”, the Hunger Games trilogy, and the TV series “Criminal Minds”

• Self-description in 10 words or less: “happy, funny, athletic, energetic, determined, competitive, curious”
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: “I love camaraderie of being on a team and the competitive nature of sports.”
• If you could spend one day with a famous person from any time period, who would it be and why?”: “Taylor Swift, because she’s a successful, self-confident, strong woman. She’s a hard worker with high moral standards and is a great role model.”
• People might be surprised to know this about me… “I can say the alphabet backwards.”
• It’s the year 2030 and I am doing this… “I will be playing for the US Women’s Soccer Team.”