Kaitlyn Wilder Award Field Performer of the Week (Women) Week Of 1/23/2023 Sport Indoor Track & Field School University of Dubuque Year Junior Position Throws Hometown Dunkerton, Iowa High School Dunkerton Women’s Indoor Track & Field – Field Performer of the Week Kaitlyn Wilder, University of Dubuque Jr., Dunkerton, Iowa/Dunkerton Wilder assisted the Spartans to a second-place finish at their home Kenneth “Moco” Mercer Open and she competed at the University of Iowa Larry Wieczorek Invitational. At Dubuque’s home event, Wilder finished on top out of 15 competitors throwing 13.08 meters in the shot put. In the weight throw, the junior picked up another win with a throw of 17.61 meters. Her throw of 17.61 meters sits as the sixth best in Division III this season. At the University of Iowa Larry Wieczorek Invitational, Wilder competed in the weight throw premier where she finished tenth out of sixteen competitors with a throw of 16.67 meters. Wilder and Dubuque will be in action again this Saturday at their home invite. The Dunkerton native is picking up her third-career Indoor Field Performer of the Week honor (2/22/21, 2/7/22, 1/23/23).
