2016 (Freshman Year)
Redshirted in the 2016 campaign.
Gymnastics Background
Prepped at Kennett High School where he was a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship Award and earned the Robert A. DePippo Scholarship … Trained at KMC Gymnastics in Kennett Square, Pa. … Qualified for the Junior Olympics six-straight times from 2010-15 … Was a pommel horse finalist in both 2013 and 2014, while being a finalist in still rings, high bar and parallel bars in the 2014 campaign … Notched a finalist appearance in the all-around competition in 2015 … Was the Region 7 Junior Olympic pommel horse champion from 2013-15 … Tallied four Academic All-American honors, including first team honors three times (2013-15).
Personal
Full name is Matthew Connell Bunke … Born July 18, 1997 … Son of Richard and Alice Bunke … Has one brother, David and one sister, Megan … Majoring in engineering.