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Makenna Heimlich
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Shelby
- Hometown:
- Shelby, Ohio
Bio
2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...finished fourth in the 800 meters in 2:11.15 at the MAC Championships (May 11)...registered a season-best mark of 2:09.80 in the 800 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 12)...recorded a season-best performance of 4:39.55 in the 1,500 meters at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (March 30)...member of winning 4x400 relay at Len Paddock Invitational (April 27).
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2024 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.
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2024 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...placed fifth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:12.77 at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24)...recorded a season-best time of 2:12.13 in the 800 meters at the David Hemery Invitational (Feb. 10).
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2024 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six races for the Zips...crossed the line in a season-best 6K time of 23:12.91 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28)...registered a 6K time of 23:56.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10).
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2023 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2023 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets...captured first-ever league title winning the 800 meters at the MAC Championships (May 13) in a season-best time of 2:10.00...member of sixth-place 4x400 relay at MAC Championships (May 13).
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2023 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: MAC Champion (Outdoor 800M)...First-team All-MAC (Outdoor 800M)...Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2023 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Zips...placed fourth in the 800 meters (2:13.02) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25)...member of fifth place 4x400 relay and ninth place distance medley relay teams at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24-25)...recorded season-best time of 2:12.45 in the 800 meters at the Al Campbell Invitational (Feb. 17).
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2023 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Appeared in all six races for Akron...recorded 6K time of 23:02.2 at MAC Championships...logged a season-best time of 22:51.6 in the 6K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
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2022 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
2022 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets for the Zips, including placing fifth in the 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 14) crossing the line in a time of 2:10.90...recorded a season-best time of 2:10.56 in the preliminary round of the 1,500 meters at the MAC Championships (May 13)...member of a trio of 4x400 relay squads, including winning effort at Northeast Ohio Tri-Meet (April 2), while also adding a season-best time of 4:38.83 in the 1,500 meters.
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2022 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2022 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for Akron...member of school-record DMR at Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) crossing the line in 11:33.91...earned second-team all-league accolades finishing second in the 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 26) in a season-best time of 2:10.57...member of fourth place 4x400 relay squad at MAC Championships (Feb. 26) that crossed the line in 3:49.67...won 800 meters at Akron Quad (Jan. 14) in a time of 2:12.11.
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2022 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Second-Team All-MAC (800 meters)...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Didn’t compete in a race for the Zips.
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2020 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in both races for Akron, including crossing the line in 23:25.3 in the 6K at the Mid-American Conference Championships.
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2020 ACCOLADES: Garnered Academic All-MAC honors.
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2020 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Zips, including running on the fifth-place distance medley relay squad and placing ninth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:12.63 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 28)...posted four top-10 performances in the 800 meters...recorded a season- and career-best time of 2:11.27 to finish third in the 800 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8), while triumphing in the event in a time of 2:14.90 at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 24)...recorded a season-best effort of 5:06.87 in the mile at the Grand Valley State Big Friday meet (Feb. 14)...member of winning 4x400 relay at the Al Campbell Invitational (Feb. 21).
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2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Lone competition of the season came at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 7) where she posted a time of 19:29.4 as part of the Zips capturing the team title.
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PERSONAL: Earned her bachelor's degree in marketing and sales management from Akron and is pursuing an MBA at Akron...daughter of Chad Heimlich and Laura Taylor.
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2024 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.
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2024 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...placed fifth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:12.77 at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24)...recorded a season-best time of 2:12.13 in the 800 meters at the David Hemery Invitational (Feb. 10).
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2024 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six races for the Zips...crossed the line in a season-best 6K time of 23:12.91 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28)...registered a 6K time of 23:56.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10).
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2023 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2023 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets...captured first-ever league title winning the 800 meters at the MAC Championships (May 13) in a season-best time of 2:10.00...member of sixth-place 4x400 relay at MAC Championships (May 13).
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2023 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: MAC Champion (Outdoor 800M)...First-team All-MAC (Outdoor 800M)...Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2023 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Zips...placed fourth in the 800 meters (2:13.02) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25)...member of fifth place 4x400 relay and ninth place distance medley relay teams at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24-25)...recorded season-best time of 2:12.45 in the 800 meters at the Al Campbell Invitational (Feb. 17).
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2023 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Appeared in all six races for Akron...recorded 6K time of 23:02.2 at MAC Championships...logged a season-best time of 22:51.6 in the 6K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
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2022 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
2022 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets for the Zips, including placing fifth in the 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 14) crossing the line in a time of 2:10.90...recorded a season-best time of 2:10.56 in the preliminary round of the 1,500 meters at the MAC Championships (May 13)...member of a trio of 4x400 relay squads, including winning effort at Northeast Ohio Tri-Meet (April 2), while also adding a season-best time of 4:38.83 in the 1,500 meters.
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2022 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.
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2022 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for Akron...member of school-record DMR at Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) crossing the line in 11:33.91...earned second-team all-league accolades finishing second in the 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 26) in a season-best time of 2:10.57...member of fourth place 4x400 relay squad at MAC Championships (Feb. 26) that crossed the line in 3:49.67...won 800 meters at Akron Quad (Jan. 14) in a time of 2:12.11.
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2022 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Second-Team All-MAC (800 meters)...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Didn’t compete in a race for the Zips.
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2020 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in both races for Akron, including crossing the line in 23:25.3 in the 6K at the Mid-American Conference Championships.
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2020 ACCOLADES: Garnered Academic All-MAC honors.
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2020 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Zips, including running on the fifth-place distance medley relay squad and placing ninth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:12.63 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 28)...posted four top-10 performances in the 800 meters...recorded a season- and career-best time of 2:11.27 to finish third in the 800 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8), while triumphing in the event in a time of 2:14.90 at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 24)...recorded a season-best effort of 5:06.87 in the mile at the Grand Valley State Big Friday meet (Feb. 14)...member of winning 4x400 relay at the Al Campbell Invitational (Feb. 21).
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2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Lone competition of the season came at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 7) where she posted a time of 19:29.4 as part of the Zips capturing the team title.
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PERSONAL: Earned her bachelor's degree in marketing and sales management from Akron and is pursuing an MBA at Akron...daughter of Chad Heimlich and Laura Taylor.
2024 Akron Zips Women's Cross Country Preseason Press Conference - Athletes 8/28/24
Thursday, August 29
2024 Akron Zips Cross Country Preseason Press Conference - Coach - 8/28/24
Thursday, August 29
2024 Akron Zips Men's Cross Country Preseason Press Conference - Athletes 8/28/24
Thursday, August 29
Akron Zips Men's Cross Country Media Day with Student-Athletes - 8/31/23
Thursday, August 31