Mckenzie Long News & Updates

McKenzie Long says her mom 'is smiling cheek to cheek' after making the Olympics in 200M

McKenzie Long's mother, Tara Jones, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at just 45 right before the ...

Jun 29, 2024 • Yahoo! Sports

McKenzie Long of Mississippi wins 3 titles, Arkansas takes team crown at NCAA track championships

EUGENE, Ore.EUGENE, Ore. — McKenzie Long of Mississippi captured titles in the 100 meters, 200 and...

Jun 08, 2024 • The San Diego Union-Tribune

McKenzie Long, inspired by mom, earns spot on Olympic team in 200

EUGENE, Ore. — In the past few months, McKenzie Long has experienced pure elation and complete hea...

Jun 29, 2024 • USA Today

McKenzie Long talks injuries, her heavy racing schedule & mindset going into the 200m finals | Post-race interview 2026 USATF

McKenzie Long secured the #8 seed for tomorrow’s Women’s 200m Final, running a 23.14 second-plac...

Jul 26, 2026 • MSN

McKenzie Long learning to lean on self as she prepares for women’s 200-meter semifinals

All her life, McKenzie Long has leaned on her mom. From her upbringing to her eventual collegiate an...

Jun 28, 2024 • The Register-Guard

History Made | Rebels, McKenzie Long leave tale at end of Oregon Trail

Two days ago, the Rebel women opened eyes around the nation after superb qualifying performances in ...

Jun 08, 2024 • 247Sports.com

McKenzie Long sprints to Olympics heat win

PARIS (WSAZ) - While most people in our area were sound asleep Sunday morning, Ironton native McKenz...

Aug 04, 2024 • WSAZ

McKenzie Long is headed to the 200 meter final on Tuesday

Ironton native McKenzie Long secured her spot on Monday in the 2024 Paris Olympics Women's 200 meter...

Aug 05, 2024 • AOL

McKenzie Long, inspired by mom, earns spot in 200 for Paris

EUGENE, Ore. — In the past few months, McKenzie Long has experienced pure elation and complete hea...

Jun 29, 2024 • USA Today

4 things to know about USA sprinter McKenzie Long at 2024 Paris Olympics

A former Pickerington Central track star will try to earn her first Olympic gold medal in 2024. NCAA...

Aug 04, 2024 • Columbus Dispatch

U.S. sprinter McKenzie Long runs from grief toward Olympic dream

PARIS — McKenzie Long’s mom is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. In the stands of every t...

Jul 22, 2024 • USA Today

Ohio native McKenzie Long honors mom's memory by winning 3 NCAA track titles for Ole Miss

McKenzie Long admits her track and field career hit a crossroads after the death of her mother, Tara...

Jun 13, 2024 • Columbus Dispatch

How US Olympic sprinter McKenzie Long honors her mother’s life on the track

McKenzie Long shares her grief journey and how she honors her mother who died at the start of the 20...

Jul 22, 2024 • USA Today

Behind McKenzie Long’s Olympic debut, a mother’s love and a profound grief

The fabric was so soft and official. The polyamide-spandex blend hugged, yet still breathed. The spe...

Aug 02, 2024 • The New York Times

McKenzie Long leading charge into portentially momentous day of finals action for the Rebel women on Saturday

EUGENE, Ore. – Ole Miss women's track & field got on the board via the final scoring performance o...

Jun 06, 2024 • 247Sports.com

Track and field trials: Sprinter McKenzie Long inspired by late mother

EUGENE, Ore. — It’s a reflex, muscle memory of a soul that hasn’t moved on, an automatic react...

Jun 27, 2024 • Press-Telegram

McKenzie Long tops her heat in the 200m to make the semis

McKenzie Long powered through her heat in the first round of the women’s 200 in Paris, taking firs...

Aug 04, 2024 • KTVZ

McKenzie Long wins the NCAA Outdoor 200-meter dash title for Ole Miss

On Saturday, Ole Miss sprinter McKenzie Long won one of her three NCAA outdoor titles with a 200-met...

Jun 07, 2024 • 247Sports.com

Sprinter McKenzie Long advances to final of 200 meters at Olympic trials with mom in her heart

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — There are moments when sprinter McKenzie Long wants to reach for the phone, ca...

Jun 28, 2024 • Yahoo! Sports

McKenzie Long bonds with former Ironton track star over shared skill and experiences

IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) - After securing her spot on the United States Olympic Team, McKenzie Long cele...

Jul 04, 2024 • WSAZ

Ole Miss sprinter McKenzie Long named semifinalist for The Bowerman Award for 2024

NEW ORLEANS – Ole Miss track & field three-time NCAA Champion and world 200-meter leader McKenzie ...

Jun 18, 2024 • 247Sports.com

Photos: Watch party for Olympian McKenzie Long's 200-meter final run

People come together in support of Team USA's McKenzie Long as she competes in the 200-meter final r...

Aug 05, 2024 • The Herald-Dispatch

McKenzie Long mural dedicated in Ironton

IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) - The Ironton riverfront now features a depiction of a native who represented h...

Jul 11, 2025 • WSAZ

McKenzie Long, Brian Williams advance in U.S. Olympic Trials

EUGENE, Ore. – Ole Miss recent senior and three-time NCAA Champion McKenzie Long, as well as three...

Jun 27, 2024 • 247Sports.com