Makenna Heimlich

Position:
Distance
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Shelby
Hometown:
Shelby, Ohio

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...finished fourth in the 800 meters in 2:11.15 at the MAC Championships (May 11)...registered a season-best mark of 2:09.80 in the 800 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 12)...recorded a season-best performance of 4:39.55 in the 1,500 meters at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (March 30)...member of winning 4x400 relay at Len Paddock Invitational (April 27).

2024 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.

2024 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...placed fifth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:12.77 at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24)...recorded a season-best time of 2:12.13 in the 800 meters at the David Hemery Invitational (Feb. 10).

2024 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six races for the Zips...crossed the line in a season-best 6K time of 23:12.91 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28)...registered a 6K time of 23:56.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10).

2023 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2023 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets...captured first-ever league title winning the 800 meters at the MAC Championships (May 13) in a season-best time of 2:10.00...member of sixth-place 4x400 relay at MAC Championships (May 13).

2023 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: MAC Champion (Outdoor 800M)...First-team All-MAC (Outdoor 800M)...Academic All-MAC honoree.

2023 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Zips...placed fourth in the 800 meters (2:13.02) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25)...member of fifth place 4x400 relay and ninth place distance medley relay teams at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24-25)...recorded season-best time of 2:12.45 in the 800 meters at the Al Campbell Invitational (Feb. 17).

2023 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Appeared in all six races for Akron...recorded 6K time of 23:02.2 at MAC Championships...logged a season-best time of 22:51.6 in the 6K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2022 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets for the Zips, including placing fifth in the 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 14) crossing the line in a time of 2:10.90...recorded a season-best time of 2:10.56 in the preliminary round of the 1,500 meters at the MAC Championships (May 13)...member of a trio of 4x400 relay squads, including winning effort at Northeast Ohio Tri-Meet (April 2), while also adding a season-best time of 4:38.83 in the 1,500 meters.

2022 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2022 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for Akron...member of school-record DMR at Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) crossing the line in 11:33.91...earned second-team all-league accolades finishing second in the 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 26) in a season-best time of 2:10.57...member of fourth place 4x400 relay squad at MAC Championships (Feb. 26) that crossed the line in 3:49.67...won 800 meters at Akron Quad (Jan. 14) in a time of 2:12.11.

2022 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Second-Team All-MAC (800 meters)...Academic All-MAC honoree.

2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Didn’t compete in a race for the Zips.

2020 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in both races for Akron, including crossing the line in 23:25.3 in the 6K at the Mid-American Conference Championships.

2020 ACCOLADES: Garnered Academic All-MAC honors.

2020 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Zips, including running on the fifth-place distance medley relay squad and placing ninth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:12.63 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 28)...posted four top-10 performances in the 800 meters...recorded a season- and career-best time of 2:11.27 to finish third in the 800 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8), while triumphing in the event in a time of 2:14.90 at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 24)...recorded a season-best effort of 5:06.87 in the mile at the Grand Valley State Big Friday meet (Feb. 14)...member of winning 4x400 relay at the Al Campbell Invitational (Feb. 21).

2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Lone competition of the season came at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 7) where she posted a time of 19:29.4 as part of the Zips capturing the team title.

PERSONAL: Earned her bachelor's degree in marketing and sales management from Akron and is pursuing an MBA at Akron...daughter of Chad Heimlich and Laura Taylor.