Class of 1997

Michael Wilkey
Oak Park
Official

Mike wrestled his final two years at Stephen Decatur High School. Also a graduate of the University of Illinois, Mike did not wrestle as a collegian, but developed his interest in officiating, and has been a highly successful official in three sports for 24 years.

As a wrestling official, Mike has worked 22 individual regionals, 12 dual-team regionals, 14 sectionals, 10 dual-team sectionals, and 14 state tournaments, 9 individual and 5 dual-teams. He also has worked the IKWF state tournament 6 times.

Mike has been an IWCOA vice-president, and has worked many IWCOA clinics. Mike also is a certified soccer official and has been named that sport's Official of the Year, and also is a certified baseball umpire.