Katie Wheeler

Class:
Senior
Position:
OF
Hometown:
Stow, Oh
Prev School:
St. Vincent St. Mary's
High School:
St. Vincent St. Mary's

2008: Appeared in 21 games and started 10...went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in win over Alabama State (3/15)...recorded hits in three straight games, going 4-for-8 during that stretch...scored runs in back-to-back games against Miami (4/19 & 4/20)...had eight putouts in the outfield and did not commit an error.

2007: Appeared in 30 games, starting 29...totaled 12 hits, including two doubles, and scored four runs...went 3-for-3 with a double against Pittsburgh (5/2)...ripped two singles and coaxed a walk at Miami (5/5)...had a 2-for-3 day against Cornell (3/23)...singled and scored a run against Ohio...drove in a run in addition to smacking a single and scoring at Akron (4/13)...stroked a double and scored at Ball State (5/4)...carried a four-game hitting streak...did not commit an error during the regular season.

2006: Appeared in 24 games, mostly as a pinch runner...started five games...her 19 games as a substitute were the second-highest on the squad...scored four runs...recorded two putouts in rightfield...her first collegiate hit was a single in her only plate appearance versus Siena (2/25)...she also registered her first stolen base in that same game.

High School: Member of the St. Vincent-St. Mary’s district runner-up squad as a junior...selected to the 2004 and 2003 All-Northeast Ohio and All-Summit County First Teams...also named to the Beacon Journal (Akron) and The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) All-Star squads in 2004...selected to The Plain Dealer "Best of the Best" Team (top nine players from seven counties) as a junior...named to the Sun Newspapers All-Star Team that same season...batted .341 with 27 runs scored and 18 RBI in 24 games as a junior...selected as team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year for the Fighting Irish as a sophomore when she batted .453 with 14 extra base hits, 17 runs scored, and 12 RBI in 23 games...member of the National Honor Society...also received 15 Academic Excellence Awards at SVSM...also lettered in basketball...member of the Ohio Saints in 2005 and the Ohio Illusion in 2004...team earned a first-place finish at the Cortland & Loudonville Tournament.

Personal: Born July 18, 1986...is the daughter of Donald and Leslie Wheeler...majoring in justice studies.