T.J. Wiggins

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Santa Clarita, Calif.
High School:
Golden Valley
Event:
Throws

T.J. Wiggins

Class Junior
Hometown Santa Clarita, California
High School Golden Valley High School
Prev School Long Beach State
Event Throws

HONORS

2024-25 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2023 All-Big West Conference – Outdoor – Discus

2023 USATF U20 Championships qualifier

2023 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier

2023 Big West Field Athlete of the Week

2025

Outdoor

Placed 6th in the discus at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (51.89m, 170-3) … fourth at the Cougar Classic (51.26m, 168-2) … took fifth at the Virginia Challenge (52.47m, 172-1) … placed fourth at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster with a season-best throw of 53.93m (176-11) … was 18th at the SEC Championships (53.08m, 174-2).

2024 (Long Beach State)

Outdoor
Finished seventh at the Beach Opener (52.9m, 173-9) ... Was third in the discus (52.1m, 170-11) at the Big West Challenge Cup.

2023 (Long Beach State)

Outdoor

Competed in 10 meets … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the discus … earned all-conference honors with a second-place finish at the Big West Championships, posting a season-best of 56.9m (186-8) … was second in the discus at the Steve Scott Invitational (54.3m, 178-2) ... won the Challenge Cup in discus with a toss of 53.3m (174-10) ... came in fifth in the discus (53.6m, 175-9) at the Stanford Invitational ... earned a fourth-place showing (54.5m, 179-0) in the discus at the Ben Brown Invite ... kicked off his collegiate career with a second-place finish and Big West Field Athlete of the Week honors after a debut throw of 56.4m (185-0) at the Beach Opener ... qualified for the USATF U20 National Outdoor Championships in the discus, finishing 10th in the event.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL

Competed in throwing events for three seasons at Golden Valley High School … as a senior, earned first team all-league, first team all-area, Milesplit first-team all-California … named Most Valuable Field Athlete of the Year and Team Leader of the Year … owns the discus records for Golden Valley HS, CIF-SS Masters Meet, and Foothill League … as a senior, was the CIF Division 2 Southern Section Champion, CIF Masters Champion, and West Coast Relays High School Division champion … appeared as a finalist for the sate championships, Arcadia Meet, and Mt. SAC Meet … in his junior season, he was awarded Most Improved Athlete of the Year … recorded a prep best in shot put of 16.1m (52-11) and a prep-best in the discus of 60.6m (198-11) … born Feb. 27, 2004, in Prince George County, Maryland … son of Emily Case and Terraine Wiggins … has a sister, Elissa Case … mother played basketball at Loyola Marymount … majoring in health sciences, leadership and policy.