Mackenzie Bennion

Height:
5-3
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.

SENIOR (2017): Second-team All-MRGC on floor after tallying a 9.875 at the MRGC Championships…competed in all 11 meets for the Broncos, providing routines on vault, uneven bars and floor throughout her senior season…was sensational on bars, ending the regular season with an RQS of 9.865, tying her for 57th in the country…earned a 9.875 on bars on five different occasions, helping the team to an uneven bars RQS of 49.395 – good for No. 5 in the country and highest uneven bars RQS in school history…posted a career-high 9.9 on floor against Denver on March 10…gradually improved throughout the season on floor, recording a 9.85 or better in three of the last six meets of the season…one of seven Broncos to compete in every meet of the 2017 season…was extremely consistent on vault for the Blue and Orange, earning a 9.775 or better in six of the seven meets she vaulted in…NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honoree...Academic All-MRGC honoree.

JUNIOR (2016): First-team All-MRGC on vault after earning a 9.85 at the championship meet to become co-champion in the event…competed in all 11 meets…was a mainstay in the vault and uneven bars lineups for the Broncos…finished the year with a RQS of 9.840 on vault and a 9.815 on uneven bars, including three wins on vault…tallied a career-high 9.9 vault to win the event against Southern Utah and San Jose State on March 11…also was victorious on vault at San Jose State on Feb. 12 thanks to a 9.825…went 9.8 or better on vault in nine of 11 meets…tied her career high on bars (9.85) on four occasions over the course of the year…her 9.85 against Ohio State on Feb. 19 helped the Bronco bars’ team to a school record event score of 49.525.

SOPHOMORE (2015) - Competed in every meet...set season and career bests on bars (9.825) and floor exercise (9.875)...won her first individual event win at BYU on Feb. 7 with a 9.875 on floor exercise...totaled six routines scoring 9.80 or higher.

FRESHMAN (2014) - Competed in one meet in 2014...scored a 9.70 on bars on Jan. 24 against Southern Utah.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB - Competed four years as a Level 10 gymnast for Browns Las Vegas under coaches Terry Gray, Wendy McGee and Tatiana Lewis...won the 2013 uneven bars title at the 2013 Nevada state meet and the Region 1 Championships (9.75)...claimed a ninth-place spot in the all-around at the 2012 Region 1 Championships...competed at the 2012 Junior Olympic (JO) National Invitational Tournament...placed third on floor, fourth on bars and fifth on vault and in the all-around at the 2012 JO NIT...earned two Nevada state vault titles and the 2009 Region 1 vault title as a Level 9 gymnast...named "King of Swing" by her club...favorite movie is "A Walk to Remember" and TV show is "One Tree Hill"...came to Boise State because it's a great school and the program has great coaches and teammates.

MAJOR - Criminal Justice

Career Highs (Event Wins)
Vault - 9.9 (2)
Bars - 9.875
Floor - 9.9 (1)