One of the greatest athletes ever to wear an Oklahoma Christian uniform, McKenzie Stanford will serve as a graduate assistant coach for OC during the 2017-18 season.
Stanford, from Perkins, was a three-time All-Heartland Conference pick and was named as Oklahoma's NCAA Division II player of the year in 2017 by the website OklahomaSports.net. As a senior, Stanford led the Heartland in scoring by a wide margin, averaging 18.4 points per game, rising this past season to No. 2 on the league's career scoring chart with 1,715 points.
She was named as the league's player of the week twice in 2016-17 and eight times during her career. In 2015-16, she received honorable mention on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's NCAA Division II All-America list and in 2016-17, she was named to the All-South Central Region second-team honor list.
She also was chosen as OC’s Ms. Eagle in 2017 and was a nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.
Stanford will continue to compete on OC's track and field team in 2018, as she has one season of eligibility remaining in that sport.
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