“Allie
Mack”, as her friends call her, was Ohio State’s
first commitment to the ’07-’08 class, having
verbally committed during the spring of ’07 during
her junior of high school. Mackerty comes to
the Buckeyes with an extremely accredited hockey
resume. Her experience includes multiple years in
the supremely tough Midwest Elite Hockey League with
the AAA Ohio Flames. Mackerty played U14, U16, and
U19 goalie with the Flames. Former Buckeye captain
Iris Baker (ACHA ’04-’06) also played from the
Flames. Mackerty finished youth hockey with two
years of boy’s play for her high school hockey
team. She started every game as a senior at
Macedonia High in the hockey-rich Cleveland, OH
area. And like returning Buckeyes Marci Falappi,
Stephanie Sepsi, and Brittany Parker, Mackerty is a
veteran of the respected Chicago Showcase USA Hockey
all-star event. Recent successful Ohio State teams
have been backboned by Chicago Showcase attendees
and Mackerty continues in that tradition.
Amazingly, Mackerty’s academic resume exceeds her
athletic accomplishments. At Macedonia High
Mackerty did it all: She was a writer and editor
for the school newspaper for four years, attended
the Kent State school of journalism through a
special program at her school, was a member of the
Academic Challenge Team, participated in “peer
mediation” to help troubled teens, was a National
Honor Society member, graduated with a 3.8 GPA, and
participated in the Relay For Life cancer research
fundraising program. While attending Ohio State
Mackerty will be receiving the Ohio State Land Grant
Opportunity Scholarship and the Trustee Scholarship
– two highly valuable and sought after academic
financial assistance awards.
Personal
Mackerty’s parents are Dan and Lisa and she has
three siblings in Danny (age 16), Emily (13), and
Thomas (9). Nordonia, Ohio is there home.