At a meet April 7th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL she ran a 2-mile (3218m)
in 10:03.5, and 15 days later a 5,000 in 16:13.7.

And on June 15th in Walnut, CA Mary ran a 10,000 in 32:52.5 (equivalent
to two 16:26's back-to-back!) to break the National High School and
Junior (19 & under) records.

It was the fastest 10,000 in the world for 1979. Her US Junior Record
lasted 26 years and as of 7/09 Mary still holds the National HS 10,000
record. (HS Records)

Photo of Mary Shea while at NC State (from the Oct '83 issue of Racing South)

In the 1979 State Meet, Mary won the Mile (1609m) in 4:58.0,
the 880y (804.67m) in 2:13.2, and the 2-mile (3218m) in 10:08.4.

Below is a recent photo (from January 2009) of Mary, a nun working at
a Catholic School/Community Center in Kenya, at an elevation over
7000 feet, near the Rift Valley.  Mary's dad, Mike, 80, of Raleigh
(former track/x-c coach at NC State) is on the far right of the photo.

Photo courtesy of Mike Shea