Sheila Gisbrecht

Sheila Gisbrecht

Class of 1995
Inducted in 2005

Sheila Gisbrecht ’95 was a 2-sport standout who earned All-America honors in track & field and North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors in volleyball. She was unbeatable in the shot put in NCAC competition, taking 4 straight conference championships both indoors and outdoors. A remarkable athlete, she placed in NCAC championships in 8 different events (shot put, javelin, discus, long jump, 55 hurdles, triple jump, high jump and 100 hurdles), earning a total of 13 all-conference citations and helping the Bishops to 2 conference titles and 3 runner-up finishes. Her senior year, she placed in the javelin and the discus to help OWU win the NCAC outdoor title. She won All-America honors in the shot put with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Division III outdoor meet. Indoors that year, she just missed All-America honors with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA meet. As a junior, she won the shot with an NCAC-record throw and placed in the long jump and 55 hurdles as OWU won the NCAC indoor title, then went on to finish 14th in the shot at the NCAA Division III meet. Outdoors that year, she won her first All-America citation with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Division III meet. Also a 3-time All-NCAC selection in volleyball, she capped her career by receiving NCAC Player of the Year honors her senior year. She led the NCAC in kills as a senior (3.39/game) and helped the volleyball team reach the finals of the NCAC tournament for the first time (1992), compile an 8-0 regular-season conference record for the first time (1993) and win its first-ever NCAC championship (1994). The Bishops went 88-49 during her 4 years.