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Hometown
Boulder City,
Nevada
Last School
Boulder City High School
Roster Years
2008-2012
Personal
- Born in Henderson, Nevada
- Parents are Craig and Darlene Palmer
- Has dual citizenship with the U.S.A. and Canada
- Likes wakeboarding, waterskiing, swimming and hiking
- Majoring in civil engineering
Before BYU
- Prepped at Boulder City High School
- High school valedictorian
- 12-time state champion: 300m hurdles (2004-07), 100m hurdles (2005-07), 800m (2005-07) and 1600m (2006-07)
- Set state meet records in the 300m hurdles and the 800m
- Gatorade Nevada Player of the Year for girls track and field
- Nationally ranked times in the 300m hurdles and the 800m run
- Holds school records in the 100m hurdles, 400m dash, 800m run, 1600m, 3200m and 4x400 relay
- Team MVP all four years
- Lettered in volleyball (2006), soccer (2003-05) and basketball (2005-07)
- First-team all-state in basketball in 2006
Summary
- All-American (Indoor DMR 2008; Indoor 800m, DMR 2009; Indoor 800m, DMR 2012)
- Second Team All-American (Indoor 800m 2011; Outdoor 800m 2011)
- MWC Champion (Outdoor 800m 2008; Outdoor 1500m, 4x400m 2009; Indoor Mile 2011; Outdoor 1500m 2011);
- All-MWC (Indoor 800m 2008; Outdoor 800m 2008; Indoor 800m, Mile 2009; Outdoor 800m, 1500m, 4x400m 2009; Outdoor 1500m 2010; Indoor Mile 2011; Outdoor 1500m 2011)
Stats
BEST MARKS: 800m- 2:03.26; 1500m- 4:23.21; Mile- 4:39.76
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2008
Indoor:
- A 2008 All-American, being named to the ustfccca.com First Team in the distance medley relay
- Finished first in the 800m (2:10.61) at the Big 12 vs Mountain West Conference Challenge
- Finished eighth in the 800m (2:10.29) at the New Balance Invitational
- Took third in the 800m (2:12.39) at the Mountain West Conference Championships
- Placed fifth in the distance medley (11:10.96) at the NCAA Division I Championships
Outdoor:
- Placed fourth in the 800m (2:10.73) and fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:50.08) at the Arizona State Invitational
- Competed in the 1500m (4:28.20) at the Stanford Invitational
- Finished seventh in the 800m (2:08.72) at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Ended the season with a first place finish in the 800m (2:06.70) at the MWC Championships
Sophmore Year
2009
Indoor:
- Started off the year with a first place finish in the 800m at the Bengal Shootout with a time of 2:10.31
- Ran a provisional qualifying time of 2:05.96 in the 800m at the Washington Indoor Invitational, good enough for first
- Ran on the second place distance medley team (11:06.55) at the UW Indoor Invitational
- Placed second in the 800m at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (2:05.90)
- Finished second in both the 800m (2:10.28) and 1 mile run (5:14.46) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships
- Part of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the Indoor National Championships (10:56.73)
Outdoor:
- Began outdoor season with a second place finish in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational (2:05.56)
- Followed that with a first place finish at the Sun Angel Track Classic in the 1500m (4:16.44)
- Finished 4th in the 800m at the Mt. Sac. Relays (2:03.26)
- Earned a second place finish at the MWC Outdoor Championships in the 800m (2:10.47) to go along with first place finishes in both the 1500m (4:30.58) and 4x400m (3:36.56)
- Finished the season with a sixth place finish at the West Regional in the 1500m (4:24.66)
Junior Year
2010
Indoor:
- Did not compete
Outdoor:
- Ran the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational, finishing tenth in 4:29.04
- Placed first in the 1500m steeplechase (5:01.53) at the BYU Cougar Invitational
- Placed fifth at the Mt. Sac Relays in the 800m (2:08.48)
- Finished second in the 1500m (4:31.80) and sixth in the 800m (2:10.36) at the MWC Outdoor Championships
- Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing the 1500m in 4:26.80 and placing 26th
Senior Year
2011
Indoor (Junior Eligibility 2011):
- Opened the indoor season with a first place finish in the mile (4:52.86) at the Snake River Open
- Finished third in the 800m at the UW Invitational in 2:05.91
- Competed at the New Balance Invitational and placed second in the 800m (2:06.20) and was part of the second place finishing distance medley relay team (11:03.70)
- Won the mile at the MWC Indoor Championships in 4:51.73 and also finished sixth in the 800m in 2:14.31
- Ended indoor season with a ninth place finish at the NCAA Championships in the 800m (2:06.49)
Indoor (Senior Eligibility 2012):
- Earned All-America honors for a third place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800m (2:04.56)
- Earned a second All-American award by anchoring the distance medley relay team to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The team finished in 11:09.81
- Ran the second-fastest 800m time in BYU history at the New Balance Invitational (2:03.79)
- Nearly broke the BYU record in the mile with a new career best time of 4:39.76 at the MPSF Championships. The time ranks second in BYU history
- Part of the record-setting 4x800m team at the New Balance Invitational. The team finished the relay in 8:37.97, nearly twenty seconds faster than the second place team and four seconds faster than the previous BYU record
- Placed no worse than third in every individual event (800m or mile) that she competed in during the 2012 indoor season
Outdoor (2011):
- Finished first at the Stanford Invitational in the 800m in 2:05.11
- Took third in the 1500m in 4:21.11 at the Sun Angel Classic
- Placed fourth in the 800m in 2:04.47 at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Won the 1500m at the MWC Outdoor Championships in 4:28.49
- Took ninth in the 800m in 2:07.06 at the NCAA West Preliminary to advance to the NCAA Championships
- Earned Second Team All-America honors for her performance in the 800m at the NCAA National Championships
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2012
Medical Redshirt Year
2012
- W Track & Field | Oct, 03
2012 season review
- ImageW Track & Field | Jul, 25
15 named to Division I All-Academic Track & Field Team
- ImageW Track & Field | Jun, 24
Mackie and Palmer do not advance to finals
- ImageW Track & Field | Jun, 22
Mackie and Palmer advance at Olympic Trials
- ImageM Cross Country | Apr, 12
Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 12
Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 12
Clone of Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 12
Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 12
43 Named MPSF All-Academic
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 12
43 Named MPSF All-Academic
- ImageAthletics | Apr, 10
Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 14
Track Ends Season with 15 All-Americans
- ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 14
Track ends season with 15 All-Americans
- ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 11
Mackie Claims National Championship on Day Two of Nationals
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 06
Eleven Cougars to Compete at Nationals
- ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 06
Eleven Cougars to Compete at Nationals
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 25
Mackie, Palmer Stand Out at MPSF
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 24
DMR Team Leads BYU at MPSF
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 23
MPSF Championships Preview
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 04
BYU Breaks Records, Finishes Second in New York
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 02
BYU Heads to New York
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 02
BYU Heads to New York
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 28
Mackie, Palmer Stand Out in Washington
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 14
BYU Wins Six Events in Boise
- ImageW Track & Field | Aug, 04
10 Named to All-Academic Team
- ImageW Track & Field | Aug, 01
A Decade of Dominance
- ImageW Track & Field | Jul, 06
2011 Season Review