Heather Wittmer: Track

PARENTS’ FIRST/ LAST NAMES:  Dave and Dawn Wittmer

SPORT: Track and Field

NUMBER OF YEARS PLAYING THE SPORT: 6

TEAM AWARDS/ RECOGNITION (CAPTAIN, LETTERWINNER): 3x varsity letter winner

FUTURE PLANS/ COLLEGE OF CHOICE (MAJOR):  Study Biomedical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh

OTHER ACTIVITIES (SCHOOL RELATED OR COMMUNITY): Cross country, class cabinet, nhs, best buddies, photography club, 

FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC MEMORY:  Sharing my freshman season with my sister, when Amelia almost got hit by a bus, getting cookies at Baldwin, and going swimming in the creek during our “long runs”.

FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT AND FAVORITE TEACHER:   Mr. Pflugh and Señora <3 I’ve never met teachers more passionate about teaching their students how to be better learners and even better people. 

What would you like to say to your coaches?

Thanks for somehow convincing me to run?? I couldn’t have done it without you .. or all the popsicles

What would you like to say to your parents?

Thanks for always washing my uniform the night before a meet even though you had asked me for it 3 days ago <3

Who has served as an inspiration to you in your sport:

My teammates! They’re some of the hardest working people I know.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO ADD?????????????????????

1. A wise man once told me that “the 800 is like childbirth”
2. Don’t take a single practice for granted, you never know if it might be your last </3.