Makenna Parkinson
Makenna Parkinson
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    San Luis Obispo, CA
  • High School:
    Mission College Prep
  • Events:
    Dive
  • Major:
    Engineering
  • College:
    Harvey Mudd

Bio



At CMS
Entering her second season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving team, where she competes in the diving events.

2021-22 (Junior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team 

2020-21 (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19.

2019-20 (First-Year)
Earned fourth place in the three-meter and sixth place in the one-meter at the SCIAC Championships, helping the Athenas to the league title ... Finished with 378.15 points in the three-meter ... Swept both diving events in a tri-meet with Occidental and Whittier.  

Prior to CMS
Attended Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School in San Luis Obispo, where she was a member of the swimming and diving team … Set the school’s one-meter dive record … Finished in ninth at the Central Section CIF Championships as a senior … Class Valedictorian … Trig Star California State winner … Etxracurriculars included Royal Ambassadors, Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School, MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge, and Green Team.

Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd, where she majors in engineering … Aspires to work in environmental or biomedical engineering … Spent the summer (2021) doing research in a materials engineering lab at Harvey Mudd, working on a project using graphene for water filtration ... Lists Eleanor Roosevelt as the public figure she most admires.

News Mentions

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Athenas Place 10 on CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 10 members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team were honored by the College Swimming and...

June 29, 2022

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Emma Ng Pack Earns Fourth in One-Meter Dive at NCAA Regional Qualifier

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Emma Ng Pack came in fourth place out of 19 competitors in the one-meter dive at the NCAA Division III Region 2 Diving...

February 25, 2022

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CMS Sends 11 Athena Swimmers to NCAA Division III Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 11 swimmers from the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team earned invitations to the NCAA...

February 24, 2022

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Doud Earns All-SCIAC Honors for Second Time at League Diving Championships

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - One day after finishing third in the three-meter dive at the SCIAC Championships, Izzy Doud added another third-place...

February 13, 2022

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Doud Finishes Third in Women's Three-Meter at SCIAC Championships

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Izzy Doud earned All-SCIAC honors with a third-place finish in the women's three-meter dive at the 2022 SCIAC Diving...

February 12, 2022

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CMS Women's Swim and Dive Defeats La Verne and Cal Lutheran in SCIAC Tri-Meet

LA VERNE, Calif. - Twelve different Athenas won individual events, with only two-time defending SCIAC Swimmer of the Year Augusta Lewis winning...

January 30, 2022

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Blake, Ng Pack Set CMS Records in Narrow Loss for Women's Swim and Dive

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Ella Blake set a new CMS record in the 200-yard freestyle, Emma Ng Pack set a new record in the three-meter dive, and Augusta...

December 5, 2021

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CMS Women's Swimming and Diving Ranked No. 18 in Preseason Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team, which has its first meet in almost two years on Saturday, will...

October 21, 2021