Mackenzie West

Mackenzie West clears the bar at the 2020 Southland Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship in Birmingham, Alabama.

Photo by: Michael Wade

Position:
Pole Vault
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Gregory Portland HS
Hometown:
Portland, Texas

Collegiate PR | PV: 12-3.5 (3.75m)

2018 (Junior): INDOORS … Competed in four meets finishing fifth at the Southland Conference Championships with a height of 12-0.5 … OUTDOORS … Competed in seven meets in pole vault … Finished third three times at the ACU Oliver Jackson (11-11.75), Southland Conference Championships (12-3.5) and ACU Last Chance Meet (12-3.5).

2017 (Sophomore): Southland Conference Commissioners Honor Roll … INDOORS … Competed in three meets finishing 14th at the Dunamis Sports Group College Classic with a height of 10-10 … OUTDOORS … Took third at the ACU Wildcat Open with career pole vault best of 12-3.5 … Finished 10th (11-3.75) at the Southland Conference Championships.

2016 (Freshman): INDOORS … Competed in four meets including the Southland Conference Championships finishing eighth with a height of 11-5.75 … OUTDOORS … Placed second at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight Meet with a season high mark of 11-11.75 … Finished ninth at the Southland Conference Championships with a mark of 11-1.75.

High School: Graduated in 2015 from Gregory Portland High School ... Comes to ACU with a personal best pole vault height of 12-3 ... 2015 5A regional champion ... Two-time district champion ... State qualifier as a senior.

Personal: Given name is Mackenzie Jordan West ... Born 12 May 1997 in Corpus Christi, Texas ... Daughter of Greg and Holli West ... Sister, Whitney (West) Swinford played on the ACU basketball team ... Father, Greg, pole vaulted at SMU and Texas A&M prior to becoming a professional ... Education major.