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Grace Wiltgen - Women's Soccer - Kansas Jayhawks
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Grace Wiltgen

Position Defender
Height 5'6''
Class Sophomore
Hometown Denton, Texas
High School Denton HS

 

SUPER-SENIOR (2022)

  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Started the first six matches before suffering a season-ending injury
  • Recorded three shots
  • Logged 380 minutes
  • Played a season-high 85 minutes against Ohio State (Aug. 18)

SENIOR (2021)

  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Started all 19 matches.
  • Recorded two assists vs. St. Louis (Aug. 26).
  • Finished the season with 22 shots, including nine shots on goal.
  • Posted a season-high four shots at Harvard (Sept. 19).
  • Logged 1,339 minutes.
  • Played a season-high 95 minutes vs. Drake (Aug. 19).

JUNIOR (2020)

  • Started all 13 games for the Jayhawks.
  • Recorded two assists in KU’s 4-1 victory over Oklahoma on Nov. 15.
  • Finished the season with six shots, including two against Oklahoma State on Oct. 16.
  • Played a season-high 110 minutes against Kansas State (March 13) and Iowa State (March 30).
  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

SOPHOMORE (2019)

  • Played in 24 of the Jayhawks 25 matches on the year, which included starts in 11 contests.
  • Averaged 40.7 minutes per outing, with the longest appearance coming with 71 minutes of game action in KU’s 1-0 over Oklahoma (10/10).
  • Lone assist of the year came in KU’s 2-1 win at Iowa State (10/31).
  • Also posted three shots on the season.
  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

FRESHMAN (2018)

  • Saw action in 15 games on the year.
  • Started two games, averaging 41.1 minutes per game.
  • Took three shots on the year.
  • Helped the Kansas defense to post nine shutouts and four shutout streaks of 200 minutes or longer on the year.

DENTON HIGH SCHOOL

  • Has collected three letters as a member of Rock Monk’s Denton Broncos team.
  • With her on the squad, the Broncos repeated as bi-district champions in 2016 and 2017 and added district and area titles in last year as well.
  • Turned in a school-record 41 goals in 2017, surpassing the previous mark of 20. That accomplishment earned her Team and District MVP honors as well as a spot on the second team all-area.
  • She was also named to team’s Newcomer of the Year in 2016.

CLUB (FC DALLAS)

  • Played with FC Dallas from 2015-18.

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Mike and Amy Wiltgen.
  • Has one sibling, Maddie.