2018: competed in seven meets, three times as all-arounder...set career-best score of 9.475 in vault at Hamline dual...set collegiate-best score of 9.475 on balance beam in dual with UW-La Crosse...2017: qualified individually to NCGA Championship on uneven bars...tied for fifth on uneven bars at WIAC Championship (9.550)...broke school uneven bars record with 9.775 mark in dual with UW-Oshkosh, finished first in bars and also topped the all-arounders with a 37.475...opened freshman season with a first place finish on the uneven bars (9.475) in season-opening dual with UW-Whitewater...competed all-round, with season-high scores of 37.775 in dual at University of Alaska...season-highs on vault (9.425), uneven bars (9.775), balance beam (9.375), floor exercise (9.425)...High School: competed at Gymkhana Gymnastics Club...Level 10 State qualifier, 2012-15; Level 10 Regional qualifier, 2012-15; Junior Olympics national qualifier, 2014 and 2015... Personal: attended the College of DuPage, but did not compete...Parents: Ron and Jennifer Nicholson

MacKenzie Nicholson - Career  Bests
Vault: 9.475 - Feb. 2, 2018
Uneven Bars: 9.775* - March 9, 2017
Balance Beam: 9.375 - March 9, 2017
Floor Exercise: 9.475 - Feb. 16, 2018
All-Around: 37.775 - Jan. 23, 2017

More about MacKenzie Nicholson

Nickname:  Mack

Major:  Food Science and Technology

Why did you choose UW-Stout?  After deciding not to go away to college my freshman year Becky offered me a spot on the 2016-2017 gymnastics team and at that point in my life I was missing the college experience and wanted to call another place home and I felt like UW-Stout could offer all those things to me

Something you did not know about me: I currently live in three different states

What age did I start gymnastics?  I was two years old when I started gymnastics

Other than gymnastics, my favorite sporting event is:  Football

Away from gymnastics and academics, I like to spend my time... Adventuring   

My favorite food is...  Steak

What new skills did you train over off-season?  N/A

My favorite gymnast is? Simone Biles

I look up to?  My mother

If you were stranded on an island, what three things would you take with you? A bikini, my mom, and a strawberry lemonade

Some people say I look like:  My mom

My favorite place to visit is...  Florida

What is your favorite Stout gymnastics memory?  Making it to Nationals as a team last year

My dream date would be...  Go hot air ballooning

Describe one of your craziest dreams.  I stole Becky’s son Ben and raised him as my own

What is your favorite thing to spend money on? Food

If you could retire tomorrow, what would you do? Buy a dog

If you inherited a million dollars, what would you do with it? Use it to travel around the world