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2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

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(C) Douglas Johnson, all rights reserved.
(C) Douglas Johnson
(C) Douglas Johnson, all rights reserved.
(C) Douglas Johnson
(C) Douglas Johnson

Makenzie Wellner

Makenzie Wellner

  • Position:
    Sprints/Hurdles
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Menominee, Mich.
  • High School:
    Menominee
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

2024-25:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in eight regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... was a member of the second-place 4x400m relay and third place DMR at GLIACs ... individually, finished ninth in the 60m hurdles (9.32) and 12th in the 400m dash (58.96) ... ran season-best times of 58.28 for the 400m dash and 9.28 for the 60m hurdles at the SVSU Tune-Up ... posted a season-best time of 26.76 for 200m at the SVSU Holiday Open ... recorded a 300m dash season-best time of 42.97 at the Findlay Alumni Classic.  OUTDOOR:  Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete ... earned a spot on the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in six regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished fifth at GLIACs in the 400m hurdles with a season-best time of 1:02.83 ... placed 11th in the 100m hurdles at GLIACs with a season-best time of 15.05 ... was a member of the second place 4x400m relay at GLIACs ... competed in both hurdle events at the Hillsdale Last Chance Meet, and the 400m hurdles at the Michigan Len Paddock Open.

2023-24: 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in five regular-season competitions ... ran a season-best time for 300m (43.68) at the SVSU Tune-Up ... posted season-best times of 1:01.66 for the 400m dash, and 10.11 for the 60m hurdles at the SVSU Holiday Open ... recorded a season-best time of 29.12 for 200m at the 2024 Findlay Alumni Classic.  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in four regular-season events, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished 11th at GLIACs in the 400m hurdles (1:05.92) and 13th in the 100m hurdles (15.38 - wind 2.5) ... registered a season-best time of 15.51 for 100m hurdles at the Concordia Alumni Legacy meet ... posted a season-best time of 1:05.28 for 400m hurdles at the Oakland Elaine Leigh Invite.

2022-23:  Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA).  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received USTFCCCA All-Region accolades for the 4x400m relay (school record - 3:50.66 at the SVSU Tune-Up on Feb. 17) ... competed in all six regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... was a member of the GLIAC Champion 4x400m relay (3:51.30) ... was a member of the third-place DMR at GLIACs ... finished 12th at GLIACs in the 60m hurdles with a season-best time of 9.57 ... posted a season-best 55m hurdles time of 8.902 at the Wildcat-Cardinal-Warrior meet (2/4) in Marquette ... recorded a season-best time of 59.81 for 400m at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite (1/27-28) ... notched a season-time 200m dash time of 27.24 at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open (1/20).  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in six regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... ran the leadoff leg on the first place 4x400m relay at GLIACs ... finished 11th in the 100m hurdles at GLIACs in a time of 16.39 ... posted a season-best time of 15.73 for 100m hurdles at the Texas State Bobcat Invite ... recorded a season-best time of 1:04.32 for 400m hurdles at the Oakland Elaine Leigh Invite ... ran a season-best time of 27.55 for 200m at the Oakland Golden Grizzly Invite.

2021-22:  Selected WSU's track and field Newcomer of the Year.  INDOOR:  Competed in six of the seven regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... ran anchor on the second place 4x400m relay at GLIACs ... posted a season-best time of 59.49 for 400m in the GLIAC prelims, then finished fifth in the finals with a time of 59.55 ... notched a season-best time of 27.11 for 200m at the SVSU Tune-Up (2/18) ... recorded a season-best distance of 4.92m for the long jump at the SVSU Jet’s Pizza Invite (1/28-29) ... garnered a season-best time of 9.75 in the 60m hurdles event at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Meet (1/22).  OUTDOOR:  Selected GLIAC Female Freshman Track Athlete of the Meet ... participated in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... won the 400m hurdles event at the GLIAC Championships in a then school record time of 1:03.32 ... anchored the winning 4x400m relay ... finished 10th at GLIACs in the 100m hurdles in a season-best time of 15.14 ... also competed in the 4x100m relay at the Golden Grizzlies Invite.

High School:  A 2021 graduate of Menominee High School ... was a three-year track letterwinner (would have been four years if 2020 season was not canceled) for the Maroons and coach Scott Melchoir ... won four Upper Peninsula Division 1 state titles in 2021 and would have finished seventh in team scoring by herself with 32.5 points ... won third consecutive 100m hurdles title in a time of 15.70 (also won in 2018 [16.52] and 2019 [16.43]) ... finished second in the 300m hurdles as a sophomore (45.82), then took first place in 2021 (46.70) ... was a member of the second place 4x200m relay in 2018 and third place 800m relay in 2019 ... took third in the 200m dash (27.93) in 2018, and was a member of the third place 4x100m relay in 2019 ... also won state titles in 2021 in the long jump (16-08.00) and as anchor on the 4x400m relay ... won three Great Northern (U.P.) Conference titles both as a freshman and as a sophomore (100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 4x200m relay) ... also played basketball for MHS ... was a member of the National Honor Society and carries a 4.0 Grade-Point Average.

Personal:  Full name -- Makenzie L. Wellner ... born on July 16, 2003, in Marinette, Wis. ... daughter of Lori Bates and Michael Wellner ... has an older sister, Elyssa ... is a Nursing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2021, Winter 2022 (4.00), Fall 2022 (4.00), Winter 2023 (4.00), Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class.


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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Hurdles
    5'7"

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'8"

  • 2023-24Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'7"

  • 2024-25Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'7"