Makenzie Dunmore

Makenzie Dunmore (born October 7, 1997) is an American sprinter. Running for the Oregon Ducks and South Carolina Gamecocks, she won two NCAA Division I championship titles in relays and finished 6th individually at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships over 400 metres.

Makenzie Dunmore

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07) (age 27)[1]
Home town	Powder Springs, Georgia, U.S.[2]
Education	McEachern High School University of Oregon University of South Carolina
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Sport of athletics
Event(s)	400 metres 200 metres
College team	Oregon Ducks[2] South Carolina Gamecocks[3]
Club	Empire Athletics[1]
Achievements and titles
National finals	2017 NCAA Indoors  • 4 × 400 m, 2nd 2017 NCAAs  • 4 × 400 m, 1st 2018 NCAA Indoors  • 4 × 400 m, 4th 2019 NCAA Indoors  • Distance medley, 1st 2022 NCAAs  • 400 m, 9th  • 4 × 100 m, DQ  • 4 × 400 m, 5th 2023 USA Champs  • 400 m, 6th
Personal best(s)	400 m: 50.35 (2023) 200 m: 22.53 (+1.4) (2018)
Updated on April 4, 2024

Career

Dunmore began competing at the AAU Junior Olympics as early as 2010, winning a U19 title over 400 m in 2015.^[1] At McEachern High School, she was the 2014 Georgia High School Association 400 m state champion.^[3]

As a member of the Oregon Ducks track and field team, Dunmore won NCAA relay titles at the 2017 outdoor 4 × 400 m and the 2019 indoor distance medley.^[3]

After a two-year hiatus, Dunmore transferred to the South Carolina Gamecocks track and field as a graduate student. She then achieved her best individual 400 m showing of 9th at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[1]

At the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Dunmore finished 6th in the 400 m, qualifying her for the relay pool to represent the U.S. at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.^[4] However, she ultimately was not selected to run the heats or finals of the 4 × 400 m.^[1]

Personal life

Dunmore is from Powder Springs, Georgia where she attended McEachern High School.^[2]

Dunmore was a member of the Oregon Ducks track and field team from 2017 to 2018, but she left Oregon after finishing her undergraduate degree and giving birth to her son.^[5]

After college, Dunmore joined the Empire Athletics club to train as a professional.^[1]

Statistics

Personal best progression

400 m progression

#	Mark	Pl.	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	55.44		JunOly	Sacramento, CA	July 31, 2010	[6]
2	54.72	(Heat 12)	AAU Junior Olympics, Turner Stadium Humble High School	Humble, TX	August 2, 2012	[7]
3	53.77		AAU Junior Olympics, Turner Stadium Humble High School	Humble, TX	August 3, 2012	[8]
4	53.32		GHSA Girls State Meet – All Classes	Albany, GA	May 8, 2015	[9]
5	53.28		New Balance Nationals Outdoor, North Carolina A+T University	Greensboro, NC	June 20, 2015	[10]
6	52.51		GHSA Region 4-AAAAAA Championships	Marietta, GA	April 19, 2016	[11]
7	51.67	4th	Pac-12 Championships, Hayward Field	Eugene, OR	May 13, 2017	[12]
8	51.42	(Heat 3)	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, CA	June 21, 2017	[13]
9	50.99	(Heat 3)	Pac-12 Track & Field Championships	Stanford, CA	May 11, 2018	[14]
10	50.63		Pac-12 Track & Field Championships	Stanford, CA	May 12, 2018	[15]
11	50.35		LSU Alumni Gold	Baton Rouge, LA	April 21, 2023	[16]