McKenzie Browne
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | September 12, 1995 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Country | United States |
| Sport | Speed skating |
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McKenzie Browne (born September 12, 1995) is an American speed skater.
Early life
[edit]Browne began her career as an inline speed skater at Bethlehem Skateaway in 2003 and has since won 20 national titles and competed at the Inline Speedskating World Championships eight times.[1] While in college, she competed in track cycling and was named the 2015 Collegiate National Sprint Champion while competing for Penn State Lehigh Valley.[2] At the 2016 USA Cycling National Track Championships, she won a silver medal in the team sprint and two bronze medals in the women's sprint and 500-meter time trial events.[3]
She then transitioned to the ice when she saw several of her inline skating friends make the Olympic Team in 2018. After graduating in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in communications from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to begin her speed skating career.[4]
Speed skating career
[edit]Browne competed at the 2022 U.S. Olympic Trials in long-track speed skating.[5] She placed sixth in the 500 meter and eighth in the 1000 meter distances.[6]
Browne represented the United States at the Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the team sprint. The team finished with a then American record time of 1:30.47.[7]
On November 19, 2022, during the second event of the 2022–23 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Browne won a bronze medal in the team sprint event with an American record time of 1:27.72.[8] On December 17, 2022, during the fourth event of the 2022–23 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Browne won a gold medal in the team sprint with an American record time of 1:25.68.[9] On February 18, 2023, during the sixth event of the 2022–23 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Browne won another gold medal in the team sprint. On the same day, she won the World Cup season title in the women's team sprint along with Kimi Goetz and Erin Jackson.[10]
At the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Browne won the silver medal with her teammates Kimi Goetz and Erin Jackson. She also placed 21st in the 500m distance.
References
[edit]- ^ "McKenzie Browne bio". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Housenick, Tom (October 8, 2015). "PSU-Lehigh Valley cycling team brings home six medals from college track championships". The Morning Call. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Coopersburg resident a national medalist in two sports". The Morning Call. August 11, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Alumna to Represent Team USA Speed Skating in Four Countries, Two Continents for ISU World Cup". kutztown.edu. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Brian (January 19, 2022). "Kutztown University grad McKenzie Browne competes in U.S. Olympic Trials in long-track speedskating". Reading Eagle. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "KU Alumna Competes at Olympic Trials for Long Track Speedskating". kutztown.edu. January 19, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (December 15, 2021). "US dominate on first day of Four Continents Speed Skating Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Reinert, Bob (November 23, 2022). "McKenzie Browne, Erin Jackson and Kimi Goetz Set American Record In World Cup Team Sprint". teamusa.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Reinert, Bob (December 20, 2022). "Speedskater Jordan Stolz Scores Three Medals, Two Records At Calgary World Cup". teamusa.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Bowker, Paul D. (February 21, 2023). "Jordan Stolz Claims Three Medals In Three Races At World Cup Final". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.