College and International Career
Tianna Madison graduated from the University of Tennessee. Before graduating, Madison won the SEC Indoor Long Jump, SEC Outdoor Long Jump, NCAA Indoor Long Jump, and NCAA Outdoor Long Jump Titles, and both Indoor and Outdoor All-America honors. Madison was successful academically as well being named Academic All-SEC and a member of the Lady Vol Academic Honor Roll.
Setting her mark on the school, Madison is currently third all-time on University of Tennessee's Indoor Performer Lists in the 60m race and Long Jump, Fifth all-time on the Lady Vol Performer List in the Triple Jump, Fifth all-time on the University of Tennessee’s All-Time Performer List in the 55m Race, Sixth all-time on the University of Tennessee’s All-Time Performer List in the 200m Race.
While in college, Madison was selected as the SEC Freshman Outdoor Field Events Athlete of the Year. She also won the Long Jump and 55m Race at the SEC Invitational, the Long Jump at the Penn State National Open, the Sea Ray Relays, the Knoxville Invitational, the Gatorade Classic, and ran the opening 200-meter leg that set collegiate, meet, stadium and school records in the sprint medley baton event at the Penn Relays for Tennessee.
Madison was a U.S. Olympic Trials Finalist and is ranked Number 2 All-Time in Tennessee’s history of the Outdoor Long Jump.
In August 2005, Madison won the gold medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with a then personal best distance of 6.89 meters.
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