Connellsville grad Madison Wiltrout finishes 3rd at NCAAs; All-American
A third WPIAL athlete has earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas.
North Carolina redshirt freshman and 2017 Connellsville graduate Madison Wiltrout placed third in the women’s javelin with a heave of 181 feet, 1 inch.
She joins Virginia redshirt senior and Hempfield graduate Bridget Guy and Arizona sophomore and Knoch graduate Jordan Geist earned All-American honors.
Two down, one to go!#GoHeels? | #NCAATF https://t.co/mKbeUupXNu
— UNC Track & Field • XC (@UNCTrack_Field) June 8, 2019
Guy placed fourth in the women’s pole vault and Geist placed third in the shot put.
The 2014 Hempfield graduate her third All-American honor on Thursday by clearing a season-best 14 feet 7 1/4 inches. She missed at 14-9 1/2.
The two-time ACC champion has soared to new heights at Virginia, setting new school standards. Her best jump is 14-7 1/2.
Geist’s had his best throw of 20.31 (66-7¾) on his third attempt of the competition on Friday.
Wiltrout, the 2019 ACC champion, was a four-time PIAA Class AAA champion and two-time Pennsylvania Gatorade Athlete of the Year.
Best NCAA finish EVER by a Tar Heel in the women’s javelin... and she’s just getting started ?
Thank you for an incredible first season, Madison! #GoHeels? | #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/OkL3lHMT23
— UNC Track & Field • XC (@UNCTrack_Field) June 7, 2019
After winning her second PIAA title, Wiltrout has battled elbow problems. North Carolina shut her down for a year after her senior season.
Wiltrout holds the school record at North Carolina after throwing 182-5 to win the women’s javelin ACC title earlier this season.
Wiltrout owns the high school national record of 185-8, which she set her sophomore season at Norwin. She also owns the PIAA Championship record of 182-8.
First year ➡️ First-Team All-America ??
? 181-1 (55.21 meters)#GoHeels? | #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/XTWIASfoDW
— UNC Track & Field • XC (@UNCTrack_Field) June 7, 2019
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
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