2019 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Jacob Wilson
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- High School:
- Buchanan
2021
Threw in nine meets for the Bruins this season and picked up 13 top-3 event finishes along the way โฆ Finished second in the shot put in his lone indoor appearance of the season at the Arkansas Qualifier (17.57m, 57-07.75) โฆ Earned the victory in the shot put in his outdoor season debut, going 17.95m (58-10.75) at the Ben Brown Invitational โฆ Took first in the shot put (18.41m, 60-05.00) and second in the hammer throw (60.40m, 198-2) at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational at Drake Stadium โฆ Secured victories in the shot put (18.45m, 60-06.50) and hammer (59.25m, 194-5) at the Bob Larsen Track Meet โฆ Earned lifetime-best marks in the shot (19.36m, 63-06.25) and discus (51.02m, 167-5) in the Bruinsโ dual meet against USC โฆ Scored for the Bruins in the shot put (18.60m, 61-00.25) and hammer (61.11m, 200-6) at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing sixth and eighth in the events, respectively โฆ Finished 15th overall in the shot put at the NCAA West Prelims with a mark of 18.94m (62-01.75).
2020
Competed in the shot put in five meets this season, picking up top-7 finishes in four of his appearances โฆ Indoor: Took fourth place in the shot at the MPSF Indoor Championships, launching 18.34m (60-02.00) for a lifetime-best mark in the event โฆ Posted a mark of 17.89m (58-08.50) at the New Mexico Team Open, good for seventh place at the meet โฆ Was the runner-up at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge with a toss of 17.84m (58-06.50) โฆ Made his season debut at the UW Preview, where he took third place with a throw of 18.27m (59-11.25).
2019
As a redshirt freshman, competed in 13 meets โฆ Indoor: Opened his career at the NAU Friday Night Duals, where he took third in the shot put at 18.12m (59-5.5) and fourth in the weight throw at 18.41m (60-5) โฆ PRโed in the weight throw at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational with a throw of 18.74m (61-5.75) โฆ Competed in the weight throw at the MPSF Indoor Championships, where he finished 15th with a toss of 16.99m (55-9) โฆ Outdoor: Made his outdoor debut at the Willie Williams Classic, earning third in the shot put (17.11m; 56-1.75) and seventh in the discus (47.64m; 156-3) โฆ Had a highly successful dual meet at USC, notching PRโs in the shot put (18.26m; 59-11), placing fifth, as well as the discus (50.80m; 167-0), finishing third โฆ PRโed in the hammer at the Pac-12 Championships, notching a point in eighth place with a mark of 63.22m (207-5) โฆ Also competed in the shot put and discus, placing 12th and 13th, respectively โฆ Finished 35th in the shot put at the NCAA West Regionals with a mark of 17.95m (58-10.75) โฆ Also placed 41st in the hammer with a mark of 57.16m (187-6) โฆ Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2018
Redshirted in his true freshman season at UCLA ... Competed at the USATF Junior Championships, where he recorded a pair of top-five finishes ... Came in fourth in the shot put with a top mark of 19.60m (64-3.75) ... Also placed fifth in the men's hammer throw, recording a top throw of 60.61m (198-10) ... At USATFย Juniors, finished 10th in the discus at 53.31m (174-11).ย
High School
Four-year lettermanย in track and field at Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif. โฆ Competed in the shot put and discus โฆ Posted career-best throws of 66-10.00 in the shot and 195-01.00 in the discus โฆ Was third in the discus at the 2016 California State Championships with a throw of 188-6 and fourth in the shot with a 61-9.25.
Personal
Son of Dave and Kerry Wilson โฆ Both his parents were student-athletes at UCLA, with Dave competing in the throws for the UCLA track and field team and Kerry competing on the gymnastics team โฆ Has three brothers, Terrence, Zachary and Max,ย and one sister, Jenny โฆ Enjoys archery โฆ Began his high school track career as a pole vaulter โฆ Currently an undeclared Life Sciences major with aspirations to work as a physician.
