2011 Cross Country Roster

Mackenzie Bloom

  • Position Player
  • Height 0-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bentonville, Ark.
  • High School Bentonville HS

Biography

2013 Outdoor Season:  Finished a season-best third twice on the season with season-best times in both the 1500m (4:59.92) and the mile (5:22.66) at the Harding Bison Invitational (April 6) and the Rhodes Open (March 16), respectively... Ran a season-best time in the 5000m with a time of 18:42.09 to finish 23rd at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (May 10)...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for maintaining a GPA above 3.5.

2012-2013 Indoor Season:  Ran a personal-best in the 3000m to finish sixth with a time of 10:35.42 at the Arkansas State Kickoff Classic (Dec. 2)… Ran a season-best 18:42.99 in the 5000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Feb. 24).

2012 Cross Country Season:  Finished 12th with a time of 19:42 at the UALR Invitational (Sept. 7)… Turned in a season-best in the 5k of 18:55.3 to finish 19th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Oct. 27)… Ran the 6k with a season-best time of 23:09.6 to finish 105th at the Chili Pepper Festival (Oct. 13).

2012 Outdoor Track Season: Was the top Trojan finisher in the women's 1,500 meters, placing third with a time of 4:59.52 at the Hendrix Invitational ... Placed 19th in the 5,000 meters in a time of 19:00.58 at the Rhodes College Open ... Placed tenth in the women's 5,000-meter run in 18:14.88 at the Ole Miss Invitational ... Won the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase in 12:08.65 at the UCA Open ... Placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:47.54 at the Red Wolf Open ... Placed ninth in the 10,000-meter run and placed 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships.

2012 Indoor Track Season: Recorded a time of 18:46.80 for second place in the 5,000-meter run at the ASU Kickoff Klassic ... Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters in a time of 10:37.49 at the ASU Invitational ... Placed seventh in the mile run in a time of 5:14.81 at the MTSU Invite.

2011 Cross Country Season: Recorded a time of 19:12.70 for a 19thplace finish at the Brooks Memphis Twilight ... Recorded a time of 11:34.02 for a fourth place finish at the Arkansas Tech Twilight Run ... Placed sixth in a time of 18:28.37 at the UALR Invitational ... Placed 141st in 23:16.0 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival ... Recorded a time of 19:23.0 for a 23rd place finish at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships.

2011 Outdoor Track Season:  Recorded season-high in the 5,000-meter run at the Beach Invitational placing 26th in 18:27.84...Recorded season-high in the 3,000-meter steeplechase placing tenth at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships in 11:55.13...Recorded season-high as first leg of the 4x400-meter relay team at the UCA Relays placing fifth in 4:06.94...Also recorded finish of second in the 3,000 steeplechase in 12:25.28 at the UCA Relays, second in the 3,000 steeplechase in 12:12.97 at the ULM Warhawk Classic, and 16th in the 5,000 meters in 18:55.97 at the Rhodes College Open.

2011 Indoor Track Season:  Recorded season-high in the 5,000-meter run at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships placing 20th in 19:01.57...Recorded season-high in the mile at the ASU Kickoff Klassic placing sixth in 5:28.87...Also recorded finishes of ninth place in the mile at the Middle Tennessee Invitational in 5:29.75, of seventh place as fourth leg of the Distance Medley Relay at the Indoor Championships in 12:41.48, and of tenth place in the 5,000 meters at the ASU Invitational in 20:10.84.

2010 Cross Country Season:  Recorded season-high in the 5K at the Chile Pepper Festival in 19:19.09...Placed 17th at the UALR Invitational 5K in 20:05.78...Recorded a time of 19:42.10 for the Brooks Memphis Twilight 5K...Placed 30th at the 2010 Sun Belt Championship recorded a time of 19:44.9 for the 5K...Placed 21st at the Arkansas Tech Twilight two-mile in 12:45.34.

2010 Indoor and Outdoor Track Seasons:  Redshirted.

2009 Cross Country:  Helped team place fifth at Sun Belt Championships recording a time of 22:08.29 for 26th place...Recorded career-high in the 6K at the Chile Pepper Festival placing 100 out of 267 runners in 23:08.43 and ranking her 16th in UALR career records...Recorded career-high in the 5K with a time of 19:31.14 at the Greater Louisville Classic...Placed 15th at the Arkansas Tech Twilight recording a time of 12:09.89 for the 2-mile course and helping team to third-straight first place finish...Placed 98th in the 6K at the NCAA South Central Region with a time of 24:18.5.

High School: Recorded personal bests of 2:22 in the 800-meter run, 5:10 in the 1,600-meter run, 11:20 in the 3,200-meter run, and 18:41 in the 5K at Bentonville High School...A three-time all-state cross country and all-state indoor track honoree and a two-time all-state outdoor track honoree, earned all-conference outdoor track for three straight season and all-conference cross country for two straight seasons...Helped lead the Tigers in 2008-09 to triple crown winners winning state in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track...Also was conference champs in cross country and outdoor track...Led team in three-straight outdoor track conference and state titles...In 2008-09, won conference, state, and Meet of Champs as a member of the 4x800-meter relay team...Junior season helped lead Tigers to conference and state runner-up in cross country and conference runner-up on indoor track and was member of state record 4x800-meter relay team...Sophomore season helped lead team to conference and state title in cross country and a national ranking...Graduated with honors.

Personal:  Daughter of Shannon Bloom Hills...Has one brother, Chandler Hills...Born January 13, 1991 in Denver, Colorado...Majoring in history and journalism.

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