Matt Menke

Accolades

Earned second team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships as a member of the 200 medley relay (11^th) and 400 freestyle relay (12^th)
Competed in the 100 backstroke (19^th) and the 200 backstroke (36^th) at the NCAA Championships
Placed fifth in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships
Scored points for Alabama in the 200 backstroke (12^th) and 200 individual medley (16^th) at the SEC Championships
Competed at the SEC Championships as a member of the 200 medley relay (7^th)
Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll

Swam a career-best time of 44.66 in the 100 backstroke at the 2022 NCAA Championships, which ranks him third all-time at Alabama
Swam a career-best time of 1:40.02 in the 200 backstroke at the 2022 NCAA Championships, which ranks him third all-time at Alabama
2022 First-Team All-American as a member of the 200 Medley relay team at the 2022 NCAA Championships
2022 Second-Team All-American in 100 backstroke placing 9^th at the NCAA Championships
2022 Second-Team All-American as a member of the 400 Medley, 200, 400, and 800 Freestyle relays at the NCAA Championships placing 9^th, 16^th, 14^th, and 16^th respectively
Won two Silver Medals at the 2022 SEC Championships as a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams
Won a Bronze Medal in the 100 backstroke at the 2022 SEC Championships
Competed in the championship final as a member of the 200 freestyle relay team at the 2022 SEC Championships placing 5^th
Scored in the 200 IM and 200 backstroke at the 2022SEC Championships placing 6^th and 9^th respectively

Earned All-America honors in the 100 backstroke and 200 medley relay, placing 12^th in both, and in the 400 medley relay, placing 14^th at the NCAA Championships
Also swam the 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley at NCAA Championships
Won the bronze medal in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships
Took home silver in the 200 medley relay and bronze as part of the 400 medley relay at the SEC Championships
Finished eighth as part of the 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
Scored in the 200 backstroke and the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships, winning the B final in both to take ninth overall
Set the school record in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships with a career-best time of 1:43.69
Recorded career-best times in the 100 backstroke (45.18) and 200 backstroke (1:41.34) at the SEC Championships, ranking him fourth and fifth all-time at Alabama, respectively
Ranked fourth in the 100 backstroke, fifth in the 200 backstroke
Earned Second Team All-SEC honors
Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll

Earned All-America honors in the 100 backstroke
Qualified for his first NCAA Championships trip in the 100 backstroke prior to the championships being canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Reached the championship finals of the 100 backstroke (6^th) and 200 backstroke (5^th) at the SEC Championships
Also scored in the 200 individual medley (24^th) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (9^th) at the SEC Championships
Posted career-best times in the 100 backstroke (46.21), 200 backstroke (1:41.56) and 200 individual medley (1:45.87) at the SEC Championships, shaving off two, three and two seconds, respectively, off his previous marks
Ranked in UA's all-time top 10 in the 100 backstroke (6^th), 200 backstroke (3^rd) and 200 individual medley (9^th) at the end of the season
First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
SEC All-Freshman
SEC Academic Honor Roll