Matt Metzger

Class: Senior Hometown: Cincinnati, OH High School: Mason

Height / Weight: 5-10 / 165 Event: R, V, PB, HB

2004 -- Recorded 12 top-five finishes this season... Academic all-Big Ten team member... Took eighth on PB with a season-best score of 8.775 at NCAA Qualifier... Placed third on SR (9.3) and HB (9.05) at Illinois-Chicago... Runner-up on SR at Nebraska (9.425), vs. Oklahoma (9.05), and vs. Michigan (9.2)... Placed fourth on V with a season-best score of 9.1 vs. Illinois... recipient of the Dr. C.E. Obermann Outstanding Senior Award... letterwinner.

2003 - Academic all-American and academic all-Big Ten team member...Holds Iowa's season best on R (9.3 at Illinois with Penn State, vs. Illinois-Chicago, at California) and PB (9.2 at Illinois with Penn State)... Recorded 11 top-three finishes on SR and PB... Won event titles on R vs. Illinois-Chicago (9.3), Minnesota (8.95) and Nebraska (8.85)... Crowned champion on PB vs. Minnesota (9.05) and at Michigan (9.05)... named a College Gymnastics Association all-America scholar-athlete... Recipient of team's Academic Excellence award...letterwinner.

2002 - Voted team captain for the Big Ten Championships where he was a finalist on R placing 7th... won team's "Best Competitor" award... named a College Gymnastics Association all-America scholar-athlete... academic all-Big Ten team member... recorded a team-best and season-best score of 9.35 on R to place first at Illinois-Chicago, also placed first in the PB with a career best 8.85 and second on HB (8.7)... won R (9.075) at Minnesota... placed third on R (8.85) and fourth on PB (8.55) vs. Nebraska... tied for second on R (9.1) and placed second on HB (8.85) vs. Michigan... letterwinner.

2001 -- Named a College Gymnastics Association all-America scholar-athlete...placed fourth on HB at Windy City Invite (8.85)... tied for fourth on HB (8.7) vs. Oklahoma... tied for fourth on R (8.7) vs. Ohio State... placed fourth on V (8.75) vs. Illinois-Chicago... letterwinner.

High School - Was a three-time all-American... was the state AA champion in 1997 and 1998... placed fifth on the R and 11th in the AA at the 1999 Junior Olympic Championships... was also a two-time national team member... coached by Keith Pettit and Norm Stultz at the Queen City Gymnastics Club.

Personal - Born 3/22/82... son of Jeff Metzger and Karen Weber... economics major.