[4] He ran three years on the Ohio State track team, being declared ineligible for one due to having competed with the professional Cleveland Athletic Club.

[4] It was this that was credited for his talents in long-distance running, with an article from the Norwalk Evening Herald saying, He has a route and it is a large one, covering territory of nine or ten miles.

First, he adopted a brisk walk, then a dog trot, and now he runs at full speed, stopping only to deliver his papers.

[4]In June 1912, Wikoff went to an event in Evansville, Illinois which would determine a spot on the United States team for the 1912 Summer Olympics.

[1] At the Olympics, held in Stockholm, Sweden, Wikoff competed in the men's 5000 metres event, but did not advance in the third heat.

[8] He competed against Mauritz Carlsson (Sweden), Ernest Glover (Great Britain), Cyril Porter (Great Britain), Mikhail Nikolsky (Russian Empire), and Aarne Lindholm (Finland), but was "not in good condition," and partway through started "going lame" until by the 3500 metre point could no longer participate.