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Alex Wesneski - Field Hockey - University of Iowa Athletics

#4 Alex Wesneski

Position F
Class Fifth Year
Hometown Forty-Fort, Pa.
High School Wyoming Seminary

2023 – Appeared in all 19 games with one start… logged 488 minutes as a forward… recorded six goals tallying 12 points this season… recorded two goals in matchup against Merrimack College (9/17)… recorded goals in back-to-back Big Ten matchups (Penn St 10/22, Rutgers 10/27)… tallied 14 shots on goal… letterwinner.

2022 Honors — Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26)… ISAAC September Student-Athlete of the Month honoree… Academic All-Big Ten selection. 2022 — Appeared in all 20 games with 12 starts… logged 775 minutes as a forward… led the team with 11 goals for 22 points (2nd most on the team)… scored six goals in the first four games of the season… found the back of the cage twice in three games including scoring both goals in 2-0 victory over No. 1 Northwestern (9/23)… finished with 34 shots with 23 on goal… played all 60 minutes against North Carolina (8/28)… letterwinner.

2021 Honors – Named to NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad… Academic All-Big Ten selection. 2021 – Appeared in 14 games as a reserve, logging 118 minutes… finished with one goal on five shots (three on goal)… scored a lone goal in Iowa’s 5-0 win at Michigan State (10/8)… played a season-high 17 minutes at Michigan State (10/8) and at Central Michigan (10/10).

2020 Honors — NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad selection… Dean’s List honoree. 2020 — Played all 18 games, registering three goals, two assists and 12 shots… recorded first career goal against Michigan State (3/26).

 

High School — Four-time All-State and 2017 MAX Field Hockey second team all-region honoree…. led team to win the 2018 State Championship… member of the 2019 U17 United States National Team… 2018 National Academic Squad honoree… played on Electric Surge club team under coach Lunda Kominsky… plays basketball and is captain and named team Most Valuable Player… Dean’s List honoree.

Personal — Majoring in human physiology.