2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Wooten's Personal Bests
Shot Put: 45-8.5 (Indoor); 46-1.5 (Outdoor)
Weight Throw: 40-03.25
Discus: 161-6
2012 Indoor
Season-best throw of 44-1.5 in the shot put came at the Fast Track Invitational en route to a 13th-place finish ... Recorded two more top-15 finishes in the shot put during the season, placing 12th at the Liberty Kickoff (43-10.75) and 15th at the Hokie Invitational (43-11.75) ... Finished 16th in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a throw of 42-11.5.
2011 Outdoor
A consistent thrower for the Deacs throughout the entire season, securing top-ten finishes six times in the discus throw ... Ranked in the top-ten of the ACC in the discus during the entire season ... Ranked seventh in the final ACC standings in the discus throw ... Top throw of 161-6 in the discus came at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational, en route to a fifth-place finish ... Placed sixth at the Duke Invitational with a throw of 158-6 ... Turned in a ninth-place finish at the ACC Championships with a throw of 152-8 ... Also competed in the shot put during the season, with his personal-best throw of 46-01.5 coming at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational in March ... Recorded a fifth-place finish in the shot put at the Vertklasse Meeting with a mark of 44-04.25 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team for the first time of his career.
2011 Indoor
The top thrower for the Deacs during the indoor season ... Best performance in the shot put came at the Liberty Quad Meet, where he placed fourth with a mark of 45-08.5 ... Turned in a throw of 43-11.75 at the Virginia Tech Invitational to place 17th ... Finished 16th at the Virginia Tech Elite meet by throwing for a distance of 43-10 ... Competed in the weight throw once during the season, placing second at Liberty Quad with a toss of 40-03.25.
2010 Outdoor
Earned first place in the discus at the Orange and Purple Classic with a season-best throw of 152-11 ... Finished seventh in the shot put with a season-best mark of 45-04.25 at the Seahawk Invitational ... Placed third in the shot put at the Orange and Purple Classic ... Placed sixth in the discus at the Seahawk Invitational.
2010 Indoor
Recorded a throw of 36-5.75 in the shot put at the UNC Invitational ... Turned in a mark of 35-3.00 in the weight throw at the UNC Invitational.
2009 Outdoor
Had a toss of 41-10.00 in the shot put at the Wake Forest Open to finish 28th ... Checked in with a throw of 39-05.25 to take 11th at the Clemson Classic ... Recorded a season-best throw of 132-05 in the discus at the Wake Forest Open and the finished 17th at the ACC Championship with a mark of 129-05.
2009 Indoor
Placed 11th at the Virginia Tech Elite in the shot put with a season best throw of 40-10.25 ... Also took 13th in the shot at the Virginia Tech Invite with a toss of 40-04.00 ... Finished eighth in the weight throw with a mark of 37-01.75 at the Virginia Tech Invite.
Background
Was a four-year letterman in track and a two year letterman in football ... Won the discus title at the Johnson County Invitational and finished second at the Wake County Championships ... Was captain of football, track, and band ... Named All-Conference and All-Area in football and earned the Best Linemen Award ... Member of the National Honors Society.
Personal
Full name is Michael Andrew Wooten ... Son of John and Fran Wooten ... Has three brothers, John David, Chris and Nate ... Nate is also a thrower on the Wake Forest track & field team ... Majoring in Finance with a minor in Economics.
Up Close with Michael
My favorite sports figure is...Shane Battier.
If I could have one superpower it would be...The ability to teleport.
My most memorable track and field moment was...Setting a new personal record by ten feet in the discus in high school and winning the Johnson County Invitational.
The best book I have ever read is...Where the Red Fern Grows.
If I could invite any three people to dinner, I would choose...Warren Buffet, George Lucas, and Don Henley.
My biggest inspiration is...My Dad.
My secret addcition is...Caffeine - but it's no secret!
My best off the track moment at Wake Forest was...Finding out I earned a B in Accounting 211 when I needed a 97 on the final exam to do so.
A weird fact not many people know about me is...I am left handed, but I throw right handed.
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine, it would be...Forbes.
My post-graduation plans include...Working as an investment banker for two years.
My celebrity crush is...Keira Knightley.
