Makenzie Wheat

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
High School:
South Dearborn
Hometown:
Aurora, Ind.

2016-17 (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Placed fourth at the MAC Championships in the shot put with a throw of 52-feet-6.25 … Set a personal best earlier in the year with a toss of 53-0.25 at the GVSU Big Meet … That throw places her second in program history in the shot put … Placed second at the BG Opener … Finished in the top three at a meet six times … Threw MAC automatic qualifying distances in six of the eight meets she competed in. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Competed in shot put for the Falcons, earning a spot on the podium at the MAC Championships … Became the second student-athlete in program history to qualify for NCAA regionals in each of her four years of competition … Threw a season-best 50-feet-5.5 (15.38m) at the MAC Championships to place fifth overall … Finished 38th at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round with a distance of 48-0 (14.63m) … Placed second in the shot put at the UT Dual and the Toledo Invitational.

2015-16: (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Threw shot put for the Falcons, finishing sixth at the MAC Championships … Threw a season-best 51-feet-1.75 at the Findlay Classic to place second … Also finished second at the Tom Wright Open, the BG Opener and the GVSU Holiday Open … Surpassed the MAC automatic qualifying mark in all seven meets she competed in … Threw 49-3 at the MAC Championships. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Qualified for NCAA Regionals for the third consecutive year in the shot put … Placed 23th at the NCAA East Region preliminary meet, up five spots from her seed, with a distance of 50-feet-6 … Placed fourth at the MAC Championships, throwing a distance of 50-1.75 … Won the Toledo Dual with a season-best mark of 51-0.75 … Also won the Gibson Invitational at 49-9 … Placed second at the Ashland Alumni Open, the Raleigh Relays and the Toledo Invitational … Owns three of the top nine shot put performances in program history, two of which came in 2016.

2014-15: (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Broke the school record in the shot put for the Falcons, represented the team at the MAC Championships … Threw the shot 52-feet-1 to place second at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational and earn a MAC automatic qualifying bid … Opened the season by winning the Eastern Michigan Holiday Classic at 46-10.75 and then also won the BG Opener at 49-2.5 … Placed sixth at the MAC Championships with an identical mark of 49-2.5. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Threw shot put for the Falcons, qualifying for the NCAA East Region preliminary round … Improved from 48th at NCAA regionals as a freshman to 19th place by throwing 50-feet-2 … Finished fifth at the MAC Championships with a personal best distance of 51-2.25 … Won the Toledo Dual with a distance of 49-7 … Broke or tied her personal best four times on the season … Placed third at the Jesse Owens Classic, fourth at the Ashland Alumni Open and fifth at the Tennessee Relays … Ranks second all-time at BGSU in the shot put and holds four of the top nine performances in school history in the event.

2013-14: (Indoor) One of the top freshman shot putters in the country, ranking among the top 100 in the country in the event … Ranked seventh in the country in the shot put among all freshmen and fourth among true freshmen (non-redshirt freshmen) … Placed sixth at the MAC Championships by throwing 48-feet-9 … Set a personal best in the event at the Kent State Tune-Up, placing third at 49-5.75 … Ended second in the shot put at both the BG Opener and the Tom Wright Open … Was third at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Had the team’s top seven throws in the shot put and reached the MAC automatic qualifying mark three times during the regular season, initially doing so at the Findlay Open in the elite competition. (Outdoor) Threw shot put and discus for the Falcons, qualifying for the NCAA Regional Preliminary meet in the shot put as a true freshman … Won the Cherry Blossom Invitational in the shot put with a distance of 46-feet-11 and added a first-place finish at the Toledo Dual at 44-7.5 … Set a personal best with a throw of 48-4.5 at the All-Ohio Championships to end fourth … Threw 46-3.5 to place eighth at the MAC Championships … Was unable to post a legal throw at the NCAA Regionals … Threw the discus as far as 133-4 at the Raleigh Relays.

High School: Four-year letter winner at South Dearborn High School … Team Most Valuable Player in 2011, 2012 and 2013 … Placed third in the state in the shot put in 2013 … At the Midwest Meet of Champions, placed fourth in the shot put and sixth in the discus … Placed eighth in the state in the shot put in both 2011 and 2012 … Earned three all-conference honors … Team’s Newcomer of the Year in 2010 … Scored most field points at South Dearborn in each of her four years … Also earned four letters in volleyball.

Personal: Makenzie Elizabeth Wheat was born Aug. 25, 1994 … Plans to study graphic design … Daughter of Jim and Beth Wheat … Two brothers, Adam and Jon.

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
Shot put: 53-0.25, GVSU Big Meet (2/10/17)
Outdoor Track and Field
Shot Put: 51-2.25 (15.60), MAC Championships (5/15/15)
Discus: 133-4, Raleigh Relays (3/28/14)