Megan Wallace

Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Burlington
Hometown:
Burlington, Wis.
Prev School:
UW-Eau Claire

TFRRS Profile

2021-22
Outdoor (Sr.): An All-BIG EAST Selection … she broke the school record for the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championships (May 13-14) with a score of 5340 and finished third overall … At the conference championships, she recorded top ten marks in the 100-meter hurdles (No. 10), Long jump (No. 8) and javelin (No. 2) … Ran a PR in the 200 meters at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) with a time of 25.55 and took fifth.
Indoor (Sr.): Saw action in eight meets during her first season with Marquette … Ran a personal best in the 200 meters at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite (Dec. 10) with a time of 25.68 … Took first in the high jump at the Firebird Opener with a personal-best mark of 1.62 meters/5 feet, 3.75 inches … Won the 55-meter hurdles with a personal best time 8.34 at the Lake Michigan Open (Jan. 22), her time ranks eighth-best in school history … Set the second-best pentathlon score in school history with 3651 points at the GVSU Bill Clinger Classic (Jan. 28-29) … Recorded a PR and the sixth-best time in program history in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.92 at the St. Valentines Open (Feb. 18) … Earned runner-up honors in the long jump with a PR 5.61 meters/18 feet, 5 inches at the St. Valentines Open … Took fourth in the pentathlon at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 25-26) with a score of 3604.

Prior to Marquette: Graduate transfer from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire … Five-time All-American selection … Three-time USFTCCCA academic All-American … UW – Eau Claire pentathlon (3,754) and Javelin (42.93m) school record holder … She set the NCAA Division III heptathlon record with 5,471 points as a senior in 2021 … Other accolades: two-time conference champion (pentathlon and heptathlon), three-time USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region team selection (pentathlon, 4x400 and heptathlon), WIAC Champion in 2021 (Javelin) and named 2021 All-Region Field Athlete of the Year … Prior to college, lettered 11 times, three times in basketball and four times in both basketball and track & field, at Burlington High School … Named 2017 Racine County Female Athlete of the Year … Two-time captain of her track and field team … Set the long jump record at her high school at 17’11.

Personal: Wallace was born August 1, 1999 in Burlington, Wisconsin to Michael and Karen Wallace … Has one younger brother, Zach, who plays football at the University of Minnesota – Duluth …Pursuing a Masters in speech pathology.

Championship History (Top-8):

BIG EAST Indoor Championships:
4x400: 5th (3:51.77)
Pentathlon: 4th (3604)
-60-meter hurdles: 5th (9.03)
-High Jump: 7th (1.57 m/5-1.75 ft)
-Shot Put: 2nd (12.32 m/40-5 ft)
-Long Jump: 6th (5.22 m/17-1.5 ft)
-800: 5th (2:29.65)

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships:
2022-
4x400: 6th (3:49.72)
Heptathlon: 3rd (5340) (No. 1 all-time at MU)
-100-meter hurdles: 3rd (14.64)
-High Jump: 5th (1.57 m/5-1.75 ft)
-Shot Put: 1st (11.99 m/39-4 ft)
-Long Jump: 1st (5.73 m/18-9.75 ft)
-Javelin: 1st (40.79 m/133-10 ft)
-800: 3rd (2:24.26)