Mackenzie Bravence

Position Back/Free

Class Freshman

Hometown Overland Park, Kan.

High School Olathe East HS

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Time	Event	Date	Meet
23.84	50 Y Free	2/22/2023	Big 12 Championship
51.98	100 Y Free	2/28/2019	Big 12 Championship
1:57.10	200 Y Free	10/20/2020	KU Virtual Cup 3
26.08	50 Y Back	11/19/2021	Kansas Classic
55.10	100 Y Back	2/24/2021	Big 12 Championship
1.58.76	200 Y Back	2/24/2021	Big 12 Championship

2022-2023 (Senior)

Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Received the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
Was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team
Swam a personal best in the 50 yard freestyle (23.84) in the Big 12 Championship on Feb. 22nd.

2021-22 (Junior)

Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Set a new personal-best time in the 50-yard freestyle (23.92) and the 50-yard backstroke (26.08) at the Kansas Classic (Nov. 19).
Was a part of the second-place 200-yard medley relay team at the Big 12 Championship.

2020-21 (Sophomore)

Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Set a new personal-best time in the 100-yard backstroke (55.10) and 200-yard backstroke (1:57.69) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24).
Finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships in the 100-yard backstroke.
Placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships in the 200-yard backstroke.
Set a new personal-best in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.10) at the KU Virtual Cup 3.

2019-20 (Freshman)

Set a personal-best time in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.18
Placed 18th in the 100-yard backstroke at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 56.61
Placed 18th in the 200-yard backstroke at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 2:01.45

High School

Four-time letter winner
Three-year second-team all-state
School record holder in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.71
Finished in fourth place in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.30) and fifth place in the 100-yard backstroke (57.99) at the 2018 KSHSAA 6A Girls State Swimming & Diving Championships

Personal

Daughter of Dirk and Heather Bravence
Has two older brothers Ben and Hunter
Ten relatives have attended Kansas
Brother, Ben, swam at Minnesota
Uncle, Dave Matthews, played basketball for Kansas

General K Ring Celebration Honors KU Senior Student-Athletes & Forrest Hoglund

Kansas Athletics presented the student-athlete members of the 2023 senior class with their K Rings in an elegant ceremony held at the Kansas Union Woodruff Auditorium Monday night. The program featured several awards presentations as well as appearances by a host of former Jayhawk greats to help congratulate the graduating seniors on their outstanding Ka

Women's Swim & Dive 🏊‍♀️ Bravence Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team

Kansas senior Mackenzie Bravence was named an Academic All-America Third Team as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Monday.

Cross Country 16 Jayhawks Receive Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award

Sixteen University of Kansas student-athletes have been honored with the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic achievement, the 2023 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, it was announced Friday.

General Finalists for the 2022-23 Marlene Mawson Exemplary Woman Athlete Award Announced

Seniors Rylee Anderson, Mackenzie Bravence, Haleigh Harper, Holly Kersgieter and Rachel Langs were named the 2022-23 Marlene Mawson Exemplary Woman Athlete Award Finalists on National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Wednesday.

Women's Swim & Dive 🏊‍♀️ Bravence Wins Courtwright Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence

Senior captain Mackenzie Bravence, who is researching vocalizations in children with autism spectrum disorder, was recently named the recipient of the Courtwright Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence through KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research.

Women's Swim & Dive 🏊‍♀️ 22 Jayhawks Represented on Academic All-Big 12 Teams

Kansas swimming & diving was represented by 22 individuals on the Academic All-Big 12 teams, the Big 12 Conference announced on Tuesday, highlighted by a league-best six individuals with a 4.0 GPA.