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2018-19 Women's Track and Field

Kayla O'Shea

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lassiter
  • Hometown Marietta, GA

Biography

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

2:18.78800m Run1/27/2019KMS Invitational
5:07.541 Mile Run2/23/2019UAA Championships

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

2:17.17800m Run4/28/2018UAA Championships
4:42.121500m Run4/5/2019Tiger Track Classic

Honors (Indoor):

2019NCAA Division III Championships ParticipantMile Run16th
USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region800m Run
Mile
DMR
All-UAADMR3rd

Honors (Outdoor):

2016All-UAA4x800m Relay2nd
 
2019USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region800m Run
1500m Run

Prior to Emory:
Earned four varsity letters in track and one in cross country while at Lassiter High School ... Was coached by Scott Freed ... Posted a 5K time of 20:07 and a 1,600 meters effort of 5:36 ... Ran sprints during the early years of her high school career ... Served as her track team's distance captain her senior year ... Named Lassiter's Most Valuable Sprinter in 2013 ... Earned Most Valuable Distance Runner honors her final year ... Also competed on the gymnastics team and was a diver. 

Personal:
Daughter of William and Teresa O'Shea ... Plans to major in nursing.

Why she chose Emory?
"I chose Emory because everyone here is so friendly and I love the sense of community." 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'5"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'5"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Distance
    5'5"
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