Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content
Home of MSU Athletics

2016 Women's Cross Country Roster

Mackenzie Butler

  • Hometown Newark, Ohio
  • Class Senior
  • High School Licking Valley

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2016)
Competed in all six meets … Best 5K time (18:44.10) at the OVC Championships … Recorded season-best 6K time (23:19.80) at the NCAA Southeast Regional.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Participated in five events ... Posted a season-best 5K time 18:36.90 at the Bluegrass Invitational where she placed 48th of 189 runners.

AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Ran in four events … Crossed the 6K line at 23:03.10 at the NCAA Southeast Regional which was good enough for the sixth fastest time in school history … Posted a personal-best 18:59.30 5K at the Blue Ridge Open … Registered three first place team finishes … Began her collegiate career with a 5K time of 19:26.32 at the Memphis Twilight where she placed 29th out of 157 runners.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named All-Ohio cross country in 2012 when she ran a personal-best 18:40.27 at the state championship meet and finished 10th ... Named All-Ohio in track in 2012 and 2013 ... Was her track team's team MVP three straight seasons ... Earned The Advocate’s 2012 Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year award ... On the track, she placed sixth at the Ohio state meet in the 1,600 meters and ran a personal-best 5:07.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

  • 2014Sophomore

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016-17Senior