PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

5,000m - 20:51.1 - Before PSU (in Provo, Utah)

Indoor:

800m - 2:18.80 - Portland Indoor Two (2/5/23)
Mile - 5:14.41 - Portland Indoor One (1/22/23)

Outdoor:

800m - 2:20.08 - Before PSU (2020)
1,500m - 4:50.53 - Before PSU (2022)
Mile - 5:26.81 - Before PSU (in Salt Lake City, Utah)
5,000m - 18:41.44 - Before PSU (2022)
 

2023 INDOOR:

Won her heat of the mile at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/23-25), finishing in 5:15.24, while also running the 800 at the meet...Won the 800 meters at the Portland Indoor Two (2/5), finishing in a new personal best of 2:18.80...Made her Viking debut at the Portland Indoor One (1/22), running the mile in a new personal best of 5:14.41.
 

BEFORE PORTLAND STATE:

Attended the University of Utah during the 2021-22 academic year, though she did not compete for the Utes’ cross country/track & field team…Graduated with a bachelor’s of sport and recreation from the Auckland University of Technology where she attended from 2018-2020…MVP of her running team at Howick College (2017)…Finished first in the Howick College cross country race in 2017…Placed third in the Senior Girls Auckland Secondary School Championships Road Race in 2017…Received a Howick College Award (academic & athletic award combined) in 2017…Earned Top in Subject award for being best in her class in physical education…Received five service and leadership gold awards from 2013-17 at Howick College.
 

CLUB:

Ran for the Auckland City Athletics Club and Athletics Auckland from 2015-21…Won team gold in the U20 women’s 6k at the 2017 National Cross Country Championships with Athletics Auckland…Won the Auckland Senior Women 5,000m title in 2020…Champion in the mile at the Auckland U20 race…Auckland City Athletics Senior Women’s 1,500m cup winner (2019)…Took team bronze at the 2017 and 2018 National Road Relay Championships, junior women’s division, with Auckland City Athletics.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Chris and Lesley Mackenzie…Pronouns: She/Her...Lists photography, writing and hiking as hobbies/interests…Served as a leadership team member of the local youth council (HYC) growing up…Was a sports council leader for her high school/secondary school…Hopes to one day represent New Zealand on some distance running team…Wants to become a high-performance strength and conditioning coach, or a collegiate running coach…Majoring in applied health and fitness.