Makenzie Morton
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Sparta, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Previous School:
- White County HS
Bio
Fall 2021 (Junior): Morton took part in three of Tech’s four tournaments during the fall, tallying nine rounds of play… produced a season-low 84-88-81=253 at the Golfweek Fall Challenge… tied her season-low round of 81 to open play at the Chris Banister Golf Classic (Oct. 10-12)… wrapped up the fall with a scoring average of 85.89.
Spring 2021 (Sophomore): Morton competed in one of the team’s six events in the spring, totaling three rounds of action… shot an 81-83-87=251 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 14-16), her first-career three-round tournament… ended the year with an 83.67 scoring average.
Fall 2020 (Sophomore): The 2020 fall season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spring 2020 (Freshman): Morton did not participate in the team's only event of the spring before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fall 2019 (Freshman): Morton participated in one of Tech's five fall tournaments, completing two rounds of play… made her collegiate debut at the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 14-15)… posted a 169 at the event with a low round of 82… finished the fall with a scoring average of 84.50.
High School: Morton played for head coach Eric Mitchel at White County High School in Sparta… led her team to three district titles during her career at White County… helped her team to a TSSAA Region 3 championship as a junior, posting the lowest score on the team… earned medalist honors at the district championship as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Charlotte Smallen and Mark Morton… born October 3, 2000… full name is Makenzie Morton.
Academic: Majoring in agriculture with a concentration in agribusiness management… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll five times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech golf coach Amanda Smith released the annual postseason honors for the Golden Eagle women's team Friday, presenting four student-athletes with awards earned for the 2021-22 season.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team put the finishing touches on the final regular-season event Saturday afternoon, completing the second and final round of the rain-shortened Jan Weaver Invitational at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
MURRAY, Ky. – Inclement weather did its best to create problems at the Jan Weaver Invitational Friday afternoon, but the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team concluded its first round of play before the day’s second trip around Miller Memorial Golf Course was cancelled.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will take a crack at its final tournament before the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, competing at Murray State’s Jan Weaver Invitational Friday and Saturday at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team put a cap on its annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, completing the second and final round of its home tournament at Sevierville Golf Club Tuesday afternoon.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – After seeing the first day of the ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate cancelled due to snow, the Tennessee Tech women's golf team wrapped up the first round of action Monday evening, fielding a pair of teams in the program’s home event at Sevierville Golf Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team returns to Sevierville, Tenn. to host the ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club. Due to inclement weather, including heavy amounts of snow in Sevierville, the tournament has been changed to a 36-hole event.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first event of the spring is officially in the books for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up play at the Sea Best Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first day of the Sea Best Intercollegiate came to a close Monday evening, with many in the field of 18 teams, including the Tennessee Tech women's golf team, still needing to finish up multiple holes of the second round.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will kick off the 2022 spring campaign in style, taking a flight south to Jacksonville, Fla. for the two-day Sea Best Intercollegiate at San Jose Country Club.
GADSDEN, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team concluded play at the Chris Banister Golf Classic Tuesday afternoon, wrapping up the third and final round at RTJ at Silver Lakes in Gadsden, Ala. in sixth place.
GADSDEN, Ala. – Round two of the Chris Banister Golf Classic came to a close for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team Monday, as the Golden Eagles maintained a sixth-place ranking while competing at RTJ at Silver Lakes.
GADSDEN, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team concluded the first of three rounds at the Chris Banister Golf Classic Sunday afternoon, sitting in sixth place through the opening 18 holes of action at RTJ at Silver Lakes.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team heads south for its third event of the fall, competing in the three-day Chris Banister Fall Classic in Gadsden, Ala. at RTJ at Silver Lakes Sunday through Tuesday.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. – The third and final round of the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate came to a close Tuesday afternoon, as the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team finished its second tournament of the fall season ninth overall.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s golf team wrapped up the first two rounds of action at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate Monday, competing at The Legacy Golf Course in Springfield, Tenn.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team continues its fall campaign with a familiar tournament in a new location, competing in the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at Legacy Golf Course in Springfield, Tenn. on Monday and Tuesday.
PAWLEY’S ISLAND, S.C. – Improvement was the name of the game for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team in Monday’s second round of the Golfweek Fall Challenge at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawley’s Island, S.C.
PAWLEY'S ISLAND, S.C. – Round one of the 2021-22 season is officially in the books for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up play on Sunday at the Golfweek Fall Challenge.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team kicks off its 2021-22 campaign with its first fall action since 2019 at the Golfweek Fall Challenge in Pawley’s Island, S.C. Hosted by Golfweek, the event is set to run Sunday through Tuesday at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club.