The No. 3 scorer in Berks Catholic history is continuing her academic and athletic careers at Randolph-Macon College, located in Ashland, Va. about 20 miles north of Richmond.
Madison Langdon committed Feb. 24 to head coach Lindsey Burke-Eberhart's Yellow Jackets, who compete at the Division III level of the NCAA within the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC).
"It is a beautiful campus with a good business program," said Langdon, who plans to study business marketing. "The team welcomed me and there are a couple of girls from the local area. One played for Delone Catholic and another towards Philly. It's also easy to get home from there to watch my brother and sister play their sports. I also thought they had great team chemistry and work ethic. That was something I wanted to be a part of."
The Yellow Jackets won the ODAC championship last Saturday, have a 27-1 record, and are ranked No. 14 in D3hoops.com's poll. The Yellow Jackets play Piedmont Friday at 7:15 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.
"We are excited to welcome Madison into the program," Randolph-Macon head coach Lindsey Burke said. "She is a shifty guard with the ability to score in a variety of ways. She fits our style and system well. From the onset of the process, she was a very genuine and motivated recruit. She will do well at RMC."
Langdon joins Brielle Baughman (Delone Catholic), Morgan Miller (Penn Manor), and Emily Olsen (Garnet Valley) as Pennsylvanians on Randolph-Macon's roster.
Langdon and Baughman locked horns five times during high school with their time on the Saints and Squires, including in a 33-27 victory for Delone in the District 3 Class 4A championship in 2022.
"It's super nice to have Brielle on my team," Langdon said. "I've played against her multiple times. One of those being in the district championship my freshman year. I'm super excited to go from competitors to future teammates."
Langdon said she decided late that she wanted to continue playing in college as she decided between Sewanee (Tenn.), University of Saint Joseph (Conn.), Salisbury (Md.), and Randolph-Macon.
"Meeting the coaches and girls on the team made a huge impression on me," Langdon said of RMC, which she officially visited on Feb. 22. "Seeing the campus firsthand helped solidify my decision. In the end, those visits showed me which college was the right fit for me."
Langdon finished her career at Berks Catholic with 1,247 points, trailing only Devon Merritt (1,730) and Dejah Terrell (1,290) in Saints girls basketball history. After playing significant minutes due to injuries as a freshman on Berks Catholic's 21-win team, she teamed up with Herb in the backcourt to lead the Saints to a 20-8 record as a sophomore.
She became the primary scorer and ball handler in her upperclassmen seasons averaging 16.5 points per game as a junior and 15.1 this season, when she broke the 1K mark in December. Langdon has been an All-Berks selection the past two years.
One of her fondest memories of high school basketball is breaking the 1,000-point threshold along with making memories with her friends, being able to play with her sister Mackenzie, having friends and family supporting her at every game, the team trips to Disney, and making that district final as a freshman.
"High school basketball has taught me so many valuable skills and lessons," Langdon said. "The biggest one was becoming a leader. It also taught me that even when things don't go your way, you can can control what you do next. It's definitely strengthened my confidence and mindset."
After all the hours putting up shots inside Wolf Gymnasium and beyond, Langdon has steadily refined her game and turned herself into a college basketball player.
"One thing I would say to younger players is your path doesn't have to look like the person next to you," Langdon said. "You can achieve anything you put your mind to as long as you believe in yourself. So keep working hard and dream big for yourself."
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