Mackenzie Callahan

Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Chicago, Il.

2022 Cross Country: Finished 4^th at the 46^th Rice Invitational XC Meet with a time of 14:12.2 in the 5k to open her season… Placed 21^st at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Oct. 15 with a time of 21:05.7 in the 6k… Finished 7^th at the AAC Championships with a 6k time of 21:07.0… Ended the season with a 13^th place finish at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships earning a earning a career best time of 20:51.4.

As a Junior (2021-22)
Indoor Track & Field

Competed in four regular season meets and the American Indoor Championships.
Ran in the 800, 1500, 3000 and the mile.
Ran a college best of in the 800 with a time of 2:11.60 at the American Indoor Championships (Feb. 26)
Had a record-breaking weekend at the 2022 Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Mar. 11) setting college bests in the 1500 (4:25.25) and the Mile (4:44.33).
Had two podium finishes, first in the 3000m at the BSC Indoor Icebreaker (Dec. 3) and second in the 800m at the Samford Invite 2022 (Jan. 21)

Outdoor Track & Field

Did not compete

Before Tulane (NIU)
2020-21
Cross Country: First Team All-MAC honoree … Helped NIU win the MAC team title … Finished third at the MAC Championships in 21:04.3 (Nov. 21) … Finished 15th at the Falcon Invitational in 22:25.0 (Nov. 7).
Indoor: Helped NIU win its first MAC team championship … Finished third in the 800 at the MAC Championships in a season-best time of 2:13.31 (Feb. 27) … Ran a season-best time of 9:43.74 to finish fifth in the 3,000 meters at the MAC Championships (Feb. 27) … Ran a season-best time of 4:47.42 in the mile, finishing second, at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 13) … Finished fifth in the mile at the MAC Championships in 4:52.90 (Feb. 27) … Won the 800 meters at the Lints Alumni Open in 2:13.37 (Jan. 23).
Outdoor: Finished second in the 1,500 meters at the MAC Championships in a season-best time of 4:26.19 (May 8) … Finished ninth in the 800 at the MAC Championships in 2:11.92 (May 8) … Ran a season-best time of 2:09.78 in the 800 meters at the Texas Relays (March 27) … Finished fifth in the 1,500-meter invitational race at the Texas Relays in 4:28.63 (March 25).

2019-20
Cross Country: Took third at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2) with a time of 21:47.8, helping NIU to a second-place team finish, while earning First Team All-MAC honors … Competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 15), finishing 61st in a time of 22:05.3 to help the Huskies to a ninth-place team finish … Helped NIU win team titles at the WIU Early Bird Invitational, the NIU Huskie Challenge and the Loyola Lakefront Invitational … Ran a 6K season best time of 21:20.1 at the Under Armour Pre Nationals (Oct. 19) … Finished second at the WIU Early Bird Invitational in a 4K time of 14:20.8 … Finished fifth at both the NIU Huskies Challenge (Sept. 6) with a 6K time of 22:31.5 and the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28) with a 5K time of 17:47.38.
Indoor: Did not compete.

2018-19
Cross Country: Earned Second Team All-MAC honors … Helped NIU to a fourth-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Oct. 27) with an 11th place time of 21:31.0 … Earned a 13th place finish at the 5K John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 15) with a time of 18:36.1 … Finished 39th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 9) with a time of 21:27.5 … Finished 25th in the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 12) with a time of 21:24.2.
Indoor: Finished ninth in the mile at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) with a time of 4:59.59 … Had a season-best time of 4:51.23 in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 8) … Finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Gene Edmonds Invitational (Jan. 12) with a season-best time of 10:13.04.
Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the MAC Championships (May 10) in a time of 10:41.85 … Finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run at the MAC Championships (May 11) with a time of 4:30.92 … Ran a season-best time of 4:25.65 in the 1,500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 19) … Finished sixth in the 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays (March 30) with a time of 4:27.07 … Finished 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Drake Relays (April 25) with a time of 10:51.90 … Had a season-best time of 7:10.17 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 16), finishing second.

2017-18
Cross Country: Ran in six of the Huskies’ seven competitions this season. Started the season with a fifth-place finish at the UIC Flames/Flyer Opener (Sept. 2) with the second fastest time on the team in 14:42.41 to set her 4k personal best. She followed up the next week at the Country Financial Invitational (Sept. 8) where she ran her fastest 5k in 18:05.5, crossing the finish line in 11th place. Set personal-best 6k at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov.10) with a time of 21:06.38.
Indoor: Ran in five competitions competing in the 800-meter, mile, and 3,000-meter runs… Ran the 800- and 3,00-meter races at the Black & Gold Premier (Jan. 27), finishing first in the 800 with a time of 2:17.04 and finished third in the 3k with a time of 10:32.87…Finished the mile in 4:58.82 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 9) to record her fastest time…At the MAC Championship, finished the mile in 5:06.37, finishing in 14th place.
Outdoor: Competed seven time in the 1,500-meter race… Ran fastest time of 4:30.20 at the San Francisco Distance Carnival (March 31) and a close second time of 4:30.27 at the MAC Championships (Buffalo, May 12) to place eighth and score points for the Huskies.