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Mai McKenna Season 2023-24

PositionBACK, IM
ClassJunior
HometownSan Jose, Calif.

SDSU TOP-10 MARKS
200 Back: 1:56.09 (5th)
100 Back: 53.92 (7th)
100 Fly: 53.53 (7th)
200 IM: 1:59.97 (7th)
400 IM: 4:18.13 (7th)
200 Medley Relay (7th)

HONORS
2024 Mountain West Champion (200 Medley Relay)
2024 All-Mountain West (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay)

2023 All-Mountain West (100 Back, 200 Back)

Link: Season & Career Bests

2022-23 SEASON (As A Sophomore):
Made a big splash in her second year on The Mesa, earning all-Mountain West honors in the 100 and 200 backstroke after helping the Aztecs capture their second consecutive conference championship … Set a personal best in the preliminaries of the 200 back at the MW meet after clocking in with an NCAA “B” cut time of 1:56.09, which ranks fifth on SDSU’s all-time charts … Later finished second in the finals of the event after touching the wall at 1:56.32 (2-18-23) … Also placed sixth in the finals of the 100 back with a time of 54.52 after posting a 54.37 in the prelims (2-17-23) … Contributed to the Aztecs’ 50th consecutive dual-meet victory with a second-place finish in the 200 butterfly with a career-fast swim of 2:07.32 (1-27-23) … Additionally placed third in the 200 freestyle vs. the Toreros with a 1:56.35 clocking … Finished fourth in the 200 fly (2.12.73) in SDSU’s double dual-meet victory over Incarnate Word and Cal State East Bay (1-5-23) … Set a pair of Aztec Aquaplex records and personal bests in a December dual against USD to garner Mountain West Swimmer of the West accolades (12-19-22) …  Won the 100 back with a NCAA “B” cut time of 53.92 before touching the wall with the fastest swim in the 200 individual medley (2:00.30), which was deemed an exhibition … The two marks currently rank sixth and seventh, respectively on SDSU’s career list … Also emerged triumphant in the 200 back (1:58.32) in that meet vs. Toreros … Posting a winning time of 56.47 in the 100 back in a dual-meet victory over Utah Tech and finished second in the 200 breaststroke with a season-fast 2:20.72 (11-5-22) … Additionally swam the fly segment of the Aztecs’ 400 medley “B” relay that finished second against the Trailblazers at 3.52.26 … Won the 200 back (2:01.61) and contributed to SDSU’s winning 400 medley relay team (3:46.88) at the GCU Quad Meet, as the Scarlet and Black compiled a 6-0 record against Grand Canyon, LMU and Seattle (10-21/22-22) … Also finished second in the 100 back (56.67) and  400 IM (4:30.14) in the two-day meet … Scored individual points for SDSU at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational with a fourth-place performance in the 200 back (2:00.57) and a seventh-place effort in the 200 IM (2:05.18), helping the Aztecs to a second-place team finish (10-7/8-22) … Additionally set a season best in the 400 IM (4:29.44) at the meet … Claimed a pair of event titles in a dual-meet victory at Pepperdine, winning the 50 back (26.18) after leading off the Aztecs’ triumphant 200 medley relay (1:45.06) (10-6-22).

2021-22 SEASON (As a Freshman): Competed in nine meets … Produced two collegiate bests at the Mountain West Championships, a 55.35 (10th place) in the 100 back and 2:00.45 (11th place) in the 200 back …Top 100 Free time, 58.60, came on a relay leadoff at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational … At the Phill Hansel Invitational, posted her best 200 IM (2:05.71) and 400 IM (4:26.01) times.

CLUB: Swam for the Osprey Aquatics Club from 2013-2021.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for four years as a member of the Valley Christian High School swim program … 2019 NISCA All-American (200 medley relay, 100 Back, 200 IM) ... 2018 NISCA All-American (200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 Back) … 2017 NISCA All-American (100 Breast) ... Placed second in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 back at the 2018 CIF State Championships … Placed fifth in the 100 back in the 2019 CIF State Championships ... Holds five school records at Valley Christian.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Lilian and Paul McKenna … Enjoys painting and drawing … Lists Rebecca Stoni as her favorite athlete … Plans to major in fine arts.