2019 Track & Field Roster
Wiltrout, Madison
Madison Wiltrout
- Position:
- Javelin
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Connellsville, Pa.
- High School:
- Connellsville Area
Bio
ACC Record Holder in Women's Javelin (196-11/60.03m)
2022: First-Team All-America in the javelin for a third time in her career ... A four-time All-America in the event overall (three first-team, one second-team) ... Finished eighth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with an effort of 55.04m (180-7) ... ACC champion in the javelin with a throw of 58.51m (191-11).
2022: First-Team All-America and All-ACC in the javelin ... Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships by winning the javelin competition at the NCAA East Preliminary Round with a throw of 182-11 (55.75m) ... ACC champion in javelin with a conference-record throw of 196-11 (60.03m) ... Wiltrout's throw was not only a personal best and a North Carolina school record, but also broke the ACC championship and overall records ... The performance was ranked No. 2 among collegian athletes in 2022, as well as No. 6 in the U.S. ... First place in all seven competitions during the 2022 outdoor season leading up to NCAA Championships ... Reset the school record three times during the season ... Two-time ACC Performer of the Week on March 23 and April 19.
2020-21: Placed 16th at 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn second-team All-America honors ... Third at NCAA East Preliminary Round to advance to Eugene ... Third at ACC Outdoor Championships to earn All-ACC honors
2019-20: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic ... Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19: Earned first-team All-America honors in the women’s javelin [181-2 (55.21m)] with a third-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round where she threw 169-7 (51.69m) for fifth place and a ticket to the championships ... Won an ACC title in the women’s javelin with a throw of 182-55 (55.60m) for a collegiate best, a school-record mark and a bid to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials ... First set the UNC women’s javelin record at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational where she threw 18-14 (55.28m) for third place ... Won all but one of her six javelin competitions during the regular season ... Did not compete during the indoor season.
2017-18: Made her first appearance back from injury at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in Bloomington, Ind. ... Finished third with a collegiate-best mark of 173-5 (52.86m) in her final javelin throw ... Did not compete for Carolina during the indoor and outdoor seasons
Prep: Graduate of Connellsville Area High School ... 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier ... Two-time Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year ... 2017 New Balance Nationals javelin champion ... Three-time All-America in javelin ... Finished third in javelin at the 2017 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships ... 2017 Penn Relays javelin champion ... Four-time PIAA javelin state champion and WPIAL javelin champion ... Set the national high school javelin record, the Pennsylvania javelin state record and the WPIAL javelin record ... Also played four years of basketball ... Member of the National Honor Society and German Honor Society ... Samaritans Purse volunteer and Pennsylvania Adopt-a-Highway Litter Control volunteer
Personal: Madison Elizabeth Wiltrout is the daughter of Tom and Amy Wiltrout ... Born June 4 ... Her aunt played basketball in Sweden for two years after playing college basketball at St. Francis ... Her brother graduated from Penn State
TFRRS Results
2022: First-Team All-America in the javelin for a third time in her career ... A four-time All-America in the event overall (three first-team, one second-team) ... Finished eighth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with an effort of 55.04m (180-7) ... ACC champion in the javelin with a throw of 58.51m (191-11).
2022: First-Team All-America and All-ACC in the javelin ... Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships by winning the javelin competition at the NCAA East Preliminary Round with a throw of 182-11 (55.75m) ... ACC champion in javelin with a conference-record throw of 196-11 (60.03m) ... Wiltrout's throw was not only a personal best and a North Carolina school record, but also broke the ACC championship and overall records ... The performance was ranked No. 2 among collegian athletes in 2022, as well as No. 6 in the U.S. ... First place in all seven competitions during the 2022 outdoor season leading up to NCAA Championships ... Reset the school record three times during the season ... Two-time ACC Performer of the Week on March 23 and April 19.
2020-21: Placed 16th at 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn second-team All-America honors ... Third at NCAA East Preliminary Round to advance to Eugene ... Third at ACC Outdoor Championships to earn All-ACC honors
2019-20: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic ... Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19: Earned first-team All-America honors in the women’s javelin [181-2 (55.21m)] with a third-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round where she threw 169-7 (51.69m) for fifth place and a ticket to the championships ... Won an ACC title in the women’s javelin with a throw of 182-55 (55.60m) for a collegiate best, a school-record mark and a bid to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials ... First set the UNC women’s javelin record at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational where she threw 18-14 (55.28m) for third place ... Won all but one of her six javelin competitions during the regular season ... Did not compete during the indoor season.
2017-18: Made her first appearance back from injury at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in Bloomington, Ind. ... Finished third with a collegiate-best mark of 173-5 (52.86m) in her final javelin throw ... Did not compete for Carolina during the indoor and outdoor seasons
Prep: Graduate of Connellsville Area High School ... 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier ... Two-time Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year ... 2017 New Balance Nationals javelin champion ... Three-time All-America in javelin ... Finished third in javelin at the 2017 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships ... 2017 Penn Relays javelin champion ... Four-time PIAA javelin state champion and WPIAL javelin champion ... Set the national high school javelin record, the Pennsylvania javelin state record and the WPIAL javelin record ... Also played four years of basketball ... Member of the National Honor Society and German Honor Society ... Samaritans Purse volunteer and Pennsylvania Adopt-a-Highway Litter Control volunteer
Personal: Madison Elizabeth Wiltrout is the daughter of Tom and Amy Wiltrout ... Born June 4 ... Her aunt played basketball in Sweden for two years after playing college basketball at St. Francis ... Her brother graduated from Penn State
TFRRS Results
UNC Men's Soccer: Tar Heels Secures Hard-Earned Draw at #5 NC State
Saturday, September 06
UNC Volleyball: Tar Heels Take Home Opener in 4 Sets vs Bucknell
Saturday, September 06
Carolina Insider - Olympic Sports Preview (Full Segment) - September 5, 2025
Friday, September 05
Carolina Insider - Football vs. TCU Recap (Full Segment) - September 5, 2025
Friday, September 05
