The 5-foot-6 junior middle distance and distance talent swept the 800- and 1600-meter events at the Division 1 state meet this past season, and her time of 4:45.48 in the 1600 ranked No. 24 nationally among prep girls competitors this spring. McKenzie’s personal-best 2:06.63 in the 800 at the Glenn Loucks Games ranked No. 24 nationally. She earned All-American status in the 800 with a sixth-place finish at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, and she also took fourth in the 1500-meter run at the USATF Under-20 National Championships.
McKenzie has maintained a 4.02 weighted GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
McKenzie has volunteered locally as a mentor and director at the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center. A member of her school’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, she has also donated her time with Mel’s Charities and as a coach with Cedarburg High Unified sports teams supporting athletes with intellectual and physical challenges.
