2008 Football Roster
Roster
O'Neal Wilder
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Carthage, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Carthage HS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
All-American
member of 2010 4x200m relay who ran 1:21.09 set school record
Bronze medal winner in 400 meter dash at IAAF World Junior National Championship
Member of World Junior 4x400 meter relay Gold medal team
Was the number two ranked world junior in the 400-meter run at the end of the 2008 season
All- SEC 400m,relays
MSU 400 meter dash freshman record holder
5th on MSU all-time 400 meter record list
2008 NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifier
2008 Mideast Regional Qualifier USATFCCCA all-Region Member of Mideast regional champion 4x400 meter relay team
USA Junior National 400 meter Champion
HIGH SCHOOL:
At 2007 Mississippi High School Activities Association 3A state meet, ran a personal-best 47.85 in the 400-meter dash en route to the state title ... Also ran a 21.93 in the 200, grabbing the state title, as well ... At Region 3-3A championships, ran a personal- best 21.87 in the 200-meter dash, finishing first while also taking first in the 400 with a time of 48.31 ... Helped team earn 2007 3A State Championship and Region 3-3A championship ... In 2006, named state champion in 400-meter dash with a time of 48.98 and took second place in the 200-meter dash (21.98) ... Also participated in football ... Selected to play in the Max Emfinger All-American Bowl Game Classic all-star game at Shreveport, La., following his senior season in 2006 ... Credited with running a 4.48 in the 40-yard dash by recruiting web site Scout.com ... Named second team, all-state at wide receiver following his senior season for head coach Pete Lucovish at Carthage (Miss.) High School by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger ... Selected first team, all-state in Class 3A by the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Helped his prep team reach the second round the state playoffs during his senior season ... Had more than 600 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns during that senior year ... Had 18 catches for 428 yards, a 23.8-yard average and four touchdowns, during his junior campaign ... Lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL:
Born Cranston O'Neal Wilder on August 9 ... Son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Rushing ... Was a member of the MSU football team.
