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Home Of Champions|73 National Championships

2017 Women's Cross Country Roster

Michaela Werner

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Grove (Okla.)
  • Hometown Grove, Okla.

Biography

OCU Personal Bests
 
Season Event Time
Cross Country 3k 10:20
Cross Country 5k 14:41
Outdoor 10k 37:27
Outdoor Half-Marathon 1:24:57
Outdoor Marathon 3:01:23
 
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2016-17
• Took fourth in the Central Oklahoma Land Run with an 18:46.3
• Ran an 18:22.84, which placed her 34th in the Chile Pepper Festival
• Eighth-place in the NAIA Mid-States Classic with a time of 18:28.3
• Turned in a fourth-place finish with an 18:05.06 at the Sooner Athletic Conference women’s cross country championship
• Finished 46th place with a time of 18:11.2 in the NAIA women’s cross country championships
• Finished in fourth place in the 5,000-meter run with a provisional qualifying time of 17:34.4 at the Pittsburg State Invitational
• Sixth place with a 17:31.0 in the 5,000 meters at the NAIA Indoor Championships
• Finished sixth place in the 10,000 meters at the K.T. Woodman Classic with a 38:58.42
• Took fourth place in the 13.1-mile race at the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon with a time of 1:25:16
• First-place finish in the marathon race of the NAIA Outdoor Championships with a 26.2-mile race time of 3:03:41
• Academic all-Sooner Athletic Conference women's track & field honoree

2015-16 
• Finished fourth in Central Oklahoma Land Run with 18:44.57
• Fourth with 18:19.15 in Oklahoma Baptist Invitational
• Won NAIA Mid-States Classic with personal-record 17:41.4
• Second in Sooner Athletic Conference cross country championships with 17:48.3
• All-SAC … 40th in NAIA Championships with 18:27.8
• A-qualifying time of 1:22:47 in Moundbuilder Half Marathon
• Fourth in Pittsburg State Invitational in 5,000 meters with A-qualifying time of 18:05.3
• Third in Pittsburg State Indoor Gorilla Classic with A-qualifying time of 10:20.45 in the 3,000-meters
• Runner-in Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon half marathon with 1:25:59
• School-record 36:27.04 in 10,000 meters for third in K.T. Woodman Classic
• OCU record with 17:56.27 in 5,000 meters in NAIA Indoor Championships to become all-American
• SAC athlete of week, NAIA track athlete of week for April 11-17
• Academic all-SAC in track and field

2014-15
• Won the Central Oklahoma Land Run with a time of 19:38
• Two-time Sooner Athletic Conference runner of the week (Sep. 8 and Sep. 22)
• NAIA National Marathon runner-up
• Placed third in the Missouri Southern Stampede with a time of 18:20.99
• Finished 68th with a time of 18:03 at the Chili Pepper Festival
• Posted an eighth place finish at the SAC championships with a time of 18:37.42
• Finished in 113th place at the NAIA cross country championships with a time of 19:29.4
• Set a school record and got an A Standard with a time of 37:20.71 in the 10K at the K.T. Woodman Classic
• Academic all-SAC in track

Amateur
• Finished second among women in the half marathon at Oklahoma City's Memorial Marathon with a time of 1:25.15

High School
• Seven-time all-state
• Seven-time state champion
• Two state records.

Personal
• Majoring in Human Performance
• Daughter of Robert and Karen Werner
• Born on May 30, 1995


More on Michaela: 
I’m excited this season because: I’m excited to defend my title as National Champion!
People would be surprised if they knew I could: Roller skate
Favorite saying of coach’s: “You’re a marathoner, you’re supposed to be tired”
First job I held: Lifeguard at the city pool
My dream job: Owning my own gym and coaching

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2015Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2016Junior

    5'5"
  • 2017Senior

    5'5"