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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Mackenzie Barnett

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Columbus, Ind.
  • Prev School Columbus North High School

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2024 Cross Country:
  • First Team All-ASUN
  • ASUN Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • 1x ASUN Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
  • Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 5k with a time of 17:51.9 at the Trevecca Opener
  • Received an invitation to the Nuttycombe Invitational and placed forty-second in the 6k with a time of 20:53.0
  • Recorded a personal best time in the 5k at the 2024 ASUN Cross Country Championships of 16:27.7 to place second overall
  • Placed twenty-first at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships with a 6k time of 20:29.9
  • Qualified for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships and placed seventy-fifth with a 6k time of 20:25.9

2024 Track and Field:
  • Named to the ASUN All-Academic team for the second time in her career
  • Competed in four indoor meets and four outdoor meets this season
  • Ran the mile, 3,000m, and 5,000m for indoor
  • Finished on the podium four times this season - once in the 3,000m, three times in the 5,000m
  • Recorded a personal best in the mile with a time of 4:49.30 at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Ran the 1,500m, 5,000m, and 10,000m, for outdoor
  • Earned personal bests in two events  - 16:08.23 in the 5,000m and 33:44.99 in the 10,000m
  • Finished first place in the 5,000m at the Outdoor Music City Challenge
  • Finished fifth in the 1,500m at the ASUN Championships with a time of 4:26.29

2023 Cross Country:
  • Competed in five meets for the Bisons
  • Ran the 5k and 6k
  • Earned a personal best in the 6k with a time of 19:25.6 at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championship to finish 27th overall

2023 Track and Field:
  • Competed in three indoor meets and five outdoor meets this season
  • Ran the mile, 3,000m, and DMR for indoor
  • Opened the indoor season with a personal best 4:49.45 to claim third place at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
  • Claimed two top-5 finishes at the ASUN Indoor Championship - fifth in the DMR (11:45.70) and third in the 3,000m (9:33.43)
  • Ran the 1,500m, 3,000m, and 5,000m for outdoor
  • Earned personal bests in all three events - 4:25.88 in the 1,500m, 9:26.64 in the 3,000m, and 16:22.47 in the 5,000m
  • Earned first place in the 5,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational with her personal best time
  • Claimed second place in the 1,500m at the Joe Walker Invitational (4:26.18)

2022 Cross Country:
  • Named to 2022 ASUN Second Team All-Conference
  • Competed in five meets this season for the Bisons, never finishing out of the top-40
  • Began the season with a 6th place finish at the Trevecca Michael Pretorius Invite with a time of 17:55.2 in the 5k
  • Finished 32nd at the Gans Creek Classic with a time of 21:16.9 in the 6k
  • Claimed a 17th overall finish at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with a time of 21:02.2 in the 6k
  • Crossed the line 11th overall at the ASUN Cross Country Championships with a personal best time of 17:02.5 in the 5k
  • Earned a personal best time of 20:43.7 in the 6k at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships to finish 36th overall

2022 Track and Field:
  • Named to ASUN Outdoor Third Team All-Conference (5000m)
  • Competed in four indoor meets and six outdoor meets in her freshman track and field season
  • For indoor - competed in the mile, the 3000m, and the 4x800m
  • Made her collegiate track and field debut with a first place finish and program record in the 4x800m relay and a third place finish in the 300m with a 9:47.70
  • Earned second in the mile at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic with a 4:55.59, the ninth-fastest time in women's indoor program history
  • At the ASUN Indoor Championship, finished fourth in the DMR (11:48.24) and fifth in the 3000m with a 9:44.44, the eighth fastest time in women's indoor program history
  • For outdoor - competed in the 800m, the 1500m, the 3000m, and the 5000m
  • Finished sixth in the 1500m with a 4:34.26 and 11th in the 800m with a 2:15.48 at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational
  • Put up a personal best 16:54.73 in the 5000m at the Joe Walker Invitational to finish 14th
  • Earned tow personal best times at the Georgia Tech Invitational - a 2:15.09 in the 800m for 27th and a 4:32.05 in the 1500m for 15th
  • Finished second in the 3000m at the Outdoor Music City Challenge with a 9:34.52, the third-fastest time in women's outdoor program history
  • At the ASUN Outdoor Championship, finished third in the 5000m with a 17:10.30
2021 (Fall) Cross Country:
  • Named ASUN Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year
  • Named to ASUN Second Team All-Conference 
  • Named to ASUN All-Freshman Team
  • Two-time ASUN Freshman of the Week (10/15 and 10/19)
  • Competed in five meets for the Bisons in her freshman campaign
  • Made her collegiate debut at the North Alabama Showcase, clocked a 17:46.6 to finish 28th in the 5K
  • Finished 13th out of 265 runners at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with a time of 20:57.0 in the 6K
  • Earned her best finish of the season with a personal best in the 5K at the ASUN Cross COuntry Championships when she finished 9th with a time of 17:20.7
  • Logged a personal best in the 6K at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships with her time of 20:53.3 to finish 34th
High School:
  • Prepped at Columbus North High School under instruction of coach Rick Sluder
  • Named All-State in 2020
  • Named All-Region in 2017, 2019, and 2020
  • Named All-District in 2018, 2019, and 2020
  • Served as team captain in 2020
  • Named MVP in 2019 and 2020

Personal:
  • Daughter of Brett and Michelle Barnett
  • Has one brother, Brendan, and one sister, Mikayla
  • Plans to major in Elementary Education

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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