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2014-15 Women's Wrestling Roster

Heather O'Connor

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Napa Vintage (Calif.)
  • Hometown Napa, Calif.

Biography

Honed skills in effort to push for national crown.
 
2013-14: Went 16-6 with five falls … fourth place at 191 pounds in Women’s College Wrestling Association Championships on Jan. 25 … all-American … lost 12-4 to Tiaira Scott of Campbellsville in third-place match … pinned Brianna Buenavista of Midland in 1:15 on Oct. 25 … pinned Kierra Boyce of Wayland Baptist in 1:51 on Jan. 12 … won Waldorf Open 191-pound title Jan. 3 … won 12-2 over Jessica Ulloa of Missouri Valley in championship match … third place at 191 in Missouri Valley Open on Nov. 16 … won 5-4 over Boyce in third-place match … pinned Boyce in 1:46 … pinned Nina Wyre of Wayland Baptist in 5:22.

2012-13: Went 26-8 with 10 pins … runner-up at 191 pounds in Women’s College Wrestling Association Championships on Jan. 26 … all-American … lost 1-4, 4-0, 4-1 to Jenna McLatchy of Simon Fraser in championship match … pinned Tamara Hartfield of Missouri Valley in 55 seconds Jan. 12 … pinned Kate Beaulieu of Lakehead in 1:02 on Nov. 17 ... pinned Brittany Jones of Missouri Valley in 1:33 … pinned Lorrie Ramos of King 1-3, 1:50 on Oct. 20 … pinned Sonya Legate of Waldorf on Oct. 19 … runner-up at 170 in CanAm Open on Oct. 28 … pinned Lilia Gudzyk of Jamestown 0-7, 5-5, 0:46 in championship semifinals … runner-up at 191 in Waldorf Open on Jan. 5 … pinned Kieara Allison of King in 1:47.

2011-12: Went 20-18 with eight falls … finished sixth in WCWA Championships at 170 pounds … all-American … lost 2-0, 2-0 to Leya-Justi Luafalemana of Northwest Kansas Technical in fifth-place match Jan. 28 … pinned Lisa Tinney of Cumberlands 1-0, 1:37 on Jan. 28.

High school: Went 23-4 as senior … state runner-up … 20 falls … went 26-9 as junior … 14 falls … coached by Bob Mansante … lettered in swimming, water polo and wrestling … all-league in soccer.

Amateur: Finished third in Junior National Duals … all-American.

Personal: Majoring in biology … daughter of Kim O’Connor … born Dec. 23, 1992 in Napa, Calif.

OCU Statistics

 
SeasonW-LFallsTech. FallsDec.
2011-1220-188-40-07-14
2012-1326-810-00-013-8
2013-1416-65-15-33-2
Totals62-3223-55-323-24

More on Heather:
My motto to live by: Day by day, step by step
Favorite athlete: David Taylor
Define greatness: Try try again
Favorite professor: Dr. David Mullen
My advice to freshmen: Do things right

 
Sponsored by:
Billy Sims BBQ

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    170
    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    170
    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 2013-14Junior

    170
    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 2014-15Senior

    191
    5'9" 191 lbs