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Matt Wilkinson
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Minn.
- High School:
- Minnetonka HS
- Prev School:
- Carleton College
Bio
Matthew Wilkinson's TFRRS Bio
Matthew Wilkinson's IAAF Bio
AFTER COLLEGE: Posted a lifetime best 8:16.59 in the 3000m steeplechase during his first season as a professional with Under Armour Mission Run Dark Sky... Was second at the 2024 US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., earning a spot on Team USA for the 2024 Olympics in Paris (pending world ranking qualification)... Won the 2024 Virginia Challenge steeplechase in a time of 8:18.53... Won the preliminary round of the US Olympic Trials with a time of 8:20.61 in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Grad Season: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 3000m steeplechase for the second year in a row with a time of 8:26.33... Won Big Ten titles in both the 3000m steeplechase and the 5000m at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Championships... Was named the 2023 Big Ten Athlete of the Championships... Was the first Big Ten student-athlete to compete the steeplechase/5K double since Mason Ferlic from Michigan in 2016... Helped the Maroon and Gold finish second overall as a team at the Big Ten Championships... Was the top college finisher at the Raleigh Relays for the second year in a row with a time of 8:29.35... Won the Virginia Challenge 5000m in a time of 13:40.73.
2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Earned a First Team All-America honor in the 3000m steeplechase in his first season with the Maroon and Gold by finishing 8th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore... Was the Big Ten runner-up in the 3000m steeplechase behind teammate Alec Basten, clocking a time of 8:46.39... Won the NCAA West Regional in Fayetteville, Ark., in a time of 8:32.61 to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in his first year at the Division I level... Qualified for the 3000m steeplechase NCAA final with an 8th-place finish in the semifinal in Eugene in a time of 8:30.52... Posted the No. 2 time in school history in the steeplechase in the NCAA final, finishing 8th in a time of 8:25.03... Won the Raleigh Relays in the steeplechase in a time of 8:39.70... Finished 4th at the Big Ten Championships in the 5000m in a time of 14:13.02... Ran a personal best 5000m time of 13:35.45 at the Bryan Clay Invitational to take fifth.
2021 Cross Country • Senior Season: Named a USTFCCCA All-Region honoree • placed top-three on the team in all six of his races • posted the 10th fastest 10K time in school history (29:56.8) at the NCAA Championships to finish 72nd overall and second on the team, while simultaneously logging the school’s 15th fastest 8K time with a split of 23:47.8 • claimed a USTFCCCA All-Region honor with a 25th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, crossing the line in 30:57.6 • placed 15th overall and second on the team in his Big Ten Championship debut, finishing in 25:16.8 • finished 83rd overall and second on the team in the men’s championship 8k race at the Nuttycombe Invitational • came in 20th overall and third for the Gophers at the Roy Griak Invitational • opened the season with a 15th place finish at the Spiked Shoe Invite.
Prior to Minnesota: Grad transfer from Carleton College • two-time NCAA DIII Champion (2021 steeplechase & 5k) • 2021 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year • 2020 NCAA DIII Indoor Track Athlete of the Year • eight-time NCAA DIII All-American (two in track, six in cross country) • 2019 MIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year • three-time MIAC all-conference honoree in cross country • holds MIAC 8k/5M record at 23:37.4 • five-time MIAC cross country athlete of the week • two-time USTFCCCA all-academic honoree.
High School: A 2017 graduate of Minnetonka High School where he ran for coaches Jeff Renlund and Steve Hoag • two-time all-state honoree in cross country • holds Minnetonka school record in the 3200m • finished seventh at the 2016 MSHSL cross country championships
Personal: Son of Todd and Amy Wilkinson • has two siblings, Adam and Owen • pursuing Masters of Public Health - Epidemiology at Minnesota.
Matthew Wilkinson's IAAF Bio
AFTER COLLEGE: Posted a lifetime best 8:16.59 in the 3000m steeplechase during his first season as a professional with Under Armour Mission Run Dark Sky... Was second at the 2024 US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., earning a spot on Team USA for the 2024 Olympics in Paris (pending world ranking qualification)... Won the 2024 Virginia Challenge steeplechase in a time of 8:18.53... Won the preliminary round of the US Olympic Trials with a time of 8:20.61 in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Grad Season: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 3000m steeplechase for the second year in a row with a time of 8:26.33... Won Big Ten titles in both the 3000m steeplechase and the 5000m at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Championships... Was named the 2023 Big Ten Athlete of the Championships... Was the first Big Ten student-athlete to compete the steeplechase/5K double since Mason Ferlic from Michigan in 2016... Helped the Maroon and Gold finish second overall as a team at the Big Ten Championships... Was the top college finisher at the Raleigh Relays for the second year in a row with a time of 8:29.35... Won the Virginia Challenge 5000m in a time of 13:40.73.
2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Earned a First Team All-America honor in the 3000m steeplechase in his first season with the Maroon and Gold by finishing 8th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore... Was the Big Ten runner-up in the 3000m steeplechase behind teammate Alec Basten, clocking a time of 8:46.39... Won the NCAA West Regional in Fayetteville, Ark., in a time of 8:32.61 to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in his first year at the Division I level... Qualified for the 3000m steeplechase NCAA final with an 8th-place finish in the semifinal in Eugene in a time of 8:30.52... Posted the No. 2 time in school history in the steeplechase in the NCAA final, finishing 8th in a time of 8:25.03... Won the Raleigh Relays in the steeplechase in a time of 8:39.70... Finished 4th at the Big Ten Championships in the 5000m in a time of 14:13.02... Ran a personal best 5000m time of 13:35.45 at the Bryan Clay Invitational to take fifth.
2021 Cross Country • Senior Season: Named a USTFCCCA All-Region honoree • placed top-three on the team in all six of his races • posted the 10th fastest 10K time in school history (29:56.8) at the NCAA Championships to finish 72nd overall and second on the team, while simultaneously logging the school’s 15th fastest 8K time with a split of 23:47.8 • claimed a USTFCCCA All-Region honor with a 25th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, crossing the line in 30:57.6 • placed 15th overall and second on the team in his Big Ten Championship debut, finishing in 25:16.8 • finished 83rd overall and second on the team in the men’s championship 8k race at the Nuttycombe Invitational • came in 20th overall and third for the Gophers at the Roy Griak Invitational • opened the season with a 15th place finish at the Spiked Shoe Invite.
Prior to Minnesota: Grad transfer from Carleton College • two-time NCAA DIII Champion (2021 steeplechase & 5k) • 2021 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year • 2020 NCAA DIII Indoor Track Athlete of the Year • eight-time NCAA DIII All-American (two in track, six in cross country) • 2019 MIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year • three-time MIAC all-conference honoree in cross country • holds MIAC 8k/5M record at 23:37.4 • five-time MIAC cross country athlete of the week • two-time USTFCCCA all-academic honoree.
High School: A 2017 graduate of Minnetonka High School where he ran for coaches Jeff Renlund and Steve Hoag • two-time all-state honoree in cross country • holds Minnetonka school record in the 3200m • finished seventh at the 2016 MSHSL cross country championships
Personal: Son of Todd and Amy Wilkinson • has two siblings, Adam and Owen • pursuing Masters of Public Health - Epidemiology at Minnesota.
Cinematic Recap: 2024 NCAA Regional
Sunday, November 17
Oz Memorial Highlights
Sunday, September 01
Big Ten Championship Highlights
Tuesday, November 07
Griak Invite Course Tour
Friday, September 22
