2023-24 / AS A SENIOR
• 3-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events (50-200)
• Achieved a personal-best time in the 50 free (20.41) and a season best in the 100 free (44.82) at the Big Ten Championships
• Helped the Boilermakers win the 800 free relay at the Purdue Invitational while posting the second-fastest time in team history (.03 shy of the program record)
• At the Purdue Invite, scored in the B final of the 100 and 200 free (1:38.72) while also qualifying for the C final of the 50 free
• Also helped his 200 free and 200 medley relay teams win their heats at the Purdue Invite
• Anchored the junior class to a 200 medley relay victory at the Indiana Intercollegiates
2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (44.41) and 200 free (1:38.79) at the First Chance meet, with the 100 mark doubling as a career best
• Had a career best in the 50 free was at the Big Ten Championships
• Won the C final of the 50 free while also qualifying for C finals of the 100 and 200 free at the Purdue Invitational
• Helped his 200 free and 400 medley relay teams win their heats in the same session of the Purdue Invite
• Placed third overall in both the 100 breast and 100 IM at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Helped Boilermaker Aquatics sweep the 200 free and 200 medley relays while also being part of runner-up finishes in the 400 free and 400 medley relays at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July
• Individually, also finished top 10 in the 50 free, 100 and 200 free at Senior State
2020-21 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed in the freestyle events
• Helped Purdue set a team record in the 800 free relay at the Big Ten Championships
• Posted season-best times in the 50 (20.57), 100 (44.71) and 200 free (1:37.79) at Big Tens
• Ranked among the top five on the team for the season in both the 100 and 200 free
• Finished top four in both the 100 and 200 free at the Senior Day triple dual with Indiana and Ohio State
• Won the 200 free and contributed to a victory in the 200 free relay at the season-opening intrasquad
• Also won the 200 free at the January intrasquad
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Kaycee Taylor at Bainbridge High School on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound
• Six-time Washington state champion in Class 3A, sweeping the 100 and 200 free both of his upperclassman seasons
• Also won the state title in the 100 free as a freshman and sophomore
• Helped lead Bainbridge to three straight Class 3A Washington state championships (2017-19)
• Multi-year USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• NISCA All-American in the 100 and 200 free as well as the 200 free relay as a senior
• Also an All-American in at least one relay each of his first three high school seasons
• Won silver in the 200 free at state as a sophomore
• Time drops from freshman to senior year: 100 free – 46.66 to 44.99; 200 free – 1:43.13 to 1:38.11
• Also competed for the Bainbridge Island Swim Club
• Valedictorian of his graduating class
• National Merit Commended Scholar
• National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Major: Mechanical Engineering
• Full name is Jude Thomas Wenker
• Born in Redwood City, California
• Parents are Jeffery Wenker and Min Yoo
• Family also includes younger brother Finn
• 3-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events (50-200)
• Achieved a personal-best time in the 50 free (20.41) and a season best in the 100 free (44.82) at the Big Ten Championships
• Helped the Boilermakers win the 800 free relay at the Purdue Invitational while posting the second-fastest time in team history (.03 shy of the program record)
• At the Purdue Invite, scored in the B final of the 100 and 200 free (1:38.72) while also qualifying for the C final of the 50 free
• Also helped his 200 free and 200 medley relay teams win their heats at the Purdue Invite
• Anchored the junior class to a 200 medley relay victory at the Indiana Intercollegiates
2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (44.41) and 200 free (1:38.79) at the First Chance meet, with the 100 mark doubling as a career best
• Had a career best in the 50 free was at the Big Ten Championships
• Won the C final of the 50 free while also qualifying for C finals of the 100 and 200 free at the Purdue Invitational
• Helped his 200 free and 400 medley relay teams win their heats in the same session of the Purdue Invite
• Placed third overall in both the 100 breast and 100 IM at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Helped Boilermaker Aquatics sweep the 200 free and 200 medley relays while also being part of runner-up finishes in the 400 free and 400 medley relays at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July
• Individually, also finished top 10 in the 50 free, 100 and 200 free at Senior State
2020-21 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed in the freestyle events
• Helped Purdue set a team record in the 800 free relay at the Big Ten Championships
• Posted season-best times in the 50 (20.57), 100 (44.71) and 200 free (1:37.79) at Big Tens
• Ranked among the top five on the team for the season in both the 100 and 200 free
• Finished top four in both the 100 and 200 free at the Senior Day triple dual with Indiana and Ohio State
• Won the 200 free and contributed to a victory in the 200 free relay at the season-opening intrasquad
• Also won the 200 free at the January intrasquad
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Kaycee Taylor at Bainbridge High School on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound
• Six-time Washington state champion in Class 3A, sweeping the 100 and 200 free both of his upperclassman seasons
• Also won the state title in the 100 free as a freshman and sophomore
• Helped lead Bainbridge to three straight Class 3A Washington state championships (2017-19)
• Multi-year USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• NISCA All-American in the 100 and 200 free as well as the 200 free relay as a senior
• Also an All-American in at least one relay each of his first three high school seasons
• Won silver in the 200 free at state as a sophomore
• Time drops from freshman to senior year: 100 free – 46.66 to 44.99; 200 free – 1:43.13 to 1:38.11
• Also competed for the Bainbridge Island Swim Club
• Valedictorian of his graduating class
• National Merit Commended Scholar
• National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Major: Mechanical Engineering
• Full name is Jude Thomas Wenker
• Born in Redwood City, California
• Parents are Jeffery Wenker and Min Yoo
• Family also includes younger brother Finn