2022-23 Track and Field Roster
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Wilson, Makenna
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Makenna Wilson
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Charleston
- Hometown:
- Charleston, Illinois
Bio
2023 OUTDOOR: USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... Won the Hammer throw with 61.38 meter, first place finish in the shot put (14.56m), and placed 4th in the discuss throw with 42.56 meters at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Took second in the Hammer throw, throwing 61.80 meters and placed second in the Shot put (15.55m) at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Finished 11th in the shot put (13.75m), and seventh in the discus throw with a career-best 47.75 meters at the Sooner Invite ... Won the discus throw with a career-best of 48.80 meters, and won the shot put (15.10m) at the Meet of Champions ... Took first place in the hammer throw with 61.32 meters, fifth in the discus throw (48.26m) and sixth in the shot put (14.91m) at Drake Relays ... Placed second in the hammer throw with a career-best 66.69 meters, a new school record in the event and fourth in the discus throw with a career-best throw of 49.50 meters at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Won the Hammer throw (64.32m) and placed third in the shot put with a career-best 16.45 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships, where she was named the women's Most Valuable Athlete ... Placed 29th in the women's shot put (15.69 meters) and threw 66.47 meters (Sixth place) in the women's hammer throw to secure a ticket to NCAA Championships at the NCAA Regional, joining teammate Mari Shavers as the first two Panthers to ever qualify for the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw ... Earned Second Team All-American recognition for a 16th place finish at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw (63.32 meters).
2023 INDOOR: Placed 4th in the Women's weight throw throwing 19.30 meters, and placed 2nd in the Women's shot put with 15.54 meters at the Jimmy Grant Invitational ... Placed 4th in the shot put throwing 14.92 meters, and placed 4th in the weight throw with 18.50 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 7th in the weight throw with a toss of 59 feet, 11.25 inches and placed 2nd in the shot put throwing 49 feet, 1.75 inches at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Finished 3rd in the weight throw (19.82m), and 4th in the shot put with a career-best throw of 16.04m at the Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Won the weight throw with a career-best throw of 19.82m, and runner-up in the shot put (15.79m) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... placed 3rd in the shot put (15.85) at the Valentines Day Invitational ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished in 3rd place in the shot put (14.88m), and 4th in the weight throw (18.90m).
2021 - OVC Athlete of the Championships - Outdoor Track
2021 - 1st Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Outdoor Track
2021 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Hammer) - Outdoor Track
2020: 1st Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Indoor Track
2019: 1st Team All-OVC (Hammer) - Outdoor Track
2019 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Outdoor Track
2022: Earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2021: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2021 season... INDOOR: Competed in three meets during the indoor season... competed in the shot put picking up first place finishes in two of three meets... won shot put at ISU Gartland Invite and EIU Friday Night... posted season best shot put mark of 52'5.25" at the Iowa State Classic, mark set school record... OUTDOOR: Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season... named OVC Athlete of the Championships after scoring 27 points at Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships - was first in shot put, second in hammer, third in discus, sixth in javelin... became just second EIU female athlete to win athlete of the championship... placed 13th at the NCAA West Regional in the hammer with a school record throw of 201'4"... earned second team All-OVC honors in the hammer... earned first team All-OVC honors in the shot put with a gold medal throw of 50'3.25" which ranked second on the EIU record list... season best discus throw was 154'8" at the Kentucky Invite, mark ranked third on EIU record list... added first place finish in the discus at the EIU Big Blue... season best javelin throw was 127'9" at the Louisville Clark/Wood... USTFCCCA All-Academic... OVC Academic Medal of Honor
2020: Competed in indoor track during the 2020 season... outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic... INDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the indoor season... set school record in the shot put with a throw of 50'9.25" at the OVC Indoor Track Championships... shot put mark at the OVC Championships placed first to earn first team All-OVC honors... added a first place finish in the shot put at the Grand Valley Big Meet with a throw of 48'... season best weight throw mark was 57'5" at the EIU John Craft which ranked fifth on the EIU career record book list... USTFCCCA All-Academic...
2019: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2019 season... INDOOR - Competed in eight meets during the indoor season... competed in the shot put and weight throw... had a season best shot put mark of 43-01 at the EIU Early Bird... had a season best weight throw mark of 56-03.75 at the Illinois Intercollegiate, mark ranked seventh on EIU career list... OUTDOOR - Competed in ten meets during the outdoor season... competed in all four throwing events posting a top five finish in each event at the OVC Outdoor Championships including a podium finish in the hammer (gold), shot put (silver) and javelin (bronze)... qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the hammer throw finishing 29th the NCAA Regional with a throw of 191-06... set the school record three times during the season in the hammer throw with final record setting throw of 197-03 coming at the OVC Outdoor Championships which won gold to earn first team All-OVC honors... second team All-OVC honors in the shot put after earning silver medal with a second best shot put mark of 46-01.25, mark ranked sixth on EIU career list... won the bronze medal in the javelin with a season best throw of 134-07 at the OVC meet... posted two first place finishes in the javelin during the season winning the EIU Big Blue with a throw of 118-07 and the IU Billy Hayes with a throw of 130-06... season best discus throw was 147-04 at the OVC meet which placed fifth, mark ranked ninth on the EIU career list... USTFCCCA All-Academic...
2018: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during 2018 season... INDOOR - competed in seven meets during the indoor season... competed in the weight throw and shot put... season best weight throw was 49'2.50" at the Illinois Classic... season best shot put was 42'9.75" at the EIU Friday Night... OUTDOOR - competed in eight meets during the outdoor season... competed in all four throws events scoring points at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in the javelin and hammer throw... won a bronze medal in the javelin at the OVC Championships with a season best throw of 135'11" which ranked sixth on the EIU career list... had a first place finish in the javelin at the Indiana State Pacesetter... season best hammer throw was 162'7" at the OVC Championship, mark ranked seventh on the EIU career list... season best discus was at the Louisville Twilight with a throw of 134'11"... season best shot put mark was 42'8.25" at the Western Kentucky Hilltopper Relays...
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track at local Charleston HS... advanced to the IHSA Class 2A State Championships as a senior in shot put and discus... placed third in the state in discus with a finals mark of 124'9"... placed 8th in the state in the shot put with a finals mark of 39'10"... was the winner of the Mattoon Section in both throws events winning the shot put with a mark of 41'9" and the discus with a throw of 128'5"... Graduated with degree in Movement and Exercise Science from Eastern Illinois University before transfering to UNI.
2023 INDOOR: Placed 4th in the Women's weight throw throwing 19.30 meters, and placed 2nd in the Women's shot put with 15.54 meters at the Jimmy Grant Invitational ... Placed 4th in the shot put throwing 14.92 meters, and placed 4th in the weight throw with 18.50 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 7th in the weight throw with a toss of 59 feet, 11.25 inches and placed 2nd in the shot put throwing 49 feet, 1.75 inches at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Finished 3rd in the weight throw (19.82m), and 4th in the shot put with a career-best throw of 16.04m at the Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Won the weight throw with a career-best throw of 19.82m, and runner-up in the shot put (15.79m) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... placed 3rd in the shot put (15.85) at the Valentines Day Invitational ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished in 3rd place in the shot put (14.88m), and 4th in the weight throw (18.90m).
2021 - OVC Athlete of the Championships - Outdoor Track
2021 - 1st Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Outdoor Track
2021 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Hammer) - Outdoor Track
2020: 1st Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Indoor Track
2019: 1st Team All-OVC (Hammer) - Outdoor Track
2019 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Outdoor Track
2022: Earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2021: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2021 season... INDOOR: Competed in three meets during the indoor season... competed in the shot put picking up first place finishes in two of three meets... won shot put at ISU Gartland Invite and EIU Friday Night... posted season best shot put mark of 52'5.25" at the Iowa State Classic, mark set school record... OUTDOOR: Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season... named OVC Athlete of the Championships after scoring 27 points at Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships - was first in shot put, second in hammer, third in discus, sixth in javelin... became just second EIU female athlete to win athlete of the championship... placed 13th at the NCAA West Regional in the hammer with a school record throw of 201'4"... earned second team All-OVC honors in the hammer... earned first team All-OVC honors in the shot put with a gold medal throw of 50'3.25" which ranked second on the EIU record list... season best discus throw was 154'8" at the Kentucky Invite, mark ranked third on EIU record list... added first place finish in the discus at the EIU Big Blue... season best javelin throw was 127'9" at the Louisville Clark/Wood... USTFCCCA All-Academic... OVC Academic Medal of Honor
2020: Competed in indoor track during the 2020 season... outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic... INDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the indoor season... set school record in the shot put with a throw of 50'9.25" at the OVC Indoor Track Championships... shot put mark at the OVC Championships placed first to earn first team All-OVC honors... added a first place finish in the shot put at the Grand Valley Big Meet with a throw of 48'... season best weight throw mark was 57'5" at the EIU John Craft which ranked fifth on the EIU career record book list... USTFCCCA All-Academic...
2019: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2019 season... INDOOR - Competed in eight meets during the indoor season... competed in the shot put and weight throw... had a season best shot put mark of 43-01 at the EIU Early Bird... had a season best weight throw mark of 56-03.75 at the Illinois Intercollegiate, mark ranked seventh on EIU career list... OUTDOOR - Competed in ten meets during the outdoor season... competed in all four throwing events posting a top five finish in each event at the OVC Outdoor Championships including a podium finish in the hammer (gold), shot put (silver) and javelin (bronze)... qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the hammer throw finishing 29th the NCAA Regional with a throw of 191-06... set the school record three times during the season in the hammer throw with final record setting throw of 197-03 coming at the OVC Outdoor Championships which won gold to earn first team All-OVC honors... second team All-OVC honors in the shot put after earning silver medal with a second best shot put mark of 46-01.25, mark ranked sixth on EIU career list... won the bronze medal in the javelin with a season best throw of 134-07 at the OVC meet... posted two first place finishes in the javelin during the season winning the EIU Big Blue with a throw of 118-07 and the IU Billy Hayes with a throw of 130-06... season best discus throw was 147-04 at the OVC meet which placed fifth, mark ranked ninth on the EIU career list... USTFCCCA All-Academic...
2018: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during 2018 season... INDOOR - competed in seven meets during the indoor season... competed in the weight throw and shot put... season best weight throw was 49'2.50" at the Illinois Classic... season best shot put was 42'9.75" at the EIU Friday Night... OUTDOOR - competed in eight meets during the outdoor season... competed in all four throws events scoring points at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in the javelin and hammer throw... won a bronze medal in the javelin at the OVC Championships with a season best throw of 135'11" which ranked sixth on the EIU career list... had a first place finish in the javelin at the Indiana State Pacesetter... season best hammer throw was 162'7" at the OVC Championship, mark ranked seventh on the EIU career list... season best discus was at the Louisville Twilight with a throw of 134'11"... season best shot put mark was 42'8.25" at the Western Kentucky Hilltopper Relays...
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track at local Charleston HS... advanced to the IHSA Class 2A State Championships as a senior in shot put and discus... placed third in the state in discus with a finals mark of 124'9"... placed 8th in the state in the shot put with a finals mark of 39'10"... was the winner of the Mattoon Section in both throws events winning the shot put with a mark of 41'9" and the discus with a throw of 128'5"... Graduated with degree in Movement and Exercise Science from Eastern Illinois University before transfering to UNI.
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