The University of Akron Athletics
2018-19 Akron Track & Field Roster
Mackenzie Andrews
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Fairholme College
- Hometown:
- Toowoomba, Australia
Results
2019 Cross Country: Registered team-best finishes in four of Akron's six races on the campaign, including garnering first-team all-conference accolades at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Nov. 2) on the strength of a seventh-place finish in a time of 22:07.2...Andrews became the 12th Zip in program history to collect first-team All-MAC honors and the first since Larisa Arcip in 2008...turned in career-best time of 21:02.3 en route to placing 28th in the 6K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)...her effort marked the highest individual finish for an Akron women's runner since 2009 when Larisa Arcip placed 43rd overall, while also leading the Zips to a 14th-place team effort, tops since finishing eighth in 2008...captured individual and team titles at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 7) and All-Ohio Championships (Sept. 28) crossing the line in 17:11.2 and 21:42.6, respectively...her efforts at the All-Ohio Championships (Sept. 28) helped the Zips share the Division I team title...finished third in a time of 17:00.49 at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4), while adding a time of 21:33.5 (34th) at the Penn State National (Oct. 18).
2019 Cross Country Accolades: Earned first-team All-MAC accolades...named an academic All-MAC honoree...selected as MAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 13 and Oct. 8)...tabbed as MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 13).
2019 Outdoor: Collected honorable mention All-America honors placing 23rd in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 6) crossing the line in 10:46.23...earned her first NCAA Outdoor Championship berth after registering a school-record time of 10:01.73, the sixth-fastest qualifying in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24)...garnered league titles in the 1,500 meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase at the MAC Championships (May 10-11) registering times of 4:27.51 and 10:26.74, respectively...twice set the school record in the steeplechase, first doing so with a time of 10:12.72 to place fourth, the top-collegiate finisher, at the Mt. Sac Relays (May 19)...won her first-ever steeplechase in a time of 10:27.21 at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 5)...placed first or second in each of the four 1,500-meter races she competed in, including capturing the women's title in the event at the Texas Relays (March 30) with a season-best time of 4:21.01, less than a second off of her school-record time of 4:20.19 set in April 2018...recorded times of 2:08.48 and 2:08.55 in the 800 meters at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 27) and Beach Invitational (April 20)...placed second in the 1,500 meters at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 26) with a time of 4:23.10.
2019 Outdoor Accolades: Honorable Mention All-America honoree (Outdoor 3,000-Meter Steeplechase)...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor 3,000-Meter Steeplechase)...NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifier (Outdoor 3,000-Meter Steeplechase)...MAC Champion (Outdoor 1,500 meters, 3,000-Meter Steeplechase)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor 1,500 meters, 3,000-Meter Steeplechase)...MAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 9)...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2019 Indoor: Garnered second-team All-America honors in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships placing 14th in a time of 4:45.88...entered the NCAA Championships seeded 12th in the women's mile on the strength of running a career-best time of 4:35.63 in the event at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 8...garnered a trio of Mid-American Conference (Feb. 22-23) titles earning victories in the mile (4:43.42) and 3,000 meters (9:41.03) as well as running the anchor leg on the winning distance medley relay squad that crossed the line in a school-record time of 11:37.61...twice broke her own school-record time in the mile registering times of 4:40.13 and 4:35.63, respectively, at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 18) and David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 8)...set a school-record time of 9:28.39 in the 3,000 meters at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 12)....recorded a career-best time of 2:08.13 en route to winning the 800 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2), while also running a time of 2:10.09 to capture the event at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 25).
2019 Indoor Accolades: Second-team All-America honoree (Indoor Mile)...NCAA Qualifier (mile)...MAC Champion (Indoor Mile, 3,000 Meters, DMR)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor Mile, 3,000 Meters, DMR)...named Mid-American Conference Women's Most Valuable Performer...MAC Track Athlete of the Week (Jan. 14, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, Feb. 12).
2018 Cross Country: Directed the efforts of the Zips' women's squad at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Oct. 27) crossing the line in a team-best 21:33.30 to earn a career-best 15th-place performance...was Akron’s top finisher in each of the Zips’ six races on the campaign...registered a team-best time of 21:40.16 to place 50th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 9) and led Akron to its best team finish since 2011...posted top-five finishes at the Tommy Evans Invitational (17:34.3/2nd) and All-Ohio Championships (21:40.9/4th) to lead the Zips to team championships...also competed at John McNichols Invitational (18:24.1/10th) and Penn State National (21:24/44th)...named an academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree.
2018 Cross Country Accolades: Named an academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree.
2018 Outdoor: Appeared in five meets for the Zips and returned from injury to run a school-record time of 4:20.19 in the 1,500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/20)...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 1,500 meters placing 26th with a time of 4:21.46 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/24)...earned a third-place finish in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:21.40 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (5/12), while crossing the line in 2:09.93 to place fourth in the 800 meters...won the 1,500 meters in 4:24.08 at the Gina Relays (4/27) and crossed the line first in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 2:08.52 at the Campbell/Wright Invitational.
2018 Outdoor Accolades: NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifier (Outdoor 1,500 meters)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar accolades.
2018 Indoor: Competed in four meets for the Zips...ran a school-record time of 4:40.75 in the mile at the Husky Classic (Feb. 10) after breaking the same record with a time of 4:42.42 to place second at the Penn State National (Jan. 27)...won the 800 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) crossing the line in 2:08.34, the fourth-fastest time in indoor program history...member of winning distance medley relay and runner-up 4x400 relay at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3)...placed second in the 3,000 meters in a time of 9:44.17 at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 13), the third-fastest time in indoor program history.
2018 Indoor Accolades: Earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honors.
2017 Cross Country: Registered Akron’s top finish in all six races for the Zips, including finishing 33rd in a time of 22:06.7 at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Oct. 28)...crossed the line first for Akron at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) in a time of 22:11 (83rd)...won the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 7) with a time of 18:00.3...recorded a season-best time of 21:26 to place 47th at the Penn State National (Oct. 13)...added times of 21:32.7 (5th) and 21:54.7 (8th) to record top-10 efforts at the All-Ohio Championships (Sept. 29) and Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational (Sept. 15)...garnered Academic All-MAC accolades.
2016-17: Outdoor: Earned third- and sixth-places finishes in the 1,500 and 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13)...registered a season-best time of 4:25.05 in the 1,500 meters en route to placing eighth at the Raleigh Relays (March 24)...finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.75 at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15)...member of 4x400 relay at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15) and 4x800 relay team at the Raleigh Relays (March 25)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree...Indoor: Garnered a pair of runner-up finishes at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24/25) placing second in the 800 meters (2:11.56) and as a member of the distance medley relay team...ran fifth-fastest time (4:51.37) in program history in the mile en route to placing fifth at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25)...registered a trio of top-10 efforts in the mile and four in the 800 meters on the campaign...finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Kentucky Invitational crossing the line in 9:56.19...won mile in 4:58.43 at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 20)...placed third in 800 meters at Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) with a time of 2:12.02...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree...Cross Country: Ran in four of six races for the Zips, including a team-best 34th-place finish at the All-Ohio Championships with a time of 22:54.7...posted a time of 20:01.80 (44th) at the Tommy Evans Invitational...finished the MAC Championships with Akron’s second-best effort crossing the line in 22:57.6 (50th)...ran Penn State National in 22:05 (94th)…named an Academic All-MAC selection.
2015-16: Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships crossing the line in 2:12.38 and 4:30.23, respectively...registered five top-five efforts in the 1,500 meters, including posting a season-best time of 4:26.65 to finish fifth at the Hillsdale College Gina Relays (April 29)...captured 1,500-meter titles at the Texas Relays (March 31) and All-Ohio Championships coming across the line in 4:31.16 and 4:42.70, respectively...recorded a season-best time of 2:10.33 to finish 10th in the 800 meters at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 23)...won 3,000 meters at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16) in 10:30.94...competed in the 4x400 relay at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16) and LSU Alumni Invitational (April 23) and as a member of the 4x800 relay at the Raleigh Relays (March 26)...Indoor: Recorded a trio of top-10 efforts in the 800 meters, including placing fourth at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 27) in a season-best time of 2:10.46...anchored distance medley relay at MAC Championships en route to finishing fifth in a school-record time of 11:40.02...member of second-place DM Relay at Spire Invitational (Feb. 12), while also placing seventh in the mile (4:54.67).
Personal: Majoring in exercise physiology...daughter of Evan and Annette Andrews.
