bio updated Sept. 22, 2021
Honors & Awards
Holds SDSU Top-10 Marks in::
200 Free- 1:47.80 (8th)
500 Free- 4:44.71 (2nd)
1000 Free- 9:58.10 (2nd)
1650 Free- 16:28.90 (2nd)
200 Back- 1:58.22 (8th)
200 IM- 1:59.75 (6th)
400 IM- 4:12.36 (3rd)
SDSU Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)
SDSU Malik Award Winner (4.0 GPA-- Spring 2020)
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 MW Scholar-Athlete
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Academic All-Mountain West Honors
2018, 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-American (Honorable Mention)
2020 All-Mountain West honoree (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Back, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
2019 All-Mountain West honoree (200 IM, 400 IM, 400 Free Relay)
2018 All-Mountain West honoree (400 IM, 500 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
2017 Mountain West Championship Freshman of the Meet
2017 All-Mountain West honoree (500 Free, 400 IM, 1650 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
2019-20: Earned a CSCAA Scholar All-American honorable mention for her efforts in the classroom and the pool throughout the 2019-20 season … Brought home an individual conference title in the 400 IM at the 2020 MW Championships, touching the wall in 4:13.38, an NCAA ‘B’ cut ... Finished no lower than seventh in the events she competed in at the conference championships … Collected a second NCAA ‘B’ cut mark in the 200 IM with her fourth-place finals finish of 1:59.75, her career-best mark … Her 200 back swim at the league title chase of 1:58.22 was her career-best mark and ranks eighth in the SDSU record books ... In her final collegiate dual meet competition, earned a first place finish in the 200 free (Jan. 24, 2020) ... Recorded three top-10 finishes at the Mizzou Invitational, placing 10th in the 200 back, 6th in the 200 IM and 4th in the 400 IM (Nov. 20-22).
2018-19: Mountain West individual champion in the 400 IM with a time of 4:12.41 – just .05 seconds shy of her personal best… Also earned all-MW honors in the 200 IM with a fifth-place finish (2:01.26)… Earned all-MW honors as a member of the 800 free relay team that posted the ninth-fastest time in school history at the Mountain West Championships (7:16.72)… Finished second in the Mizzou Invitational in the 400 IM with a time of 4:15.03… Also placed fourth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.58 at Missouri.
2017-18: Named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and CSCAA Academic All-American Honorable Mention… Earned all-Mountain West status in the 400 IM, 500 free, 1650 free… Currently holds six individual top 10 times in program history, the most of any student-athlete in SDSU history… Posted the second-fastest times in program history in the 500 free, 1000 free and 1650 free during the 2018 Mountain West Championships… Finished in second in the MW Championships in the 400 IM (4:12.64) and 500 free (4:44.71)… Won Female Swimmer of the Meet at the A3 Invitational, winning all four events she competed in.
2016-17: Earned all-Mountain West honors in the 500 and 1650 free, and the 400 individual medley as well as a member of the 400 and 800 freestyle relay squads ... Was named the Freshman of the Meet at the Mountain West Championships after placing in the top five in three individual events ... Won the 400 individual medley with a time in 4:12.54, the third-fastest in program history ... Placed fourth in both the 500 free and 1650 free ... Her 1650 freestyle mark of 16:38.07 was the fourth-fastest ever by an Aztec swimmer ... Went 10:00.55 for the 1000 free in that same race, also fourth-best time in program history ... Time of 7:17.79 for the 800 free relay squad ranks eighth all-time at SDSU ... Also swam the eighth-fastest time for the 200 free (1:47.80) at the conference meet and 10th-best time for the 200 individual medley (2:041.5) in the double dual meet vs. Vanderbilt and UC San Diego on Oct. 14 ... Went 10:10.91 in the 1000 freestyle at that same meet for the fourth-best time ever at the Aztec Aquaplex ... Opened the season by winning the pentathlon meet at University of San Diego (Sept. 15) finishing first among 27 competitors ... Competed in a total of 11 different individual events during the season ... Recorded 16 first-place, 1 second-place and two-third place finishes in dual meet competition ... A member of the Mountain West All-Academic Team and a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
Collegiate Career-Bests
50 Free | 24.53 (at Mizzou Invitational, Nov. 22, 2019) |
100 Free | 50.76 (at 2017 MW Championships, Feb. 18, 2017) |
200 Free | 1:47.80 (at 2017 MW Championships, Feb. 15, 2017)# |
500 Free | 4:44.71 (at 2018 MW Championships, Feb. 15, 2018) |
1000 Free | 9:58.10 (at 2018 MW Championships, Feb. 17, 2018) |
1650 Free | 16:28.90 (at 2018 MW Championships, Feb. 17, 2018) |
50 Breast | 31.72 (at Pepperdine, Oct. 6, 2016) |
100 Breast | 1:06.64 (vs. SJSU, UCSD, Sept. 15, 2016) |
200 Breast | 2:25.01 (vs. Pepperdine, USD, Dec. 1, 2017) |
50 Back | 27.80 (at Pepperdine, Oct. 4, 2018)# |
100 Back | 57.61 (vs. USD Pentathlon, Sept. 14, 2018) |
200 Back | 1:58.22 (at 2020 MW Championships, Feb. 22, 2020) |
50 Fly | 27.26 (vs. USD Pentathlon, Sept. 14, 2018) |
100 Fly | 57.47 (vs. USD Pentathlon, Sept. 14, 2018) |
200 Fly | 2:05.11 (vs. USD, Jan. 19, 2018) |
200 IM | 1:59.75 (at 2020 MW Championships, Feb. 19-22, 2020) |
400 IM | 4:12.36 (at MW Championships, Feb. 16, 2018) |
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HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Galena High School in Reno, Nev. ... Was coached there by Angel and Charlene Skelton ... Was rated the No. 3 swimmer in the state of Nevada by collegeswimming.com ... Earned All-America honors in the 200 freestyle all four years at Galena HS and was an All-American in the 500 free as a sophomore and senior ... Also a Scholastic All-American three years ... Holder of the Nevada state high school record in the 200 freestyle at 1:49.25 ... Won the state title in that event in 2014 and was second in the state in both that race and the 500 freestyle in 2015 ... Earned an academic letter award all four years of high school.
CLUB
Competed for the Reno Aquatic Club for 13 years where she was a national qualifier.
PERSONAL
McKenna Marie Meyer was born July 30, 1998, in Reno, Nev. ... Daughter of Don Meyer and Shari Buonamici ... Mother was a collegiate swimmer at the University of Nevada .... Favorite athlete is swimmer Conner Dwyer ... Also considered Nevada, Boise State, Arizona State and James Madison ... Majoring in food science and nutrition at SDSU with career plans to become a registered nurse.