Mackenna Billington

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
High School:
Saratoga Springs

2024-25: Competed in the Music City Head Race and the Head of the Hooch in the fall and the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, Sarasota 2K, SIRA Championship Regatta, Lake Wheeler Invitational and the ACC Championship in the spring… At the Music City Head Race, coxed the Varsity 8A boat, to a first-place finish and the Varsity 4B boat to a fourth-place showing… At the Head of the Hooch, coxed the Varsity 8 boat that finished first in an all-Louisville field and guided the Varsity 4B boat to a second-place finish out of eight boats in the Women’s 4+ Championship… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, coxed the 2V8 boat to a third-place finish in its heat against Duke and Notre Dame on Saturday and coxed the Varsity 8 boat to a third-place showing in its heat against North Carolina and Alabama on Sunday… At the Sarasota 2K, coxed the 2V8 boat to a fourth-place finish in its heat against UCF, Alabama, Kansas, Old Dominion, and High Point and guided the 2V8 boat to a fourth-place finish… At the SIRA Championship Regatta, coxed the 2V8 boat to a pair of first-place finishes in Friday’s Second Varsity 8 Time Trial and Semifinal, coxed the 2v8 to another first place showing on Saturday… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, coxed the 2V8 boat to a second-place finish in its heat and a third-place showing in Friday’s second round and guided the 2V8 to finish third in Saturday’s third round… coxed the 2V8 boat place third in the Petite Final with a time of 6:31.850, good for a third-place finish… At the ACC Championship, guided the 2V8 boat to a third-place finish in the Petite Final… on the first day of the championship, the 2V8 crew placed fifth in its heat with a time of 6:43.286… CRCA Scholar Athlete… Named to ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll

2023-24: Coxswain of the 2V4 finished fifth at Alabama’s Head of the Black Warrior River… At the Rivanna Romp, coxswain of the 2V4 boat placed 15th… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, coxed the V4 boat that finished third in the morning session with a time of 7:25.917 and won the evening session, clocking in at 7:23.701… Also finished in second place on the final day with a time of 7:32.312… At the Sunshine State Invitational coxswain of the V4 boat that finished sixth with a time of 8:15.37 on day one and placed seventh in the petite final (7:42.07)… Coxed the 2V8 to a first place finish on Saturday at the SIRA Championship with a time of 6:56.911 and guided the 2V8 boat to a time of 6:48.097 and another first place showing on Sunday… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational was the coxswain of the 2V8 boat to a third-place finish with a time of 7:07.338 – under a second behind second place Iowa – in Friday’s morning heat and a fourth-placed showing in the afternoon heat (7:23.554), the 2V8 boat finished second in its Sunday heat with a time of 6:53.938… At the ACC Rowing Championship, coxed the 2V8 boat to a sixth-place showing in the Grand Final with a time of 6:41.380… Named to ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll

Prep: Came to Louisville from Saratoga Springs, NY where she rowed and coxed for Saratoga Rowing for 10 years. In 2021, she placed first in the Women’s Youth 8 event at Scholastic Nationals. She also raced at Summer Nationals with ReadySetRow where she placed first in the U17 4+. In 2022, in the Women’s Youth 8, Mackenna placed first at NY State Championships and second at Scholastic Nationals. As a senior, she raced at Head of the Charles in the Women’s Youth 8 and placed 12th, finished second at the New York State Championships, and 15th at Youth Nationals.

Personal: Born on March 18, from Saratoga Springs, NY. Parents are Dan and Heather Billington and has a younger brother, Chase. Major is neuroscience.