Completed Event: Swimming & Diving versus Richmond on January 25, 2025 , Win , 174, to, 124
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Final
James Madison
174
vs Richmond
124
James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Gring, MacKenzie
Mid/Dist Free
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Sprint Free
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Sprint Free/Butterfly
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Diving
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Fly/Back
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Free
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Fly/Back
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Back/IM
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IM/Free/Back
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Sprint/Back
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Back/Free
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Free
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Dist. IM/Free/Fly/Breast
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Diving
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Dist Free
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Sprint/Mid Free
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Breast
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Fly/IM
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Diving
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Breast/IM
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Back/IM
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Dist Free
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Free/Breast
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Breast/IM
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Fly/Back
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Free/Back
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Free
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MacKenzie Gring
- Year:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Reading, Pa.
- High School:
- Muhlenberg
- Major:
- Engineering
Bio
As a Senior:
As a Junior:
- All-CAA
- Has competed in the 100, and 200 backstroke, the 100 and 50 freestyle, and the 200 and 400 freestyle relay for the Dukes this season.
- Recorded three relay first-place victories this season.
- Member of the first place 400 freestyle relay team at the CAA Championships.
- captured the silver with e 200 freestyle relay team at the CAA Championships.
- Finished fourth against Richmond in the 100 freestyle relay with a time of 54.15.
- Spring '20 Dean's List
- Spring 2020 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
As a Junior:
- All-CAA
- All-State VaSID Second Team
- Has competed in the 100, and 200 backstroke, the 100 butterfly, and the 200 medley relay for the Dukes this season
- Member of the 200 and 400 free relays that won gold medals at the CAA Championships
- Competed at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship
- Contributed to seven first-place relay victories
- Finished 3rd in the 50 back against Duquesne with a 27.87 mark
- Placed 1st in the 100 butterfly with a time of 59.26 while her team finished 2nd in the 400 freestyle relay vs. Richmond on 1/13/18.
- Finished 3rd in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.42 at Bucknell on 1/14/18
- Both her 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay team finished in 3rd place vs. Northeastern on 10/21/17 with times of 1:48.00 and 3:37.07, respectively.
- Competed on the 200 freestyle relay team that finished 3rd with a time of 1:36.35 at the CAA Pod Meet (11/4-11/5)
- Competed on the 200 freestyle relay team that finished 1st at the CAA Championships on 2/15/18, swam a season-best 1:31.87
- Placed 10th in the 100 backstroke at the CAA Championships on 2/16/18 with a time of 56.37
- Competed on the 400 freestyle relay team that had a second-place finish at the CAA Championships on 2/17/18 with a time of 3:22.10
- Took 16th place in the 100 freestyle with a time of 52.02 at the CAA Championships on 2/17/18
- Competed individually in the 50 and 100 freestyle, 50, 100 and 200 backstroke and the 100 butterfly
- Also saw action in the 200, 400 and 80 freestyle and the 200 medley relays
- All-CAA in 200 freestyle relay
- Member of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished third at the CAA Championships with a time of 1:33.27
- Competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke B Finals at the CAA Championships
- Earned her highest individual finish at the Richmond dual placing second in the 50 freestyle [24.52]
- Turned in her best time in the 200 backstroke at the Richmond dual [2:07.73]
- Finished third in the 50 backstroke at the CAA POD meet with a time of 27.91
- Member of the JMU 400 freestyle relay [3:29.70] and 200 medley relay [1:46.50] that finished first and second, respectively, at the Northeastern Tri-Meet
- Garnered a third-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.18 at the Northeastern Tri-Meet
- Helped JMU to a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay versus Liberty in her collegiate debut [1:45.76]
- Finish third in the 50 freestyle versus Liberty with a time of 24.37
- Placed second in the 400 freestyle relay versus Liberty [3:28.93]
- President's List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
- Four-year varsity letterwinner
- 2015-16 YMCA National Swimming Qualifier
- Named Central Penn League Swimming MVP in 2014-2015
- Earned All-American consideration her junior season in the 50m freestyle and 100m backstroke
- 2014-15 YMCA National Swimming Qualifier
- 2014-15 District 3 runner up in the 50m freestyle
- 2014-15 Pennsylvania Swimming Championship Top 16 finalist
- Earned All-American consideration for the 50m freestyle her sophomore season
- 2013-14 YMCA National Swimming Qualifier
- Freshman season earned All-American consideration for the 50m freestyle
- Placed seventh in the 50m freestyle at the 2012-2013 Pennsylvania Swimming Championship
- Ranked second in the nation in the 50m freestyle at the age of 14
- Also competed for Reading and Berks County YMCA Swimming, Adamstown Swimming and Wilshire Swimming
- Engineering major
- Daughter of Daniel and Jennifer Gring
- Has two younger sisters, Cameron and Sydney
- Mother, Jennifer, swam at Shippensburg
- Also a member of the National Honor Society, Honor Roll and an Scholastic All-American
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