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2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster

Mackenzie Wahpepah-Harris

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Norman, Okla.
  • Highschool Norman (Okla.)

Biography

OCU Personal Bests
 
Season Event Time
Cross Country 8K 24:53
Indoor 3K 8:27
Indoor Mile 4:08
Outdoor 1,500m 3:47
Outdoor 5K 14:26.57

• Four-time All-SAC honoree
• Two-time NAIA men’s cross country all-American
• Over 25 top-10 finishes

2016-17
• Finished sixth in the Central Oklahoma Land Run with 20:42.9
• Took 28th with 25:08.69 seconds in the Chile Pepper Festival
• Ran a to 25:41.9 finish fourth in the NAIA Mid-States Classic
• Picked up sixth with a 25:40.54 in the Sooner Athletic Conference men’s cross country championship
• All-SAC men’s cross country honors
• Ran a 25:47.90 to finish in 68th place in the NAIA men’s cross country championships
• Grabbed a second place finish in the 800-meter run in the Oklahoma Baptist University Invite with 1:54.32

2015-16
• Placed second in Central Oklahoma Land Run with 20:08.48
• Finished 12th place with 24:53.4 in Fort Hays State Tiger Open
• Ran 25:20.00 for sixth in NAIA Mid-States Classic
• Fifth in Sooner Athletic Conference cross country championships with 25:14.6
• All-SAC men’s cross country honor
• Finished 16th in NAIA Championships with 25:06.0
• NAIA men’s cross country All-American  
• A-qualifying 4:17.99 in mile for fourth in Pitt State Invitational
• Won one mile in Nebraska Tune-Up with 4:08.96 
• Seventh in 1,500 meters in Texas Relays with 3:58.55
• Part of winning 4x800 relay team that ran B-qualifying time of 7:48.01 in Emporia State Relays 
• First in Kansas Relays with A-qualifying 3:50.48 in 1,500 meters
• Ran second fastest 1,500-meter time in school history in Oregon State High Performance Meet with 3:47.81 
• Placed seventh in NAIA Championships in 1,500 meters with 3:57.87 to become all-American
• SAC athlete of week for April 18-24 and April 25-May 1

2014-15
• Posted a 25:29.30 for a 21st-place showing in the 8,000-meter run at the NAIA men's cross country championships
• NAIA all-American
• Finished eighth with a 26:07.18 time in Sooner Athletic Conference Championships 
• All-SAC men’s cross country honors
• Sixth with a  time of 25:26.40 at NAIA Mid-States Classic
• Third place in 6,000-meter run at the UCO Land Run 
• Academic all-SAC in cross country and track and field
• Runner-up in the 1,500 meters at the NAIA men's outdoor track and field championships
• Finished second with a personal best of 14:26.57 in the 5,000 meter run at the Oregon State High Performance Meet
• Won the 1,500 meter run at the Kansas Relays with a personal best of 3:50.26
• Won the 5,000 meter run at the K.T. Woodman Classic
• Won the 5,000 meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Open
• Finished eighth in the 3,000 meters at 8:39.68 in the NAIA Indoor Championships while earning all-American honors
• Won the 3,000 meters at Oklahoma Baptist Invitational with a time of 8:33.04.

2013-14
• Finished sixth in the Central Oklahoma Land Run with a time of 20:43
• Finished seventh in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 26:48
• Placed sixth in the Oklahoma Baptist Bison Invitational with a time of 25:35
• Eighth in SAC Championships with 26:15 time
• All-SAC men’s cross country honors
• Made a top 30 finish in the NAIA Championship
• Finished in the top 5 in the Lion Invitational 5,000 meters
• Finished 11th in the NAIA Indoor Championships mile run

High school
• Class 6A all-state performer in cross country and track at Norman High School
• Class 6A state champion in the 3,200 meters with a time of 9 minutes, 25 seconds as junior
• Finished third in the 1,600 with a time of 4:23 at state meet
• Cross country and track most valuable player
• Helped Norman to the Class 6A state cross country title as sophomore
• Owns personal-best times of 1:58 in the 800 meters, 4:23 in the mile and 15:36 in the 5K
• Lettered three times on cross country and twice in track
• Coached by Suzy Rojas
• Ran in the USATF Junior Cross Country Championships 8K and finished with a time of 26:24
• Appeared on the honor roll as a junior and senior

Personal
• Undecided major
• Son of Dan Harris and Carol Wahpepah
• Chose OCU over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State
• Born Nov. 28, 1994 in Norman, Okla.


More on Mackenzie:
Mistake I learned from: Over-training for a race
Actor I would cast to play me in a movie: Samuel L. Jackson
Accomplishment I am most proud of: Runner up in the 1,500 national championships in 2015
My nickname: Big Mack
Career plans: Sports marketing

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

  • 2014-15Sophomore

  • 2015-16Junior

  • 2016-17Senior

  • 2017-18Senior