2024 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
FMU: 2-year returning letterwinner....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team (T&F) 2025, 2024....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team (XC) 2024, 2023....Competed in all four meets in 2024....Top finish was 5th at the Downback Invitational (9-6-24)....Finished 96th at the 2024 Conference Carolinas Meet with a time of 29:39.6....Ran in all five 2023 meets....Placed 68th at 2023 Conference Meet with a personal-best time for 6K....Ran in all 5 races as a freshman....Team's third finisher in all 5 events....Placed 75th at 2022 Conference Meet....Top showing was a 5th place finish at the USCB Sand Shark Invitational (10-22-22)....Placed 8th at the Conference Carolinas 2024 Championship Track meet in the 4x400....Older sister of teammate Jordyn Perry....Psi Chi Member....2022-2023 National Society of Leadership and Success (Vice President)....Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2024-25....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring, fall), 2024 (fall), 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring, fall), 2024 (fall), 2025 (spring).
PERSONAL:
- Born in Charleston, SC
- Graduate of West Florence High School, where she ran under the direction of coach Richard Wideman
- Earned six letters in Varsity Track and Field
- Earned five letters in Varsity Cross Country
- Cross Country Captain
- WFHS School Record Holder 4x400m relay
- Region Champ 4x400m 2019
- Region Champ 4x800m 2021
- Region Champ 4x400m 2022
- Individual Region Qualifier for 400m 2019, 2021, 2022
- Placed 6th in 4x400m relay at State Championship 2022
- Cross Country State Meet 2022
- Helped WFHS to a 9th-placed XC team finish in 2021 after winning the 6-AAAA region title
- 2022 WFHS Girls' Cross Country Teammate of the Year
- 2022 Girls' Track and Field Teammate of the Year
- West Florence High School Beta Club
- National Honor Society
- PEARLS Club
- HOSA Club
- Nicknames are Mac and Kinley Bug
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A collegiate student-athlete
- How you got your nickname: My family and friends called me this growing up
- Favorite Fictional Character: Katniss Everdeen
- Favorite Athlete: Tom Brady (GOAT) and Sydney McLaughlin
- Favorite Sports Team: South Carolina Football; Duke Basketball fan; FMU sports
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: The Blind Side
- Favorite Food: I love my food and chicken, fried chicken, chicken sandwiches, chicken biscuits, etc...basically anything chicken.
- Favorite Vacation Spots: Mountains, lake, and beach
- Favorite Musical Artist: Country and Christian music
- Favorite Thing About FMU: The campus has a family atmosphere and great educational programs; the training and coaching for cross country/track at FMU is done very well and designed to improve you individually as an athlete
- Favorite Off-Field Activity: Pool, any sports, playing with my English Bulldogs, and hanging with family
- Goals for Upcoming Season: PR in Cross Country/Track & Field, and continue to become a better athlete throughout the season and in upcoming years
- Why you first chose your sport: I broke my wrist during my last basketball game of the season in middle school (from taking a charge), so I had to wear a cast. Therefore, I could not try out for softball as I planned. So, my basketball coach suggested I try out for track. I ran track with a cast in 7th grade, fell in love with the sport, and continued on in the 8th grade to start Cross Country
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Running is a mental sport, more than anything else. You're only as good as your training, and your training is only as good as your thinking
- Interesting Notes: I sleep with my head covered with a blanket ever since I was little; I am the oldest of three children, but also carry the title of the shortest of the three.
- Brush With Greatness: Breaking the WFHS record my senior year in the 4x400m relay with my sister being a member of the relay team as well
| CAREER BESTS |
| Best 5K Time |
22:11.8 at 2022 Sand Shark Invitational |
| Best 6K Time |
27:59.4 at 2023 Conference Carolinas Championship Meet |
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