McKenzie Yanek

ACCOLADES

2019 Indoor Season

Finished 17^th in the 3000 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 10:10.74

2018 Cross Country

Alabama’s No. 2 runner at the NCAA South Regional, finishing 39th in 21:33.4 on the 6k course
Finished 46th and was Alabama’s No. 3 runner at the SEC Cross Country Championships, covering the 6k course in 20:36.41
Finished as Alabama’s No. 4 runner and 23rd overall with a 6k time of 22:19.77 at the UAB Blazer Classic
Finished 21st, and was Alabama’s No. 5 runner, in her season debut at the SEC Preview, covering the 4k course in 14:10.39

2018 Outdoor Season

Finished 30th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary with a time of 35:52.43
Earned all-conference honors with a second-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 35:03.33
Also finished 18th in the 5,000 meters at the SEC meet with a time of 17:08.55
Won the 10,000 meters at the Cardinal Classic with a personal-best time of 33:58.14 that ranks No. 4 all-time at Alabama
Finished 21st in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational on March 30 in 35:12.89 in her first collegiate outing at that distance
Finished second in the 5,000 meters at the UTSA Invitational with a time of 17:23.88

2018 Indoor Season

Finished ninth in the 5,000 meters at the SEC Championships with a time of 16:50.23
Finished 16th in the 5,000 meters at the Music City Challenge with a time of 16:51.26
Finished ninth in the 3,000 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 9:56.57
Finished eighth in the 3,000 meters in her collegiate track & field debut at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 9:48.29

2017 Cross Country

Finished 53rd at the NCAA South Regional Championships with a time of 21:18.9 over the 6k course
Finished 14th at the SEC Championships and was the Tide’s No. 1 runner with a time of 20:52.1 over the 6k course
Finished 24th at the Crimson Classic and was the Tide’s No. 3 runner with a time of 21:20.5 over the 8k course
Finished 112th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 18:08.5 over the 5k course
Finished 14th in her season debut at the UC Riverside Invitational and was the Tide’s No. 1 runner with a time of 20:37.3 over the 6k course

2017 Outdoor Season

2017 Indoor Season

2016 Cross Country

Earned 2016 SEC All-Freshman honors
Finished 36th at the NCAA South Regional, and was Alabama’s No. 3 runner, in a time of 21:12.2
Finished 22nd at the SEC Championships, and was Alabama’s No. 1 runner, in a time of 21:13.2
Alabama’s No. 1 runner at the Crimson Classic, finishing sixth in a time of 21:00.1 over the 6k course
Posted a personal-best of 17:21.2 to finish as Alabama’s No. 2 runner at the 5k Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Sept. 30
Finished ninth and was Alabama’s No. 2 runner in her collegiate debut at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic, covering the 5k course in 17:43.43

Won the 2015 Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 4A cross country state championship with a 5k time of 17:55
Won the 2013 IGHSAU 4A cross country state championship with a 4k time of 14:00.2
Finished fifth in the 2015 New Balance Nationals 5k with a time of 17:01
Claimed the runner-up title in both the 3,000 meters and the 1,500 meters at the IGHSAU 4A state championships
Competed as a member of the Pleasant Valley High School team that won the 2015 IGHSAU 4A State Team Championships
Three-time Mississippi Athletic Conference cross country champion
Three-time district cross country champion
Set Pleasant Valley school records in the 3,000 meters (9:50.87) and the 1,500 meters (4:39.79)
Set state record in the 5,000 meters (17:55)
Coached by Jane Wheeler at Pleasant Valley High School