Wolf studied and trained at Princeton University from 1979 to 1983, becoming the record-holder in the Ivy League with a throw of 67-2. After training in Leverkusen Germany with TSV Bayer 04 he placed 2nd in the 1984 Olympic Trials, earning a spot on the American team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, placing fourth in the shot put competition. Wolf won the Indoor National title at the February 1984 USA-Mobil Indoor Track and Field Championship at the Madison Square Garden with a throw of . He was the 1984 United States National champion. Wolf placed fifth at the 1983 World University Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Wolf's career personal bests were in the shot put and in the discus throw.