McKenna McKee

McKenna McKee

McKenna McKee in May 2025 (Photographer: Scott Rounds)
Personal information
National team	USA Cycling
Citizenship	USA
Born	(2003-10-25) October 25, 2003 (age 22) Portland, Oregon
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Website	https://www.mckenna.bike/
Sport
Country	USA Cycling – Track
Achievements and titles
Regional finals	2025 UCI Elite Track Pan American Track Championships; 2025 UCI C1 Track Cycling Challenge, Grenchen, Switzerland

McKenna McKee (born October 25, 2003) is an American female sprint track cyclist, who is a sixteen-time USA Cycling national champion ^[1] , a Pan American Track Championships gold medalist ^[2] , a two-time national record holder ^{[1] [3]} , and a four-time team member representing the USA at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships (2023–2025). ^[4]

From September, 2024 through December, 2025, McKenna raced with Tesseract Racing Team (a UCI licensed, Cycling Canada trade team). Beginning Jan 1, 2026, she transferred to the US-based, UCI Star Track Cycling team.

In early 2025, McKenna was selected by the USA Cycling Track Team to represent the USA at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships, in Asuncion, Paraguay, April 2–6. ^[5]   She won the Gold as a member of the Elite Women’s Team sprint.

Now in her fourth consecutive year as a member representing the national team, McKenna’s singular goal is to be a member of the USA Olympic Cycling Team in 2028, in Los Angeles, CA. ^{[6] [7]}

Biography

McKenna McKee was born in 2003, in Portland, Oregon. At age two, McKenna showed a strong interest in riding bikes, even before she was walking. Her cycling parents encouraged her interest, and by age three, she was completely self-sufficient in riding on her own. On September 28, 2010, at age 6, McKenna was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. ^{[8] [7] [9]}

In spite of the medical and psychological challenges facing athletes with type1 diabetes ^[10] , McKenna was determined to continue her cycling, and entered her first cyclo-cross bike race at age 7 in 2011. She soon thereafter discovered the now defunct Alpenrose Velodrome ^[11] , in Portland. Over the next 12 years, McKenna competed in many racing disciplines, including cyclocross, and some collegiate criteriums. At age 15, McKenna was selected to attend the Team Novo Nordisk ^[12] talent ID camp, where she spent 5 days doing road training. In 2020, she officially joined the Novo Nordisk racing team composed of T1D athletes. ^[13]   Finally settling on track racing at national and world-class levels, she has been racing track ever since.

In addition to her time training and racing, and advocating for T1D children and their families, ^[14] McKenna is pursuing her education and her future career goal of becoming a pediatric nurse. She is currently enrolled in nursing studies at Lower Columbia College.

Racing results

DATE	DISCIPLINE	EVENT	CATEGORY	RESULTS	Ref
2015 Jan 10	Cyclo-cross	USAC Cyclocross National Championships Austin, TX	Jr Women 10–12	5th	[1]
2017 Jul 31- Aug 6	Track	USAC Elite and Junior National Track Championships LA Velo Sports Center, Carson, CA	Jr Women 13–14 Omnium (500m TT, 4th; 2K Pursuit, 4th; Pts Race, 4th)	1 Gold	[1]
2017 Jan 7	Cyclocross	USAC Cyclocross National Championships Hartford, CT	Jr Women 13–14	1 Bronze	[1]
2018 Jul 7–11	Track	USAC Track National Championships Valley Preferred Cycling Center (T-Town) Breinigsville, PA	Jr Women 15–18, 500m TT	Bronze	[1]
2019 May 17–18	Track	2019 Jr National Track Cup #3 Alkek Velodrome Houston, TX	Jr Women 15–18 Keirin Jr Women 15–18 Team Sprint Jr Women 15–18 Sprints	1 Gold Silver 1 Silver	[1]
2019 Jul 2–3	Track	USAC Jr & Elite Track National Championships LA Velo Sports Center Carson, CA	Jr Women 15–18 Sprints Jr Women 15–18 Team Sprint Jr Women 15–18 Keirin	Silver Silver Bronze	[1] [15]
2019 Jul 20	Track	Vision Grand Prix Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome Marymoor Park Redmond, WA	Elite Women Team Sprint Elite Women Keirin	Gold Bronze	[1]
2021 Jul 15–18	Track	USAC Jr, Elite & Para National Track Championships Valley Preferred Cycling (T-Town) Breinigsville, PA	Elite Women Team Sprint (Natl Record) Jr 15–18 Women Team Sprint (Natl Record) Jr 15–18 Women Sprints Women 15–18 Keirin	Gold Gold Silver Silver	[1] [3]
2023 Jul 5–9	Track	USAC Jr, Elite, and Para Track National Championships LA Velo Sports Center Carson, CA	Elite Women Sprints U23 Women Sprints Elite Women Team Sprint U23 Women Team Sprint Elite Women 500m TT Elite Women Keirin	Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver Silver	[1] [16]
2024 Jun 7	Track	Friday Nights Under the Lights Valley Preferred Velo Center (T-Town) Breinigsville, PA	Elite Women Keirin	Gold	[1]
2024 Jul 11–13	Track	USA Cycling Elite & Para-Cycling Track National Championships LA Velo Sports Center Carson, CA	Elite Women Sprints U23 Women Sprints Elite Women Keirin U23 Women Keirin Elite Women Team Sprint Elite Women 500m TT	Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver Bronze	[1] [17] [18]
2024 Jul 19	Track	Marymoor Grand Prix Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome Marymoor Park Redmond, WA	Elite Women Sprints	Gold	[1]
2024 Sep 6–8	Track	UCI C2 Coupe de France Fenioux Piste Velodrome Georges Preveral Lyon, France	Elite Women Sprints Elite Women Keirin	Gold Bronze	[19]
2024 Sep 13–15	Track	UCI C2 Ciclisme En Pista – XI Memorial Miquel Poblet Velodrome D’Horta Barcelona, Spain	Elite Women Keirin Final	5th	[19]
2025 Jan 7–8	Track	UCI C2 Bromont Le Centre National de Cyclisme Bromont, Canada	Elite Women Keirin Final Elite Women Sprints	Silver Silver	[19]
2025 Apr 2–6	Track	Pan American Track Cycling Championships, Asuncion, Paraguay	Elite Women Team Sprint	Gold	[20]
2025 Jun 7–27	Track	Festival of Speed UCI C2 Elite Valley Preferred Velo Center (T-Town) Breinigsville, PA	Elite Women Keirin Elite Women Sprints	Gold Silver	[21]
2025 Jul 9–23	Track	LA Velo Sports Center Summer Slam UCI C2 Carson, CA	Jul 9: Elite Women Keirin Final Jul 23: Elite Women Keirin Final	Silver Gold	[22]
2025 Aug 21–24	Track	USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships Olympic Training Center Velodrome Colorado Springs, Colorado	Elite Women Keirin U23 Women Keirin Elite Women Sprints U23 Women Sprints Elite Women Team Sprint	Gold Gold Silver Gold Silver	[1] [23]
2025 Oct 22–26	Track	UCI Track Cycling World Championships Peñalolén Velodrome Santiago, Chile	Women's Keirin	Reached Round One repechage, placed 3rd	[19]
2025 Dec 12–14	Track	UCI C1 Track Cycling Challenge Tissot Velodrome Grenchen, Switzerland	Elite Women Keirin	4th place finals	[19]

References

1. "USA Cycling results for McKenna McKee". Results | USA Cycling | Sport:80. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
2. "Campeonato Continental / Continental Championship / Championnat Continental / PISTA/TRACK – ELITE | COPACI". www.copaci.org. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
3. "Marquardt Wins Four National Titles at U.S Track National Championships". Team Novo Nordisk. July 21, 2021.
4. "USA Cycling Announces 2025 UCI Track World…". USA Cycling. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
5. "USA Cycling Announces Team for the 2025 Pan American…". USA Cycling. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
6. Krupke, Nick (2025-01-26). "Cycling champion from Vancouver talks Olympic dreams, life with type 1 diabetes". www.kptv.com. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
7. "Vancouver's McKee sets Olympic goals in cycling". The Columbian. 2025-08-08. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
8. CDC (2025-01-09). "Type 1 Diabetes". Diabetes. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
9. Ferran, Rene (2017-08-24). "McKenna McKee – Diabetes Doesn't Slow Down Junior Cyclist". ClarkCoTalk. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
10. Yurkewicz, Michael; Cordas, Michael; Zellers, Amy; Sweger, Michael (2017). "Diabetes and Sports: Managing Your Athlete With Type 1 Diabetes". American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 11 (1): 58–63. doi:10.1177/1559827615583648. ISSN   1559-8276. PMC   6124849 . PMID   30202314.
11. "Will a Family Dispute Alter This City's Cycling Scene Forever?". Bicycling. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
12. "All-Diabetes Pro Cycling Team | Type 1 Diabetes | Team Novo Nordisk". 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
13. McKee, McKenna (June 26, 2021). "In Her Own Words, McKenna McKee". Team Novo Nordisk.
14. McKenna Cycling Type 1 Diabetes (2025-05-29). BreakthroughT1D Community Summit_OR/SW WA_McKenna Keynote Mar 8 2025 . Retrieved 2025-08-11– via YouTube.
15. Mahoney, Tom (July 3, 2019). "Four Titles Awarded on First Day of Junior & Elite Track Nationals". USA Cycling.
16. Santos, KK (July 11, 2023). "Team Events Close Out the Week as Track Nationals Wraps Up at the Velo Sports Center". USA Cycling.
17. Potter, Sabrina (July 14, 2024). "Boone and McKee Earn Gold in the Keirin on Day Three of Track Nationals". USA Cycling.
18. Potter, Sabrina (July 13, 2024). "Johnson and Stevenson Earn Gold in the Men's and Women's Elite Pursuit on Day Two of Track Nationals". USA Cycling.
19. "UCI Track Rankings | Rider Results Search". UCI.org.
20. "COPACI Pan American Cycling Federation".
21. "Festival of Speed UCI C2".
22. "Velo Sports Center Summer Slam".
23. Potter, Sabrina (August 21, 2025). "Ten National Titles Awarded on Day One of Elite Track Nationals". USA Cycling.

External links

• Novo Nordisk | Unordinary drives change

• USA Cycling

• USA Cycling Results & Rankings Search

• Tesseract Racing Team

• Star Track Cycling

• Union Cycliste Internationale

• Lower Columbia College