Andrew Wiggins
Height: 5-10
Weight: 135
Birthplace: Meridian, Miss.
School: dual enrolled/home educated/Jones County Jr. College (Ellisville, Miss.)
Year of Graduation: 2012
Coaches: Warren Holladay (swim) and Richard Jones (fencing)
Sports Played in High School: swimming and basketball
-USA Swimming, Mississippi Champion: 200-yard freestyle (2009), 500-yard freestyle (2009), 800-meter freestyle (2008)
-Zone Championship Team, Mississippi, 2008, Atlanta, Ga.
-Southeastern Sectional Swimming Championship Team, Mississippi, 2010, Nashville, Tenn.
-Basketball, first-string point guard, Laurel Knight Hawks, 2 years
Hobbies: reading and sport statistics
Favorite Foods: ribeye steaks and any kind of fish
Pre-competition meal: pasta
Favorite Athlete: Chris Paul
Favorite Movie: "The Dark Night"
Favorite Book: "Atlas Shrugged"
Favorite Music: Gorilla Zoe
Favorite Country Visited for Competition: Egypt
Awards & Extracurricular Activities:
-Eagle Scout, Troop 38, Laurel, Miss., 2009
-Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) Scholar, 2007
-Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, State Awards in Math and English, 2008
-Regional Champion, Society of Professional Engineers' Math Counts Competition, 2008
-1st Place, State Award (Miss.), Library of Congress, Letters about Literature Competition, 2008
-1st Place, State Award (Miss.), DAR History Essay, 2007
MAJOR COMPETITION RESULTS:
2009 USA National Championships -- Palm Springs, Calif. (Youth B): 1st
2009 USA National Championships -- Palm Springs, Calif. (Youth A): 5th
2009 UIPM Youth A World Championships -- Cairo, Egypt
last updated 5/27/10
