Wilder_Kaitlyn 2021_2022

Kaitlyn Wilder

  • Award
    Field Performer of the Week (Women)
  • Week Of
    4/11/2022
  • Sport
    Outdoor Track & Field
  • School
    University of Dubuque
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Throws
  • Hometown
    Dunkerton, Iowa
  • High School
    Dunkerton

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field – Field Performer of the Week
Kaitlyn Wilder, University of Dubuque
So., Dunkerton, Iowa/Dunkerton
  • The Spartans competed on their home fields on Saturday, April 9th, 2022.
  • Wilder competed in three events, hammer throw, discus, and shotput, and took home first in all three events.
  • In the hammer throw, the sophomore threw a new conference All-Time Record with a throw of 58.22 meters.
  • Wilder finished on top in the discus with a toss of 45.28 meters and finished 15.5 feet ahead of second place.
  • Dubuque’s sophomore took the title in the shot put with a toss of 13.93 meters.
  • Wilder’s performances have her ranked No. 2/3/3 on the NCAA DIII qualifiers lists and sits No. 1/1/1 in the A-R-C.
  • The Dunkerton, Iowa native is collecting her second-career Women’s Outdoor Field Performer of the Week honor (4/11/22, 4/4/22).