The 5-foot-10, 143-pound senior won the Class 4A state meet this past season with a time of 16:10.45, breaking the tape 9.76 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Broncs to a second-place finish as a team. Wheeler won three meets in 2021, including the Chief Nation Invitational and the Lockhart Ranch Invitational. He finished 12th at the Nike Cross Northwest Regional Championships.
Wheeler has maintained a weighted 3.83 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
Wheeler has volunteered locally with Habitat for Humanity and as part of the trail maintenance crew at Bridger Teton National Forest. He has also donated his time as a Nordic ski race course marshall and official timer.
