2019 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Makin, Kelly

Kelly Makin
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
Bio
2021 All-America Honorable Mention (Distance Medley Relay)
2020-21 (Track): Had a full indoor season, alternating between the track and cross country course, and earned All-America honorable mention on the distance medley relay … at NCAA Indoors, the Huskies finished 10th but were DQ’d for stepping on the inside line, and earned honorable mention All-America … helped the DMR qualify for NCAAs by running the 800m leg as the group clocked 11:06.66 to go to No. 8 in school history … crushed her previous mile PR by 12 seconds at the UW Invitational, running a time of 4:41.28 … also posted a 4:42.84 mile at the Husky Classic … raced once outdoors, setting a 1,500m PR of 4:26.79 at the Stanford Invitational ... (Cross Country): Helped the Huskies reach the NCAA Cross Country Championships, and was sixth on the team at NCAAs in Stillwater, finishing 194th overall as the team took 13th … was the fifth scorer for UW at the Pac-12 Championships, taking 27th overall in 20:19 in University Place, Wash. … finished 46th at the Battle Born Invite, the No. 6 Husky finisher.
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Lowered her indoor 800-meter PR, running 2:08.83 at the MPSF Championships to finish 13th overall … opened her season with a 600-meter time of 1:33.74 at the UW Indoor Preview … was 21st at the UW Invitational in the 800m in 2:09.61 ... (Cross Country): Raced twice in the fall … was the No. 7 runner for UW at the Joe Piane Invite, placing 134th overall in 17:52 for 5k … also finished 62nd at the John McNichols Invite.
2018-19 (Track): Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 800-meters in her freshman campaign … ran 2:09.47 at Pac-12s in Tucson to take 16th in the 800-meters … won the 800-meters at the Ken Shannon Invite in a season-best 2:07.78 … ran 2:08.14 at the Portland Track Festival … opened her outdoor season with a 1,500m season-best of 4:30.00 at the Stanford Invitational and then ran 2:09.44 for 800-meters … fourth in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual … indoors, had a top 800m time of 2:09.22 at the UW Invitational to go to No. 9 in school history … ninth in the 800m at the Last Chance Elite Meet in 2:10.25 … ran one mile, going 4:56.67 at the Husky Classic … ran the 800m leg on a DMR that was seventh at the UW Invitational in 11:20.31 ... (Cross Country): Raced three times during her first season but two of those came at the NCAA Championships and the Pac-12 Championships … part of the seven Dawgs that ran to a ninth-place team finish at the NCAA meet in Wisconsin, as she finished 214th overall at her first nationals … at her first Pac-12 Championship was 64th overall and eighth on the squad in 21:39 … ran in the B race at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin finishing 45th overall.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon … parents are Bonnie and James Makin … has a twin sister, Jill … a four-time Oregon State Champion on the track, winning both the 800-meter and 1,500-meter 6A state titles as a junior and senior … set her 1,500m PR in winning state in 2018, finishing in 4:26.47, which ranked No. 4 in the nation at the distance … set an 800m PR of 2:09.07 at the 2017 Brooks PR Invite … ran a mile best of 4:55.74 at the 2018 Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays … ran a 1,500-meters time of 4:28.96 at the 2017 Portland Track Festival … as a sophomore, Makin was fifth in the 800m and second in the 1,500m at the state meet, with a time of 4:30.94 in the 1,500-meter finals … was also fifth at state in the 1,500m as just a freshman … On the cross country course, as a senior was the 6A-2 Metro League Champion and runner-up at the 6A state meet for the second straight year … took 11th at the 2017 Nike Cross Northwest Regionals … helped her cross country squad win state in 2015 and take second in 2016 and 2017.
Major Meets
2018 Pac-12 XC - 64th (8th UW)
2018 NCAA XC - 214th (7th UW)
2019 Pac-12 TF - 16th, 800m
2020 MPSF TF - 13th, 800m
2020-21 Pac-12 XC - 27th (5th UW)
2021 NCAA TF - DQ, DMR (All-America Hon. Mention)
2020-21 NCAA XC - 194th (6th UW)
Outdoor Bests
800m.......2:07.78
1500m.......4:26.79
Indoor Bests
800m.......2:08.83
Mile.......4:41.18
2020-21 (Track): Had a full indoor season, alternating between the track and cross country course, and earned All-America honorable mention on the distance medley relay … at NCAA Indoors, the Huskies finished 10th but were DQ’d for stepping on the inside line, and earned honorable mention All-America … helped the DMR qualify for NCAAs by running the 800m leg as the group clocked 11:06.66 to go to No. 8 in school history … crushed her previous mile PR by 12 seconds at the UW Invitational, running a time of 4:41.28 … also posted a 4:42.84 mile at the Husky Classic … raced once outdoors, setting a 1,500m PR of 4:26.79 at the Stanford Invitational ... (Cross Country): Helped the Huskies reach the NCAA Cross Country Championships, and was sixth on the team at NCAAs in Stillwater, finishing 194th overall as the team took 13th … was the fifth scorer for UW at the Pac-12 Championships, taking 27th overall in 20:19 in University Place, Wash. … finished 46th at the Battle Born Invite, the No. 6 Husky finisher.
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Lowered her indoor 800-meter PR, running 2:08.83 at the MPSF Championships to finish 13th overall … opened her season with a 600-meter time of 1:33.74 at the UW Indoor Preview … was 21st at the UW Invitational in the 800m in 2:09.61 ... (Cross Country): Raced twice in the fall … was the No. 7 runner for UW at the Joe Piane Invite, placing 134th overall in 17:52 for 5k … also finished 62nd at the John McNichols Invite.
2018-19 (Track): Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 800-meters in her freshman campaign … ran 2:09.47 at Pac-12s in Tucson to take 16th in the 800-meters … won the 800-meters at the Ken Shannon Invite in a season-best 2:07.78 … ran 2:08.14 at the Portland Track Festival … opened her outdoor season with a 1,500m season-best of 4:30.00 at the Stanford Invitational and then ran 2:09.44 for 800-meters … fourth in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual … indoors, had a top 800m time of 2:09.22 at the UW Invitational to go to No. 9 in school history … ninth in the 800m at the Last Chance Elite Meet in 2:10.25 … ran one mile, going 4:56.67 at the Husky Classic … ran the 800m leg on a DMR that was seventh at the UW Invitational in 11:20.31 ... (Cross Country): Raced three times during her first season but two of those came at the NCAA Championships and the Pac-12 Championships … part of the seven Dawgs that ran to a ninth-place team finish at the NCAA meet in Wisconsin, as she finished 214th overall at her first nationals … at her first Pac-12 Championship was 64th overall and eighth on the squad in 21:39 … ran in the B race at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin finishing 45th overall.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon … parents are Bonnie and James Makin … has a twin sister, Jill … a four-time Oregon State Champion on the track, winning both the 800-meter and 1,500-meter 6A state titles as a junior and senior … set her 1,500m PR in winning state in 2018, finishing in 4:26.47, which ranked No. 4 in the nation at the distance … set an 800m PR of 2:09.07 at the 2017 Brooks PR Invite … ran a mile best of 4:55.74 at the 2018 Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays … ran a 1,500-meters time of 4:28.96 at the 2017 Portland Track Festival … as a sophomore, Makin was fifth in the 800m and second in the 1,500m at the state meet, with a time of 4:30.94 in the 1,500-meter finals … was also fifth at state in the 1,500m as just a freshman … On the cross country course, as a senior was the 6A-2 Metro League Champion and runner-up at the 6A state meet for the second straight year … took 11th at the 2017 Nike Cross Northwest Regionals … helped her cross country squad win state in 2015 and take second in 2016 and 2017.
Major Meets
2018 Pac-12 XC - 64th (8th UW)
2018 NCAA XC - 214th (7th UW)
2019 Pac-12 TF - 16th, 800m
2020 MPSF TF - 13th, 800m
2020-21 Pac-12 XC - 27th (5th UW)
2021 NCAA TF - DQ, DMR (All-America Hon. Mention)
2020-21 NCAA XC - 194th (6th UW)
Outdoor Bests
800m.......2:07.78
1500m.......4:26.79
Indoor Bests
800m.......2:08.83
Mile.......4:41.18
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Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
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Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13