Career Awards:
2026 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2025 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2024 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2023 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
Junior Season (2025):
Competed in six meets during the season... Started season with her first collegiate one mile run, stopping the clock at the LSU Purple Tiger indoor meet in 5:58.71... Best time in the 800-meter dash during the season was 2:29.81 a the Vulcan Invitational hosted by Alabama Birmingham... Only run in the 1,500 meters came at the Lurline Hamilton Invitational at LSU where she crossed the finish line in 5:13.54... Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll.
Sophomore Season (2024):
Competed in 10 meets for the Lady Lions during the season... Took part in her only 1,500-meter run of the season at the Keyth Talley Invitational, finishing in 5:12.16... Almost exclusively ran in the 800-meter run during the season... Ran her fastest 800-meter run of the season at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships, stopping the clock in 2:23.33... Ran the distance medley relay at the SLC Indoor Championships... Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll.
Freshman Season (2023):
Made her green & gold debut at the Birmingham-Southern College Indoor Icebreaker, running her first collegiate 800-meter run and was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team... Had her best 800-meter run time of the season at the Pelican Relays, where she finished fifth in 2:24.72...In her only 600-meter run of the season, she crossed the line in 1:53.87 at the LSU Purple Tiger indoor meet... Was part of SLU's DMR team at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships, finishing ninth... Ran the 800-meter run at the SLC Outdoor Championships... Named a member of the Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll.
Prior to Southeastern:
Prepped at Denham Springs High... Was a member of the track & field team as well as the swim team for the Yellow Jackets... Named captain for the swim team in 2021 & 2022... Named All-Academic as a member of the swim team... Ran the 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, and was part of the 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relay teams... Swam the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter breaststroke for the swim team... Most exciting event she's witnessed was watching the anchor leg of her 4x400-meter team catch another team's runner from a roughly 100 meters deficit... Biggest sports thrill was setting a new personal best with a significant time drop in the 100-meter breaststroke to qualify for the LHSAA State Championships... Was a leader in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a member of Jackets Against Destructive Decisions... Also swam for Tiger Aquatics where she raced the 50-meter & 100-meter in both the freestyle & breaststroke.
Personal:
Born September 16, 2004 in Baton Rouge... Daughter of Timothy & Melissa Wilkes... Has five younger siblings - Allie, Kierstyn, Sophia, Timothy Jr., & Jude... Her mother, Melissa, was a cheerleader at Louisiana-Monroe... Likes to swim and go boating... Majors in kinesiology at SLU.
| WILKES'S PERSONAL BESTS |
| DISCIPLINE |
TIME |
EVENT |
DATE |
| 600-Meter Run |
1:53.87 |
LSU Purple Tiger |
January 13, 2023 |
| 800-Meter Run |
2:23.33 |
Southland Conference Outdoor Championships |
May 10, 2024 |
| 1,500-Meter Run |
5:12.16 |
Keyth Talley Invitational |
March 23, 2024 |
| One Mile Run |
5:58.71 |
LSU Purple Tiger |
January 17, 2025 |
Wilkes's Career Results
