2022-23 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Pearson, McKenzie

McKenzie Pearson
- Position:
- Jumps/Hurdles
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Center HS
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
Bio
2020-21 (Texas State): 2020-21 All-Sun Belt Conference Indoor Second Team (TJ) ... Competed at eight meets, with six top-five finishes … set a new career-best and finished third in the 60-meter hurdles at the KSU DeLoss Dodds Invitational … Secured a career-best measure of 5.75m (18' 10.5") in the long jump and finished sixth at the Bobcat Invitational… Recorded a career-best time of 1:10.81 in the 400 hurdles at the UIW Invitational ... Finished second in the triple jump with a measure of 12.46m (40' 10.5") for a new career-best at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships
2019-20 (Nebraska): Recorded personal-bests in the 60m hurdles (8.80) at the Graduate Classic, long jump (17-4 1/2, 5.29m) at the Nebraska Tune-Up and triple jump (39-11 1/2, 12.18m) at the Gorilla Classic ... Qualified for the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the triple jump
High School/Club: Participated in track and basketball at Center HS ... All-State and All-District track performer ... Holds school records in 100m hurdles, long jump and triple jump ... All-Conference performer in basketball ... Jackson County Advocate Athlete
Personal: Born July 25, 2001 ... Mother Michele Pearson ... Has three siblings ... Favorite movie is Like Mike ... Is an artist ... Intends to major in Liberal Arts
Why Kansas City?: "I wanted to be back home in the city."
2019-20 (Nebraska): Recorded personal-bests in the 60m hurdles (8.80) at the Graduate Classic, long jump (17-4 1/2, 5.29m) at the Nebraska Tune-Up and triple jump (39-11 1/2, 12.18m) at the Gorilla Classic ... Qualified for the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the triple jump
High School/Club: Participated in track and basketball at Center HS ... All-State and All-District track performer ... Holds school records in 100m hurdles, long jump and triple jump ... All-Conference performer in basketball ... Jackson County Advocate Athlete
Personal: Born July 25, 2001 ... Mother Michele Pearson ... Has three siblings ... Favorite movie is Like Mike ... Is an artist ... Intends to major in Liberal Arts
Why Kansas City?: "I wanted to be back home in the city."
T&F Highlights: Summit League Outdoor Championships Day Three
Saturday, May 17
T&F Highlights: Men's 4x400 Full Race
Saturday, May 17
T&F Highlights: Summit League Outdoor Championships Day One
Thursday, May 15
T&F Highlights at Summit League Indoor Championships Day Two
Saturday, March 01