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Grace Wiltgen
Position
Defender
Height
5-6
Class
Senior
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.