McKenzie Byrd

Position:
Throws
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Hermiston HS
Hometown:
Irrigon, Ore.

PERSONAL BESTS

Shot Put: 44-9.75
Lewis & Clark Spring Break Preview
Portland, Ore., 3/18/17
Hammer: 137-7.50
Willamette Invitational
Salem, Ore., 3/26/16
Javelin: 150-9.25
Sun Angel Classic
Tempe, Ariz., 4/8/17
Discus: 138-8.75
High Performance Meet
Corvallis, Ore. 5/1/15

NCAA Track and Field West Preliminary Championships
2017: Javelin, 44th, 131-8

Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
2017: Javelin, 14th, 139-5.
2016: Javelin, 5th, 144-3
2015: Javelin, 12th, 132-0

TRACK AND FIELD

2018
Outdoor: Did not compete. Indoor: Did not compete.

2017
Outdoor: Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention ... qualified for NCAA regionals for first time ... Set school record (since broken) in javelin (150-9.25) at Sun Angel Classic; that throw now ranks No. 2 all-time at OSU ... Established PR in shot (44-9.75), No. 3 all-time mark at OSU ... Advanced to NCAA West Regional meet for first time in career. Indoor: Did not compete. Season bests: Outdoor - Javelin, 150-9.25, Sun Angel Classic, Tempe, Ariz. (4/8/17); shot put, 44-9.75, Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open, Portland (3/18/17).

2016
Outdoor: Broke own school record twice, the final time (144-3) at Pac-12 meet, where she placed fifth ... Also set PR in hammer (137-7.50), No. 3 all-time. Indoor: Did not compete. Season bests: Outdoor: Javelin, 144-3, Pac-12 Championships, Seattle, Wash. (5/14/16); discus 134-6, Lewis & Clark Spring Break Invitational, Portland,Ore. (3/19/16); hammer, 137-7.50, Willamette Invitational, Salem, Ore. (3/26/16). Indoor: Did not compete.

2015
Outdoor: Set school record in javelin (140-11) at Oregon Twilight meet (5/9/15) ... Also set PRs in hammer (128-10) and discus (138-8.75) ... ranks fourth all-time in hammer ... Placed 12th in javelin at Pac-12 meet (132-0) ... Named honorable-mention Pac-12 All-Academic. Indoor: Competed in two meets ... Placed 40th in shot put at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships (40-0.50). Season Bests: Outdoor - Hammer, 128-10, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/18/15); javelin, 140-11, Oregon Twilight, Eugene, Ore. (5/9/15); discus, 138-8.75, High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (5/1/15). Indoor - Shot put, 40-4.25, UW Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/31/15).

HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in track and field as a thrower/jumper ... Won 5A state championship in javelin (142-4), placed second in high jumnp (5-4) and fifth in the shot (37-0.25) in 2014 ... Won javelin (134-6) and placed second in shot put (39-4.5) and high jump (5-4) and was the 5A female track athlete of the year in 2013 ... Had PRs of 143-0 in javelin, 119-6 in discus, 41-10 in javelin and 5-4 in high jump ... Also lettered in basketball in 2013 and 2014 and in volleyball in 2013; was Columbia River Conference all-star in basketball as junior and senior.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Leslie Gaertner and David Byrd; has an older sister, Talissa ... Graduated from Hermiston with a 3.6 GPA; majoring in Public Health Management and Policy ... Enjoys bowling, basketball and hanging out with her friends and family ... Chose Oregon State for its "family-based environment and the coaches."