Makenzie Johnson Halliday
All Around #0
Ht
5'
4"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Allen, 
Texas
Last School
Allen High School
Roster Years
2013-2016


Personal

  • Daughter of Lorne and Alyson Johnson
  • Has three brothers
  • Father swam at BYU and mother played softball at BYU
  • Majoring in exercise and wellness
  • Married to Jon Halliday, University of Utah football player
  • Loves boating and shopping

Before BYU

  • 2012 Level 10 JO Nationals - finished 11th in vault, 13th on beam and 18th on all-around
  • Level 10 Regionals - seventh in all-around in Region 3 Championships, also finished fourth on vault and sixth on bars
  • 2012 Texas state vault champion, second on floor exercise, fourth on beam and fifth on all-around
  • Earned 2011 Athlete of the Year at the club level
  • 2010 Spirit Award from Nadia Comaneci
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013

  • Has competed in every meet
  • Competed in all-around in last three meets of the season, scoring a best mark of 39.150
  • Season-best 9.875 on vault at Southern Utah
  • Scored 9.750 on bars in three consecutive meets
  • Posted a beam routine of 9.850 vs. Southeast Missouri State
  • Career-high 9.825 on floor vs. Southern Utah
  • Competed in all-around at NCAA Regionals, scoring a 38.950, including a 9.850 on vault and tied a career best with 9.825 on floor
  • Y Award nominee for BYU Female Rookie of the Year
Sophmore Year 2014

  • Named MRGC Gymnast of the Week (1/13)
  • Notched career-highs on bars (9.875), floor (9.900) and all around (39.375) against Denver 
  • Scored a new personal-best 9.925 on the floor routine vs Utah State
  • Competed in all 13 meets in 2014, an all-arounder in 12
  • All-Conference First Team on floor
  • All-Conference Second Team All-Around
Junior Year 2015

  • First place at Ozone Invitational with an all-around score of 38.975
  • MRGC Gymnast of the Week (3/9)
  • Scored a career-high 9.925 on vault at Utah State
  • Recorded a season-high 9.825 on bars twice this season
  • Career-high 9.900 on beam at Southern Utah
  • Season-best 9.900 on floor twice this season
  • Notched a personal-best 39.450 in the all-around at Utah State
  • All-MRGC First Team All-Around
  • All-MRGC First Team on balance beam
Senior Year 2016

  • Scored a season-high 9.950 on the floor against Utah State and New Hampshire
  • Scored a season-high 9.925 on beam at the Gem State Invitational 
  • Recorded a season-high all-around score of 39.400
  • MRGC Gymnast of the Year
  • All-MRGC First Team on vault and floor
  • All-MRGC Second Team All-Around
  • Three-time MRGC Gymnast of the Week winner (1/25, 2/16, 2/22)
  • MRGC All-Academic Team selection
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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    W Gymnastics | May, 07

    2015 Gymnastics Season Review

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    W Gymnastics | Apr, 04

    Cougars end season at NCAA Regionals

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    W Gymnastics | Jan, 27

    Cougars on the road to take on SUU

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    W Gymnastics | Jan, 20

    Cougars host Utah State on Friday

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    W Gymnastics | Jan, 02

    2015 Gymnastics Season Preview

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    W Gymnastics | Feb, 07

    BYU notches first win of the season

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    W Gymnastics | Jan, 28

    BYU hosts Denver in first home meet

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    W Gymnastics | Jan, 17

    BYU finishes third at Boise State

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    W Gymnastics | Jan, 08

    2014 Gymnastics preview

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    Athletics | Dec, 18

    Christmas Card from BYU Athletics

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    W Gymnastics | Mar, 01

    Wensel shines on Senior Night

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    W Gymnastics | Feb, 08

    Freshmen score big in Cougar win