Dr. Heather O’Shea-Wayt

Dr. Heather O’Shea-Wayt

Dr. Heather O’Shea-Wayt

(Class of 1991)

A six-time All-American in track at Mount Union (Oh.) College, Heather O’Shea-Wayt started her illustrious running career at Wheeling Central Catholic High School. During her senior year at CCHS, she earned West Virginia state championships in three events, the 400 and 800 meter runs and she also was the anchor runner on the 4×400 relay. In both the 1989 and 1990 state track meets, O’Shea-Wayt was the runner-up in the 800 meters.

  She was a three-time Ohio Valley Athletic Conference champion in the 800 meters, setting a Class AAA meet record in 1991. O’Shea-Wayt won the 400-meter event on two occasions. During her high school career she captured five Region One titles, setting the meet record in the 400. On three occasions O’Shea-Wayt ran her way on to The Intelligencer’s all-Valley Track Team and she was selected as the team captain her senior year.

  Elected to the Mount Union College Athletic Hall of Fame, O’Shea-Wayt won 17 Ohio Athletic Conference titles, nine as an indoor performer and eight outdoors. On two occasions, she was voted as the OAC’s Most Outstanding Indoor Athlete (1994, and 1995). At the conclusion of her senior season, she received several outdoor track accolades. O’Shea-Wayt was a two-time NCAA Division Two champion at 800 meters and part of the national championship 4×400-meter relay team. Overall, she held seven Mount Union track and field records. Also an Academic All-American, O’Shea-Wayt received the conference’s Clyde Lamb award as the OAC’s top female student-athlete. She also was the recipient of an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship.

  Heather graduated from the West Virginia School of Medicine in 2000 and specializes in family medicine. She is affiliated with Wheeling Hospital.

  Despite her busy schedule, O’Shea-Wayt has served as Central Catholic’s cross-country and track coach since 2000.

 

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