CAREER BESTS
Event | Score | Date | Site/Opponent |
Floor Exercise | 14.800 | 3/17/12 | Minnesota Dual |
Pommel Horse | 14.800 | 1/19/13 | at Navy Open |
Vault | 16.050 | 4/1/11 | at Big Ten Championships |
Parallel Bars | 14.900 | 1/14/12 | Army Dual |
High Bar | 15.300 | 1/19/13 | at Navy Open |
2013 (Senior Year)
Competed in all nine of the team[apos]s meets and at the NCAA Championships...Made touches on the floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars and high bar...Earned College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athlete honors...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Ranked fourth on the team on the high bar...Tied his career high on the pommel horse with a score of 14.800 at the Navy Open (1/19) to place third overall...Opened the season with a career-high tying score of 14.800 on the pommel horse vs. Army (1/12)...Rocked his way to a 14.750 on the pommel horse in a tri meet at Temple with William & Mary (2/16)...Posted a season-high score of 14.600 on the parallel bars vs. Michigan (3/16)...Finished third at the Navy Open (1/19) with a score of 14.600 on the parallel bars...Claimed a third place showing with a career-high showing of 15.300 on the high bar at the Navy Open (1/19)...Finished third on the high bar vs. Army (1/12) with a score of 15.200...Owned the second highest score during the NCAA Qualifier (4/19) on the high bar with a mark of 14.750.
2012 (Junior Year)
Competed in seven of the team[apos]s nine meets and at the NCAA Championships...Made touches on the floor exercise, pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and high bar...Earned College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athlete honors...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Ranked third on the team in the parallel bars...Qualified for the individual finals at the Big Ten Championships on the pommel horse and high bar...Set a career-high with a score of 14.800 in the floor exercise vs. Minnesota (3/17)...Posted a career-high mark of 14.800 on the pommel horse to finish third at the West Point Open (1/27)...Hit a season-best 14.700 mark on the vault and a career-best 14.900 on the parallel bars to win both events vs. Army (1/14)...Scored a career-best 14.750 to win the high bar at Michigan (1/21).
2011 (Sophomore Year)
Competed in all 10 of the team[apos]s meets...Made touches on the floor exercise, pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and high bar...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Owned the team[apos]s top score on the vault ...Ranked fifth on the team on the parallel bars and high bar...Qualified for the individual finals at the Big Ten Championships (4/2) on the vault and the high bar...Finished fifth on the high bar with a score of 14.000 and placed sixth on the vault with a mark of 15.700 at the Big Ten Championships (4/2) individual event finals...Owned a season-best score of 14.200 on the floor exercise vs. Springfield College (2/12)...Rocked his way to a season-best mark of 14.150 on the pommel horse at the NCAA Championships (4/15) team and all-around finals...Posted the team[apos]s top score of 16.050 on the vault at the Big Ten Championships (4/1)...Also vaulted 16.000 to win the title against Michigan (1/22)...Notched a season-best score of 14.700 on the parallel bars in a tri-meet at Temple with Army (1/30)...Scored 14.600 on the parallel bars at the West Point Open (1/14), winning the individual title, and at the NCAA Championships (4/14) qualifier...Swung his way to a season-best showing of 14.700 on the high bar at the Big Ten Championships (4/1)...Put up a score of 14.600 on the high bar in a tri-meet at Minnesota with Iowa (3/5).
2010 (Freshman Year)
Competed in all ten of the team[apos]s meets...Made touches on the pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and high bar...Earned College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athlete honors...Ranked third on the team on the pommel horse and fifth on the vault...Scored a season-best 14.600 on the pommel horse at Michigan (1/23)...Scored 14.500 on the pommel horse at Ohio State (2/27)...Won the individual pommel horse title vs. William & Mary (1/31) with a score of 14.100...Finished second on the pommel horse with a score of 14.100 at the West Point Open (1/16)...Place third on the pommel horse thre times during the season; vs. Army (12.900, 1/9), at Ohio State (14.500, 2/27) and in a tri-meet vs. Minnesota with Temple (3/6)...Twice posted a season-high score of 15.600; at West Point Open (1/15) and at Ohio State (2/27)...Topped 15.000 three times during the season on the vault; finishing third vs. Army (15.550, 1/9) and at the West Point Open (15.500, 1/16) and vs. Oklahoma (15.550, 3/20)...Set a season-best score of 14.400 on the parallel bars vs. Oklahoma (3/20)...Flew to a 14.050 score on the high bar to finish third at the West Point Open (1/15)...Tied for the individual title on the high bar vs. Army (1/9) with a score of 13.800.
Gymnastics Background
Gained club experience with Surgent[apos]s Elite Gymnastics in Roselle Park, N.J....A member of Surgent[apos]s 2009 New Jersey state championship team...Won the vault and placed 10th in the all-around at the 2009 USA Championships (Level 10)...Placed third in the vault at the 2009 West Point Open...Finished ninth in the all-around at the 2008 USA Championships (Level 10)...Captured the all-around title at the 2007 Region 7 Championships...Three-time regional team member.
Personal
Full name is Mackenzie Anthony Dow...Born on April 11, 1991...Son of Michael and Marita Dow...Has a younger sister, Morgan...Majoring in biology.