Matt Wenske

Photo by: Ty Russell

Event(s):
All-Around
Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Jersey Village H.S.

	FX	PH	SR	V	PB	HB	AA
Career Highs	14.450	13.050	14.200	15.050	14.500	13.750	81.050

2021
Named All-American on parallel bars with a 14.000 at the NCAA National Championships … Finalist for the 2021 Nissen Emery Award … Held Senior Team Captain position throughout the season … Competed in every meet on the season, Winter Cup, MPSF Championship and NCAA Championship … Set career high on floor exercise (14.500) against Cal … Named to the 2021 National Team and competed in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials … Named CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete … Named to the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team … Earned MPSF Academic Honors.

2020
Competed in four of five NCAA meets and the Winter Cup … Posted an all-around mark of 79.600 for 20th place at the 2020 Winter Cup Challenge … Named the MPSF Gymnast of the Week after scoring an 80.500 in the AA at Michigan … Added a career-high 14.200 on rings and season bests on vault (14.600) and floor (13.950) at Michigan … Registered an 81.050 in the all-around versus Iowa for a career high … Appeared on vault and p-bars at Stanford and at Ohio State … Named a 2020 MPSF Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team Selection.

2019
Competed in eight of OU’s 11 meets in 2019 … Claimed one vault event title at Navy with a season-high 14.800 … Put up a 13.566 in the team finals at NCAAs … Put together two 14-plus routines in the prelims at NCAAs, including a career-high 14.500 on parallel bars and 14.200 on high bar … Tallied a big 14.400 on P-bars at California … Competed in four events for the Sooners at Navy, recording a 14.800 on vault to claim the title … Put up a 14.700 vault against Ohio State and 14.500 in the home opener versus Air Force and Arizona State … Took second in the all-around in the season opener at the Rocky Mountain Open, putting together a 80.100, including a 14.600 on vault.

2018
Competed in one meet for the Sooners after missing most of the season with a shoulder injury ... Named a 2018 CGA Scholar-Athlete.

2017
Competed in seven meets in 2017, missing significant time with a knee injury ... Finished the regular season ranked second on vault behind teammate Tanner Justus ... Scored 15.050 on vault three times on the year to set his career high ... Best mark of the year on floor (14.450) came against Illinois ... Scored a 14.950 on vault in the NCAA prelims.

Club/High School

Wenske boasts a decorated junior career that includes a first place finish in his age group in the all-around competition at the 2015 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, as well as first place finishes in his age group on floor at the 2013 and 2014 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships and the 2014 P&G Championships. He also finished first on parallel bars at the 2015 P&G Championships and tied Justus for third in the all-around. He is the son of Dennis and Connie Wenske.

Personal

Parents are Dennis and Connie ... majoring in health and exercise science.