Megan Wilder

Position:
Nordic
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Shorewood, Minn.
High School:
Minnetonka

Top Career Classical Finish: 35th (2007 New Mexico Invitational)

Top Career Freestyle Finish: 32nd (2007 New Mexico Invitational)

Cranmer on Wilder ? “Megan Wilder is in her senior year and will have a bigger role with a smaller women’s team. Megan will always give you everything she has and do it with a smile. Megan has worked hard on her technique which should translate into improved results.”

2008 ? Wilder did not participate in the 2008 season.

2007 ? Wilder participated in four of Colorado’s meets this year, with her top finishes coming at the New Mexico Invitational. Wilder claimed both of her career-bests in each discipline when she placed 32nd in the 5K freestyle race and 35th in the 5K classical.

2006 ? Wilder saw action for Colorado in two meets, racing at the CU Invitational and the Western State College Invitational. Her top finish was 37th at the WSC Invite in the 5k freestyle. She finished 38th in the Western State classical event for her top finish in that discipline.

High School ? Wilder is a 2005 graduate of Minnetonka High School, where she lettered four times in Nordic skiing, serving as team captain and earning MVP honors.

In the Classroom ? An honor roll student at MHS, Wilder served as her school’s National Honor Society Vice President and its junior representative, and was a member of the A honor roll three years. She is an ecology and evolutionary biology and Spanish literature major at Colorado.

Personal ? Megan E. Wilder was born Sept. 16, 1986 and is the daughter of Tom and Jenny Wilder of Shorewood, Minn. She has an older brother Daniel (26) and a younger sister Jena (16). Her hobbies include traveling, backpacking, camping, reading and photography. She has done volunteer work as a member of the National Honor Society and the Girl Scouts. She also lettered in track, volleyball and swimming in high school.

SEASON BY SEASON RESULTS

2007 CL FS

at Utah Invitational 49 45

at Montana State Invitational 46 51

at Denver Invitational 42 43

at New Mexico Invitational 35 32

2006 CL FS

COLORADO INVITATIONAL 45 38

at Western State Invitational 38 37