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2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Mackenzie Wahpepah-Harris

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

Biography

OCU Personal Bests
 
Season Event Time
Cross Country 8K 25:06:00
Indoor 3K 8:27
Indoor Mile 4:16
Outdoor 1,500m 3:50.26
Outdoor 5K 14:26.57

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 ... finished 16th in NAIA Championships with 25:06.0 ... 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: P
osted 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 ... 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 Baptisit 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 ... 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

  • 2013Freshman

  • 2014Sophomore

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016Senior