Matt McGrath

Class: Junior Hometown: Wheaton, Ill. High School: North

Height / Weight: 5-4 / 140 Position: FX, R, V, PB Birthdate: 09/03/1990

2011 - NCAA All-American on vault...placed fifth at NCAA Championships on vault with a 15.900...scored a 16.050 on first day of NCAA Championships to advance to finals...placed fourth in Session II of NCAA Qualifier with 16.250...set school record on floor exercise with 15.500 vs. Nebraska... competed in every meet for Iowa with action on five events...23 top-eight finishes in regular seasons...13 top-three finishes in regular season...placed first on three different events...finished first on FX vs. Illinois-Chicago...placed first on vault at Illinois...placed first on rings vs. Minnesota...placed first on FX vs. Nebraska...led Iowa in four of six events at Minnesota...placed first on FX and V at Nebraska & Minnesota...academic All-Big Ten.

2010 -Competed in 11 meets in four events... placed a team-high third at the NCAA Qualifier on vault with a 16.050 to qualify for the NCAA Championships... placed 45th on vault at the NCAA Championships with a 14.850... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on February 8th, 2010... season-high score of 15.100 on floor at Minnesota to place second... scored 15.300 on rings and 14.500 on floor at Pacific Coast Classic to provide team highs... tied for Iowa's best season score on vault with a 16.050 at the NCAA Qualifier... lead Iowa in vault, rings, and floor exercise against Oklahoma... member of 16+ start value club... letterwinner.

High School - His personal bests throughout high school: floor exercise (15.35), pommel horse (13.60), rings (15.10), vault (17.3), parallel bars (13.85), high bar (13.60) and all-around (85.80)... his senior season placed 18th in all around, seventh in floor exercise, 10th in rings and 16th in vault at nationals... national floor exercise champion his freshman year... placed first in floor at nationals in 2006... 2007 state floor exercise champion... placed fifth in floor and 15th in all around at nationals in 2007... 2008 Illinois State vault champion... at the Visa Championships placed 12th in all around, second in floor exercise and third in vault his junior year... earned one letter in golf... a four-year honor roll student... club coach was Chris McKee at Bartlett Gymnastics.

Personal - Born 9/3/90... son of Mike and Laura McGrath... pre-physical therapy major.