Personal Best
Indoor
Shot Put, 47-3 (14.40)
Outdoor
Shot Put, 41-7 3/4 (12.69)
Discus, 183-07 (55.95)
All-American
2012 Discus
2011 Discus (Second Team)
NCAA Championships
2012 (O): Discus, 178-5 (8th)
2011 (O): Discus, 166-8 (13th)
2010 (O): Discus, 165-5 (11th)
Big Ten Championships
Indoor
Shot Put, 47-3 (14.40)
Outdoor
Shot Put, 41-7 3/4 (12.69)
Discus, 183-07 (55.95)
All-American
2012 Discus
2011 Discus (Second Team)
NCAA Championships
2012 (O): Discus, 178-5 (8th)
2011 (O): Discus, 166-8 (13th)
2010 (O): Discus, 165-5 (11th)
Big Ten Championships
2013 (O): Discus, 148-2 (13th)
2012 (O): Discus, 176-1 (4th)
Big 12 Championships
2011 (O): Discus, 171-11 (6th)
2010 (O): Discus, 166-9 (3rd)
Big 12 Championships
2011 (O): Discus, 171-11 (6th)
2010 (O): Discus, 166-9 (3rd)
Academics
First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII (2013)
Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII (2011)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2013)
Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013; Spring 2012, 2013)
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2010, 2012, 2011, 2013)
First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010, 2011)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, Spring: (2009, 2010, 2011), Fall: (2008, 2009, 2010)
First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII (2013)
Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII (2011)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2013)
Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013; Spring 2012, 2013)
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2010, 2012, 2011, 2013)
First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010, 2011)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, Spring: (2009, 2010, 2011), Fall: (2008, 2009, 2010)
2013 (Senior)
Morgan Wilken competed in three meets during the 2013 indoor season... posted a season-best throw of 46-7 1/4 (14.20) in the shot put at the Nebraska Tune-Up on Feb. 15...earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13...participated in seven meets during the 2013 outdoor season...earned two top finishes in the discus with a season-best mark at the Nebraska Quad with a throw of 177-0 (53.95) and a 168-8 (51.41) performance at the Crimson Tide Invite...finished 13th at the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the discus with a distance of 148-2 (45.16).
2012 (Junior)
Wilken became a two-time All-American in 2012, with an eighth-place finish in the discus at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships, recording a throw of 178-5 (54.38)... recorded an indoor personal best of 47-3 (14.40) in the shot put and an outdoor personal best of 183-7 (55.95) in the discus... finished fourth in the discus at the 2012 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, recording a throw of 176-1 (53.67)... notched the Drake Relays discus title with a personal-best throw of 183-7 (55.95)... posted a throw of 175-3 (53.41) in the discus at the K.T. Woodman Classic on April 14... named a Spring Academic All-Big Ten and Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection.
Morgan Wilken competed in three meets during the 2013 indoor season... posted a season-best throw of 46-7 1/4 (14.20) in the shot put at the Nebraska Tune-Up on Feb. 15...earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13...participated in seven meets during the 2013 outdoor season...earned two top finishes in the discus with a season-best mark at the Nebraska Quad with a throw of 177-0 (53.95) and a 168-8 (51.41) performance at the Crimson Tide Invite...finished 13th at the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the discus with a distance of 148-2 (45.16).
2012 (Junior)
Wilken became a two-time All-American in 2012, with an eighth-place finish in the discus at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships, recording a throw of 178-5 (54.38)... recorded an indoor personal best of 47-3 (14.40) in the shot put and an outdoor personal best of 183-7 (55.95) in the discus... finished fourth in the discus at the 2012 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, recording a throw of 176-1 (53.67)... notched the Drake Relays discus title with a personal-best throw of 183-7 (55.95)... posted a throw of 175-3 (53.41) in the discus at the K.T. Woodman Classic on April 14... named a Spring Academic All-Big Ten and Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection.
2011 (Sophomore)
Wilken earned second-team All-America honors in the discus in 2011 after finishing 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 166-8 (50.80)... competed in five meets during the indoor track and field season... posted a season-best 44-11 1/2 (13.70) in the shot put at the Frank Sevigne Invitational... finished sixth in discus at the 2011 Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a mark of 171-11 (52.40)... competed in seven meets during the outdoor track and field season.. set a season best of 172-3 (52.50) in the discus at the Tom Jones Memorial. 2010
Wilken earned second-team All-America honors in the discus in 2011 after finishing 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 166-8 (50.80)... competed in five meets during the indoor track and field season... posted a season-best 44-11 1/2 (13.70) in the shot put at the Frank Sevigne Invitational... finished sixth in discus at the 2011 Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a mark of 171-11 (52.40)... competed in seven meets during the outdoor track and field season.. set a season best of 172-3 (52.50) in the discus at the Tom Jones Memorial. 2010
2010 (Redshirt Freshman)
Wilken nearly captured All-America honors in the discus in her first year of competition as a Husker... broke her previous best of 158-5 at her second meet of the season - the Jim Click Shootout - with a throw of 159-10... improved the mark at three consecutive meets later in the season with throws of 165-7, 166-8 and 166-9, with the last throw earning her a third-place finish at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships... finished 10th at the NCAA West Regional to earn a bid to the NCAA Championships... threw 165-5 at the NCAA Championships to finish 11th and missed out on All-America honors by three spots.
Wilken nearly captured All-America honors in the discus in her first year of competition as a Husker... broke her previous best of 158-5 at her second meet of the season - the Jim Click Shootout - with a throw of 159-10... improved the mark at three consecutive meets later in the season with throws of 165-7, 166-8 and 166-9, with the last throw earning her a third-place finish at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships... finished 10th at the NCAA West Regional to earn a bid to the NCAA Championships... threw 165-5 at the NCAA Championships to finish 11th and missed out on All-America honors by three spots.
2009 (Redshirt)
Wilken redshirted her first year at Nebraska... competed twice in the discus during the outdoor season as an unattached athlete... tossed a then-personal best of 158-5 at the WSC Wildcat Open... would have qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional as her throw surpassed the regional standard of 155-2.
Wilken redshirted her first year at Nebraska... competed twice in the discus during the outdoor season as an unattached athlete... tossed a then-personal best of 158-5 at the WSC Wildcat Open... would have qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional as her throw surpassed the regional standard of 155-2.
Before Nebraska (Crofton)
Wilken competed at the Nebraska state meet in Class C as a sophomore, junior and senior under Coach Rod Hegge... helped Crofton to team titles in 2006 and 2007 and a runner-up finish in 2008... won the discus with a throw of 135-3 and finished sixth in the shot put (37-7) as a sophomore... finished runner-up in the discus with a throw of 138-7 as a junior... won the All-Class medal as a senior with a throw of 145-6... set her personal best in the discus (150-8) and shot put (38-5 1/2) at the Pierce Invitational... finished third at the 2008 USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in the discus (136-11)... was a member of the three-time state champion Warrior basketball team... member of the National Honor Society.
Wilken competed at the Nebraska state meet in Class C as a sophomore, junior and senior under Coach Rod Hegge... helped Crofton to team titles in 2006 and 2007 and a runner-up finish in 2008... won the discus with a throw of 135-3 and finished sixth in the shot put (37-7) as a sophomore... finished runner-up in the discus with a throw of 138-7 as a junior... won the All-Class medal as a senior with a throw of 145-6... set her personal best in the discus (150-8) and shot put (38-5 1/2) at the Pierce Invitational... finished third at the 2008 USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in the discus (136-11)... was a member of the three-time state champion Warrior basketball team... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Parents are Dean and Sandy Wilken... born April 15, 1990... major is mathematics.
Parents are Dean and Sandy Wilken... born April 15, 1990... major is mathematics.