Ainsley Wiesner
Ainsley Wiesner
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Lake Forest, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lake Forest
  • Major:
    Geology
  • Events:
    Throws
Bio

CSC Academic All-America® Third Team … CSC Academic All-District®  selection for the 2023-24 academic year … College’s 2024 Manges Athletics Prize winner … Named CSC Academic All-District® for the 2022-23 academic year … Three-time member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the AD Honor Roll for the fall 2023 semester … One-time USTFCCCA All-Academic qualifier …

2024 Outdoor: USTFCCCA second-team All-American thanks to a 12th-place finish in the hammer throw at NCAA Division III Championships (May 22-24), tossing 170 feet, 2 inches … … Qualified to second consecutive national meet … USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region honoree in hammer throw … Broke hammer throw school record at the Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic (Apr. 19) with a mark of 176 feet, 2 inches … NCAC hammer throw runner-up with a mark of 156 feet, 5 inches at NCAC Championships (May 3-4) … All-Ohio hammer throw champion, tossing 168 feet, 6 inches … Also placed fifth in shot put and javelin throw at NCACs with a collegiate-best 39 feet, 7 inches and season-best 103 feet, 10 inches, respectively … Shot put mark was good enough for fourth-longest in school history … Won the hammer throw at three additional meets – Bob Kahn Invitational (March 30), Denison Invitational (Apr. 26) and Mount Union Last Chance (May 16) … Tossed 95 feet, 6 inches in discus at Bob Kahn meet … Overall made 10 starts …

2024 Indoor: Division III All-American in the weight throw, placing fifth overall at the NCAA Division III Championships (March 8-9) with a school-record mark of 60 feet, 9.25 inches … Qualified to first career national meet … USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region honoree in weight throw … All-NCAC and All-Ohio champion in weight throw … Tossed 56 feet, 7.25 inches at NCAC Championships (Feb. 23-24) and 55 feet, 11.75 inches at the All-Ohio Championships (Feb. 10) … Narrowly missed out on a second All-NCAC honor of the meet with a fourth-place finish in shot put and a mark of 36 feet, 11 inches … Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on Feb. 13 after improving on already held weight throw school record for the second time … Won weight throw at two other meets – Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 20) and Kenyon Tune Up (Feb. 16) … Overall made seven starts …

2023 Outdoor: Broke the school hammer throw record three separate times on the season, finishing with a mark of 159 feet, 10 inches at the dual meet against Denison (April 12) … Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on March 20 following a hammer toss of 136 feet, 2 inches, which was a school record at the time … Made both hammer and javelin finals at NCAC Championships (May 5-6), placing fifth in hammer (149 feet even) and eighth in javelin (81 feet even) … Won javelin against Denison with a collegiate-best toss of 121 feet, 1 inch … Had pair of collegiate bests during dual meet with Oberlin (April 8), hitting marks of 36 feet, 7.5 inches in shot put and 101 feet, 1 inch in discus … Shot put mark against Oberlin was good for 10th in program history in the event … Also won javelin against Oberlin with a throw of 94 feet, 9 inches … Overall, competed in nine meets …

2023 Indoor: Broke the school record in the weight throw six separate times on the season, eventually finishing with a top mark of 51 feet, 3 inches at the Polar Bear Final Qualifier (March 4) … Final school record mark was good for a runner-up finish at ONU’s last chance meet … Made finals of both shot put and weight throw at NCAC Championships (Feb. 24-25) … Finished fourth overall in weight throw (50 feet, 9.25 inches) and ninth in shot put (36 feet, 0.75 inches) at NCACs … Won weight throw twice on the season, at the Kenyon Invitational (Feb. 17) with a mark of 50 feet, 4.5 inches and in the dual meet against Denison (Jan. 26) with a mark of 50 feet, 0.75 inches … Both wins marked school records at the time … Overall, competed in eight meets …

2022 Volleyball: Missed season due to injury …

2022 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets … Capped year with collegiate-best mark of 122 feet, 7 inches in the hammer throw at the NCAC Championships (May 5-6) … Also competed in the shot put and javelin at NCAC meet … NCAC shot put best of 33 feet, 4.5 inches marked a season-long … Opened outdoor slate with new javelin collegiate-best of 102 feet, 8 inches at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (March 17-19) …

2022 Indoor: Competed in five meets … Ended year with new collegiate-best of 42 feet, 4.25 inches in the weight throw, with that mark coming at NCAC Championships (Feb. 25-26) … Placed 10th in the conference in the weight throw … Won the shot put at Kenyon (Feb. 18) with collegiate-best toss of 33 feet, 5.25 inches …

2021 Volleyball: Did not log any game action …

2021 Outdoor: Competed in the preliminary flights of the javelin at the NCAC Championships (May 9) … Logged a collegiate-best of 93 feet, 11 inches in the javelin at the Marty Goldberg Gator Invitational (April 23) … Competed in four meets …

2021 Indoor: Competed in both meets … Opened collegiate career with fourth-place finishes in the high jump (4 feet, 9.75 inches) and long jump (13 feet, 11.5 inches) at Wittenberg (Feb. 26) …

2020-21 Volleyball: Did not compete …

Prior to Wooster: Prepped for Tia Rupnik in volleyball and Steve Clegg in track and field at Lake Forest High School … Helped volleyball team to a regional appearance as a senior and was part of a conference championship track and field team as a first-year ... Two-time all-conference performer in track & field …

Personal: Parents are Bryan and Tiffany Wiesner … Geology major … Keck Geology Consortium intern … Stream commentator for volleyball.

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Track & Field Teams, Trio Earn All-Academic Honors

Garretson, Tharenos and Wiesner earn honors from USTFCCCA

July 16, 2024

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Wiesner Voted to CSC Academic All-America® Team

Alumna thrower a third-team selection

July 9, 2024

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Five Scots Part of CSC Academic All-District® Team

Kretchmar, Mendez, Sanford, Tharenos, Wiesner honored

June 18, 2024

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Wiesner Caps Career as Two-Time All-American

Senior placed 12th in hammer throw on Saturday

May 25, 2024

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Hargrave an All-American in NCAA Div. III Championships Debut

Junior places 11th in the 100-meter hurdles

May 24, 2024

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Six Earn All-Region Honors

Scots honored as trio preps for Nationals

May 20, 2024

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Garretson, Hargrave, Wiesner Qualify for NCAA Div. III Championships

Wooster trio off to Myrtle Beach

May 17, 2024

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Five Compete at Last Chance Meet

Robertson improves upon his 1500 time

May 16, 2024

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Scots Look to Lower Marks at Twilight Meet

Jeju wins long jump and Mendez runs PR to highlight Scot performances

May 10, 2024

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Hargrave’s Win in 100 Hurdles Leads Wooster’s All-NCAC Efforts on Saturday

Jeju named Men's Newcomer of the Year as handful of Scots earn All-NCAC honors to wrap championships

May 4, 2024

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Wooster Captures Three Individual Titles on Day One of NCAC Championships

Garretson completes career sweep of pole vault titles, Tharenos breaks record while winning steeplechase

May 3, 2024

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NCAC Championships Notebook: Outdoor Track & Field

Scots head to Denison on Friday to open NCAC meet

April 30, 2024

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Track & Field Competes at Big Red Invite

Garretson, Wiesner walk away winners

April 26, 2024

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Wiesner Now Eighth Nationally in Hammer Throw

Senior improves school record to 176 feet, 2 inches

April 19, 2024

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Upping School Record Helps Wiesner to NCAC Honor

Senior now a three-time NCAC Athlete of the Week

April 16, 2024

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Scots Collect Eight All-Ohio Honors

Wooster sees success in annual All-Ohio meet

April 13, 2024

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Scots Win Five Events at Oberlin Invite

Track and field gets work in during non-scoring meet

March 30, 2024

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Track & Field Starts Outdoor Season in Style with Several Program, National Marks

Wooster competes at Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational

March 16, 2024

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Hargrave, Sanford, Wiesner Earn All-Region Honors

Wiesner competing in Div. III Championships this Friday

March 5, 2024

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Garretson, Jeju, Wiesner Qualify For NCAA Div. III Championships

Wooster trio set to compete on Friday in Virginia Beach

March 3, 2024

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Two Win Major NCAC Awards as Teams Place Fourth at Championships

Jeju named NCAC Newcomer and Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, while Callender collects second Distance Runner of the Year award

February 24, 2024

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Three Champions and an NCAC Record After First Day of NCAC Championships

Callender, Jeju and Wiesner leave day one as champions

February 23, 2024

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NCAC Championships Preview: Indoor Track & Field

Scots Travel to Kenyon to start Championships on Friday

February 19, 2024

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Scots Compete in Kenyon Tune Up Meet

Wiesner once again raises own weight throw record

February 16, 2024

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Wiesner Scores Another NCAC Weekly Honor

Senior ranked in the top-18 nationally in weight throw

February 13, 2024

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Jeju Leads Wooster's Stars at All-Ohio

First-year wins three events, breaks three records

February 10, 2024

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Men Win Fighting Scots Invite as More Records Go Down

Jeju and Wiesner break school records, Callender facility

January 20, 2024

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32 Year Old Record Broken in First Indoor Meet of Season

First-year Jeju sets new school record in the long jump

January 13, 2024

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Women Look to Make Even More Noise in 2024

Pair of NCAC Champions and group of record breakers return to compete in 2024

January 8, 2024