2016: Competed in five of Tusculum's six meets including two top-20 performances... Finished seventh at the Tusculum Open (Sep. 9) with a 5K time of 22:55.1... Placed 20th at the Hyder McMahill Invitational (Sep. 3) with her time of 22:34.3... 59th at the SAC Championship (Oct. 22) with her time of 21:55.0, her best 5K time of the season... Placed 124th at the NCAA II Southeast Region Championship (Nov. 5) with a 6K time of 25:39.77.
2015: Ran in four of five races for the Pioneers in her rookie campaign... Posted a career-best 5K time of 21:46.8 at the SAC Championship (Oct. 24) to finish in 60th place... 8th at the Carson-Newman Invitational (Sep. 19) with a time of 22:42.7 and 10th at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational (Sep. 11)... Finished 6th at the Hagan Stone Classic (Oct. 3) with a time of 22:38.11 for her top finish of the year.
High School: Product of West Forsyth HS in Lewisville, N.C..... Coached by Nathan Newsome... Earned All-Conference honors as a junior... Three-year team captain... Was a key contributor to West Forsyth qualifying for the 4A state cross country championships in all four years that she lettered... Personal best time in the 5,000 meter is 19:55... Earned 12 letters between cross country, indoor track and outdoor track... Was a two-time All-Conference outdoor track honoree... Member of the Titans’ 4x800 relay squad that were national qualifiers during the indoor season and later won the conference and regional championships during the outdoor campaign... Owns the school record in the 4x800, 4x400, the distance medley, and the sprint medley relay... Personal best track times: 12:08 in the 3,200 meter, 5:36 in the 1,600 meter, 3:12.8 in the 1,000 meter, and 2:29 in the 800 meters.
Personal: Born September 23, 1997 in Winston-Salem, N.C...... Daughter of Nathan and Amy Newsome... Brother - Brock; Sisters - Blair and Hope... Majoring in nursing, minoring in studio art... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Work as a pediatric oncology nurse... Favorite book: 1984 by George Orwell; Favorite midnight snack: Macaroni and cheese; Favorite musical artist: Lana Del Rey... Favorite song: "Video Games" by Lana Del Rey; Mackenzie can't live without: Running; Most thrilling moment in sports: Breaking her fourth and final high school record; Mackenzie's advice to kids: "Be a kid while you can and don't wish to grow up too fast"; Favorite color: Aqua; Favorite food: Japanese food; Favorite sport other than cross country: Soccer; People Mackenzie admires most: Mary Cain and Abby Wambach; Toughest opponents Mackenzie has ever faced: Ryen Frazier and Malia Ellington; What people don't know about Mackenzie: She has a knack for finding four leaf clovers; Mackenzie's childhood idol was: Pipi Longstocking.
