Matt Wilkinson
Matt Wilkinson
Height: 6-2
Year: Sr
Hometown: Mt. Clemens, Mich.
High School: De La Salle HS
Position: Throws

2012-13: Outdoor: threw a season-best 45.52m in the discus throw at the GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships...finished fourth at the Northwood Open with a 40.44m discus throw...named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.

2011-12: Indoor: finished fifth in the weight throw with a personal record distance of 15.51m at the SVSU - GVSU Dual...threw for a second and third place finish in the weight throw at the SVSU Indoor Classic and SVSU Holiday Classic with distances of 14.62m and 14.38m respectively...picked up a fourth place finish at the SVSU The Cardinal meet with a distance of 15.41m in the weight throw. Outdoor: set a personal mark in the discus throw with a distance of 45.70m at the Outdoor GLIAC Championship and tallied another personal best in the hammer throw at the Northwood Open finishing fifth with a distance of 49.83m...finished second in the discus throw and fourth in the hammer throw with distances of 44.01 and 49.35m respectively at the GVSU vs. SVSU meet...selected to the GLIAC All-Academic team.

2010-11: Indoor: competed in the weight throw and shot put competitions at the SVSU vs. GVSU Dual Meet and recorded distances of 13.98meters and 13.81meters, respectively...threw the shot a distance of 13.96meters at the SVSU Holiday Classic...tossed the weight at the CMU Jack Skoog Open and recorded a mark of 13.93meters...earned a season best in the shot put at the SVSU Cardinal with a toss of 14.11meters...recorded a season best in the weight throw with a mark of 14.08meters at the SVSU Doug Hanson Open.  Outdoor: tossed the hammer at the FSU Bulldog Invitational and recorded a distance of 41.20meters...competed in the discus throw and hammer throw competitions at the Stan Lyons Invitational and recorded distances of 41.16meters and a season best of 45.90meters...threw the discus at the Outdoor GLIAC Championships and earned a mark of 42.17meters...tossed the hammer a distance of 40.59meters at the Northwood Open...recorded a season best in the discus throw with a toss of 43.91meters at the MSU Spartan Invitational.

2009-10:  Redshirted the 2009-10 season.

Prior to SVSU/Personal: Prepped at De La Salle High School...named all-catholic shot put, all-county disk, and All-State shot put...holds the record at Dakota Stadium for shot put...helped lead his team to a regional championship...named track MVP...member of the Honor Roll and National Honor Society...received the math and spanish award...majoring in education...son of Renee and Kendal Wilkinson...born 1/18/91.