Name recognition is awfully big on the OC campus.
The OC record books are chock full of people who have earned notoriety as top athletes. But a name was missing. In February 1999, that name was added to OC’s history – Ike.
It isn’t a new recruit or a record holder. Rather, it’s a big furry eagle that wanders the sidelines of the basketball court. The mascot’s name is based on Isaiah 41:31 – “They will soar on wings as eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
The eagle’s name comes from Isaiah. Ike is short for Isaiah. Some families name children and grandchildren after ancestors in order to carry on a tradition. In our own way, that’s what Oklahoma Christian has done.
