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Monique McKenzie
Monique McKenzie
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.

High School:
Samuel J. Tilden

Height:
5-3

Event:
Middle Distance/XC

Eligibility:
XC/In/Out

Three-Time ECAC Qualifier

PRs: 500 (in - 1:18.54); 600 (in - 1:37.42); 800 (in - 2:15.53, out - 2:11.49); 1000 (in - 2:59.74); 1500 (out - 4:45.11)

2010 Outdoor: Recorded a season-best time of 5:08.13 in the 1,500 at the Mason Quadrangular ... Was a member of the 4x400, 4x800, 4x1500 and Distance Medley relays ... Was part of the 4x800 relay which finished tenth in the ECAC Championship with a time of 9:03.65 ... Ran a season best time of 2:11.49 in the 800-meter dash in the CAA Championship which was good for third in the event.

2010 Indoor: Competed in four different individual events during the season - the 500-meter dash, 600-meter dash, 800-meter run and 1000-meter run... Member of the Patriots' 4x800-meter and distance medley relay teams that qualified for the ECAC Championships... Was on the Patriots' 4x800-meter relay team that finished in eighth place at the ECAC Championships with a time of 9:17.37... Member of Mason's distance medley relay team that finished fourth with a time of 11:44.97.

2009 Cross Country: Ran her fastest time of the season on the 5k course at the ECAC Championships, clocking in at 20:10.20... Ran a time of 24:50.40 on the 6k course at the CAA Championships... Finished the 6k race in 24:22.01 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships... Also competed at the Mason Invitational and the Blue and Gold Invitational during the season.

2009 Outdoor: Posted two season-best times at the Patriot Open Invitational, finishing second in the 1,500-meter run (4:45.11) and fourth in the 800-meter run (2:12.73)... Placed 11th in the 800 at the CAA Championships.

2009 Indoor: Ran the Patriots' top times in the 800-meter run (2:15.53) and 1000-meter run (3:03.01)... Finished in first place at the Patriot Games in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:16.30... Topped the field in the 800-meter run at the Mason Last Chance meet with a time of 2:18.07... Was a member of the Patriots' top 4x800-meter relay team which ran a time of 9:42.75 to finish second at the Patriot Games... Finished in second place at the Father Diamond Invitational (10:04.59) in the 4x800-meter relay... Ran on the Patriots' 4x400-meter relay team that finished in first place at the Mason Last Chance meet with a time of 3:52.32.

2008 Cross Country: Ran the second fastest time of any Patriot all year at the Blue Hen Classic... Ran to two 25th place finishes at the Lou Onesty Classic and the James Madison Invitational... Finished 35th at the Blue Hen Classic.

Prep: Competed in the Empire State Games and won the 800-meter run... Qualified for the state championship... Also recruited by LSU, La Salle, Penn, UNCG, St. Peters, UMD-Eastern Shore, Coppin St. and Delaware.

Personal: Parents are Caren and Owen McKenzie... Has two siblings, David and Daniel... Majoring in athletic training.

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