2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Makin, Kelly

Kelly Makin
- Position:
- Mid-Distances
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
- High School:
- Sunset
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 โฆ at NCAA Indoors, the Huskies finished 10th but were DQโd for stepping on the inside line, and earned honorable mention All-America โฆ 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 โฆ crushed her previous mile PR by 12 seconds at the UW Invitational, running a time of 4:41.28 โฆ also posted a 4:42.84 mile at the Husky Classic โฆ 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 โฆ was the fifth scorer for UW at the Pac-12 Championships, taking 27th overall in 20:19 in University Place, Wash. โฆ 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 โฆ opened her season with a 600-meter time of 1:33.74 at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ was 21st at the UW Invitational in the 800m in 2:09.61 ...ย (Cross Country): Raced twice in the fall โฆ was the No. 7 runner for UW at the Joe Piane Invite, placing 134th overall in 17:52 for 5k โฆ 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 โฆ ran 2:09.47 at Pac-12s in Tucson to take 16th in the 800-meters โฆ won the 800-meters at the Ken Shannon Invite in a season-best 2:07.78 โฆ ran 2:08.14 at the Portland Track Festival โฆ 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 โฆ fourth in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual โฆ indoors, had a top 800m time of 2:09.22 at the UW Invitational to go to No. 9 in school history โฆ ninth in the 800m at the Last Chance Elite Meet in 2:10.25 โฆ ran one mile, going 4:56.67 at the Husky Classic โฆ ran the 800m leg on a DMR that was seventh at the UW Invitational in 11:20.31 ...ย (Cross Country): Raced three times during her first season but two of those came at the NCAA Championships and the Pac-12 Championships โฆ 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 โฆ at her first Pac-12 Championship was 64th overall and eighth on the squad in 21:39 โฆ ran in the B race at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin finishing 45th overall.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon โฆ parents are Bonnie and James Makin โฆ has a twin sister, Jill โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ set an 800m PR of 2:09.07 at the 2017 Brooks PR Invite โฆ ran a mile best of 4:55.74 at the 2018 Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays โฆ ran a 1,500-meters time of 4:28.96 at the 2017 Portland Track Festival โฆ 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 โฆ was also fifth at state in the 1,500m as just a freshman โฆ 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 โฆ took 11th at the 2017 Nike Cross Northwest Regionals โฆ helped her cross country squad win state in 2015 and take second in 2016 and 2017.
Major Meets
2018 Pac-12 XC - 64thย (8th UW)
2018 NCAA XC - 214thย (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 โฆ at NCAA Indoors, the Huskies finished 10th but were DQโd for stepping on the inside line, and earned honorable mention All-America โฆ 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 โฆ crushed her previous mile PR by 12 seconds at the UW Invitational, running a time of 4:41.28 โฆ also posted a 4:42.84 mile at the Husky Classic โฆ 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 โฆ was the fifth scorer for UW at the Pac-12 Championships, taking 27th overall in 20:19 in University Place, Wash. โฆ 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 โฆ opened her season with a 600-meter time of 1:33.74 at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ was 21st at the UW Invitational in the 800m in 2:09.61 ...ย (Cross Country): Raced twice in the fall โฆ was the No. 7 runner for UW at the Joe Piane Invite, placing 134th overall in 17:52 for 5k โฆ 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 โฆ ran 2:09.47 at Pac-12s in Tucson to take 16th in the 800-meters โฆ won the 800-meters at the Ken Shannon Invite in a season-best 2:07.78 โฆ ran 2:08.14 at the Portland Track Festival โฆ 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 โฆ fourth in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual โฆ indoors, had a top 800m time of 2:09.22 at the UW Invitational to go to No. 9 in school history โฆ ninth in the 800m at the Last Chance Elite Meet in 2:10.25 โฆ ran one mile, going 4:56.67 at the Husky Classic โฆ ran the 800m leg on a DMR that was seventh at the UW Invitational in 11:20.31 ...ย (Cross Country): Raced three times during her first season but two of those came at the NCAA Championships and the Pac-12 Championships โฆ 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 โฆ at her first Pac-12 Championship was 64th overall and eighth on the squad in 21:39 โฆ ran in the B race at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin finishing 45th overall.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon โฆ parents are Bonnie and James Makin โฆ has a twin sister, Jill โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ set an 800m PR of 2:09.07 at the 2017 Brooks PR Invite โฆ ran a mile best of 4:55.74 at the 2018 Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays โฆ ran a 1,500-meters time of 4:28.96 at the 2017 Portland Track Festival โฆ 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 โฆ was also fifth at state in the 1,500m as just a freshman โฆ 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 โฆ took 11th at the 2017 Nike Cross Northwest Regionals โฆ helped her cross country squad win state in 2015 and take second in 2016 and 2017.
Major Meets
2018 Pac-12 XC - 64thย (8th UW)
2018 NCAA XC - 214thย (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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Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
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Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
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