NEW COMMIT: Cal has earned their second verbal commitment for the fall of 2020, this time from high school junior and Dresher, Penn. native Matthew Jensen who will join Forrest Frazier as a member of the class of 2024.
Jensen’s older brother, Michael Jensen, is a current junior for the Bears. Their mother’s godfather, Roger Olsen, won the high jump NCAA title in 1962 while also playing basketball for Cal.
Jensen does his club swimming with the Upper Dublin Aquatic Club and is a three-time U.S. Open qualifier with Junior standards in two additional events. He achieved 100% best times at NCSAs this summer with his highest finish being a fifth-place showing in the 100m fly. He recorded five lifetime bests at Juniors East last winter and had seven finals appearances at Mid-Atlantic Seniors in March.
Jensen, who recently attended USA Swimming’s National Select Camp in October, also competes for Upper Dublin High School. He placed fifth in the 100 breast and seventh in the 100 fly at the Pennsylvania 3A State Championships during his sophomore season after placing 11th in both the 100 fly and 200 IM as a freshman.
He told Swimming World:
“I’m very excited to be joining such an incredible team at Cal Berkeley. I believe that I will find lots of success training with some of the best coaches and swimmers in the country. I want to thank my family, friends, and coaches for helping me reach my goals and accomplish great things. I also want to thank my brothers in particular for inspiring me to reach higher levels in swimming than I thought possible. Go Bears!”
His best times include:
- 100 free – 45.04
- 100 back – 51.34
- 100 breast – 57.50
- 100 fly – 50.05
- 200 IM – 1:52.10
Although he’s not quite in scoring range for the Pac-12 Championships yet, he’ll look to carry his successful long course momentum into this upcoming short course season with two years of club swimming still to go before suiting up for the Bears. Under head coach Dave Durden, Cal earned their fifth conference title in program history before finishing second in the team standings at NCAAs.
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