Randy Heath serves as head coach for the OC men’s and women’s track and field teams, a position he has held since 1977.
Heath was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in May 2003 in recognition of his career accomplishments and contributions to NAIA cross country and track and field.
Heath developed one of the top track and field programs, first in the NAIA and now in the National Christian College Athletic Association. His teams have won two men’s and four women’s NAIA District IX titles and earned one men’s and four women’s runnerup finishes in the Sooner Athletic Conference. In four national meets since OC joined the NCCAA, the Eagles have finished in the top 10 each time.
Heath also had a 38-year tenure as men’s cross country head coach (21 with the women’s cross country program) before turning over the reins in February 2007. Heath’s cross country programs won 12 men’s and five women’s titles in NAIA District IX.
Heath has received 10 Coach of the Year awards from NAIA District IX and the Sooner Athletic Conference. In his coaching career, he coached 57 different athletes to NAIA All-America honors 121 times and, in 1997, was inducted into the Oklahoma Christian Athletic Hall of Fame.
Heath has been very active at every level in NAIA track and served as president of the NAIA Track Coaches Association for 1990-92. In 2002, he served as meet referee for the NAIA Indoor and Outdoor National Track Championships.
In 1989, he served as head coach of an NAIA team of athletes who competed in the French National University Championships in Montpellier, France. He also has served as a member of the Committee for NAIA Regional Enhancement in 1997-98 and as cross country regional rater from 1999-2001.
The Oklahoma City native is a 1969 Oklahoma Christian graduate and received a master's degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1972. He taught in the Oklahoma City Public Schools from 1969 to 1977 and joined Oklahoma Christian in September 1977.
A professor in the physical education department, Heath is married to the former Barbara Epley of Amarillo, Texas. He and his wife Barbara (OC ’72) have two children: Brent (OC ’98) and Lisa (OC ’99).
