Wiltrout heads to NCAA nationals
North Carolina redshirt freshman Madison Wiltrout has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 5-8 at the University of Texas.
The Connellsville native and four-time WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA javelin champion qualified by finishing fifth at the Eastern Preliminary Round at North Florida in Jacksonville on May23 with a throw if 169 feet, 7 inches.
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Redshirt freshman Madison Wiltrout is #NCAATF Championship bound with a fifth-place finish in the women’s javelin!!
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— UNC Track & Field • XC (@UNCTrack_Field) May 23, 2019
North Carolina coach Harlis Meaders said: “I’m so excited for Madison to make her first NCAA appearance after winning the ACC Championship in the javelin.”
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.
She has battled an elbow injury which occurred her sophomore season at the state finals.
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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