Completed Event: Track & Field at VertKlasse Meeting on April 4, 2025 , , Completed
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at VertKlasse Meeting
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Watkins, McKenzi
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McKenzi Watkins
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- Distance [CC]
- Hometown:
- Stafford, Va.
- High School:
- Colonial Forge
- Major:
- Kinesiology
Bio
TFRRS
Personal Records:
Outdoor Track & Field
4:58.65 in the 1,500m (Liberty Twilight Qualifier, 5/1/24)
18:22.22 in the 5,000m (George Mason Ebanks Invitational, 4/7-4/8/23)
38:07.38 in the 10,000m (Sun Belt Outdoor Championships, 5/9-5/11/24)
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Indoor Track & Field
5:28.01 in the mile (Oceanfront Invitational, 1/19-1/20/24)
10:16.08 in the 3,000m (Sykes-Sabock Challenge, 2/8/20)
17:44.07 in the 5,000m (David Hemery Valentine, 2/14-2/15/20)
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Cross Country
14:40.8 in the 4K (Spider Alumni Open, 9/3/22)
18:26 in the 5K (Queen City Invitational, 9/27/19)
21:06.7 in the 6K (JMU Cross Country Open Invite, 9/17/21)
2023-24 as a Fifth-Year:
Outdoor Track & Field
Indoor Track & Field
Cross Country
2022-23 as a Senior:
Outdoor Track & Field
Indoor Track & Field
Cross Country
In The Classroom
2021-22 as a Junior:
Indoor Track & Field
Cross Country
In The Classroom
2020-21 as a Sophomore:
Outdoor Track & Field
Cross Country
In the Classroom
2019-20 as a Freshman:
Indoor Track & Field
Cross Country
High School:
Personal:
Personal Records:
Outdoor Track & Field
4:58.65 in the 1,500m (Liberty Twilight Qualifier, 5/1/24)
18:22.22 in the 5,000m (George Mason Ebanks Invitational, 4/7-4/8/23)
38:07.38 in the 10,000m (Sun Belt Outdoor Championships, 5/9-5/11/24)
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Indoor Track & Field
5:28.01 in the mile (Oceanfront Invitational, 1/19-1/20/24)
10:16.08 in the 3,000m (Sykes-Sabock Challenge, 2/8/20)
17:44.07 in the 5,000m (David Hemery Valentine, 2/14-2/15/20)
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Cross Country
14:40.8 in the 4K (Spider Alumni Open, 9/3/22)
18:26 in the 5K (Queen City Invitational, 9/27/19)
21:06.7 in the 6K (JMU Cross Country Open Invite, 9/17/21)
2023-24 as a Fifth-Year:
Outdoor Track & Field
- Appeared in three meets
- Ran a season-best time of 18:09.77 in the 5,000 meters for fourth at the VertKlasse Meeting (4/5-4/6)
- Registered a 1,500-meter PR of 4:58.65 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier (5/1)
- Finished eighth in the 10,000 meters in 38:07.38 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (5/9-5/11)
Indoor Track & Field
- Appeared in seven meets
- Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter race (10:54.76) and sixth in the mile (5:28.01) at the Oceanfront Invitational (1/19-1/20)
- Registered a sixth-place finish in the 5,000-meter competition with a time of 18:44.02 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/9-2/10)
Cross Country
- Competed in six meets
- Finished 23rd at the Sun Belt Championship meet with a 5K time of 18:36.4 (10/28)
2022-23 as a Senior:
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in five meets during her senior campaign
- Recorded a personal-best 1,500-meter time of 5:03.82 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier (5/3)
- Finished sixth at the JMU Invite (4/15) with a 3,000-meter run time of 10:48.87
- Registered a PR of 10:39.83 for fourth in the 3,000-meter competition at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (3/16-3/18)
Indoor Track & Field
- Competed in four meets during the indoor season
- Finished eighth in the 3,000-meter race at the Blue Marlin with a. time of 10:55.53 (1/21)
- Earned bronze with a time of 10:42.71 in the 3,000-meter competition at the Sykes & Sabock Invitational (2/4)
Cross Country
- Competed in three meets for the Dukes
- Recorded a career-best 4K time of 14:40.8 at the Spider Alumni Open (9/3)
- Finished 49th at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational with a 6K time of 24:03.5 (9/16)
In The Classroom
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022)
2021-22 as a Junior:
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished fifth in the 5,000m with a time of 19:28.76 at the Brant Tolsma Invite (1/20-1/22)
Cross Country
- Finished 22nd at the Spider Alumni Open 2M with a time of 11:45.0 (9/4)
- Finished 21st at the JMU Cross Country Open Invitational 5.2K with a time of 21:06.7 (9/17)
- Finished 47th at the CAA Cross Country Championships 6K with a time of 23:59.5 (10/30)
In The Classroom
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring '22)
2020-21 as a Sophomore:
Outdoor Track & Field
- Finished 25th at the George Mason University Spring Invitational 5,000m with a time of 18:55.58 (4/11)
Cross Country
- Finished 16th at the CAA XC Preview 5k with a time of 19:03.3 (1/29)
- Finished 53rd at the CAA Cross Country Championship 6k with a time of 22:29.1 (3/5)
In the Classroom
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Spring ’21)
2019-20 as a Freshman:
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished sixth in the 3,000m at the Marshall Women’s Only Meet with a time of 10:47.50 (1/11)
- Finished eighth in the 5,000m at the Liberty Kickoff Meet with a time of 18.28.64 (1/24-25)
- Finished eighth in the 3,000m race at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge with a time of 10:16.08 (2/8)
- Finished seventh in the 5,000m with a time of 17:44.07 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-2/15)
Cross Country
- Second out of 78 at the Bridgewater Invitational (8/30)
- 24th out of 60 at the JMU Invitational (9/14)
- Eighth out of 312 at the Queen City Invitational (9/27)
- Part of the team that won the Queen City Invitational (9/27)
- 34th out of 84 at the CAA Championship (11/2)
- 189th out of 258 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (11/15)
- 42nd out of 146 at the ECAC Championship (11/23)
High School:
- Cross Country District & Regional Champion
- VHSL 6A Cross Country State Champion Title
- Part of the two-time District and Regional champions at Colonial Forge high school
- Free Lance-State All-Area Cross Country Runner of the Year
- Regional Title holder in the 1600m (indoor)
- Third in the 3200m at State’s during indoor season
- Free Lance-State All-Area Athlete
- Cross Country District & Regional Runner-up her junior year
- Third at States in the 3200m at both indoor and outdoor
- District & Regional Champion in both the 3200m and 1600m
Personal:
- Daughter of Reed Siems and Nancy Siems
- Has two brothers Maties and Nico
- Father (Brian Watkins) ran for Coach Rinker at Brevard College – he went on to run semi-professional for the Pacers running team out of Alexandria
- Mom (Nancy Siems) also ran semi-professionally for the Pacers
- Majoring in kinesiology with a minor in pre-athletic training
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