Thomas Wilcher
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| Position | Running back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Michigan Wolverines (1983–1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1983–1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer | Michigan State Spartans football | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Crystal Wilcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Indoor and outdoor track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University team | Michigan Wolverines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association and division | NCAA Division I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal summary and career highlights
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Thomas Wilcher (born 11 April 1964) is a college football administrator for Michigan State University and former high school athletic coach and teacher as well as a former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I track and field and college football athlete for the University of Michigan. He was the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships national champion in the indoor 55 m hurdles and a three-time NCAA All-American in track and field (once indoor and twice outdoor). Wilcher was also a running back for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1983–1986. In his redshirt senior year, he was a member of the Big Ten Conference football champion team as well as a 110 m hurdles Big Ten individual champion. Wilcher was a 9th round selection (226th overall) by the San Diego Chargers in the 1987 NFL draft.
In high school, Wilcher was a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) record-setting hurdler and four-time All-American. As an athlete, he is a ten-time MHSAA track and field champion and a two-time Michigan High School Track and Cross Country Athlete of the Year award winner. He was also a Junior Olympics champion in the 110 m hurdles and an All-state and All-American tailback in football. He was also an All-City swimmer.
As of 2017, Wilcher is the head coach for the football team and the boys' track & field team as well as the physical education teacher at Cass Technical High School in Detroit. As a boys' track coach, he is a three-time MHSAA team track and field champion, and his school has also twice been the MHSAA runner up. In his role as a football coach, he is a three-time MHSAA Division 1 champion and a former Detroit Free Press Coach of the Year who has produced five players who have been selected in the NFL draft.