Hokie Club2020 Indoor: Placed 11th in the weight throw at the ACC Championships with a toss of 17.15 meters (56 feet, 3.55 inches) … Used a toss of 17.16 meters (56 feet, 3.75 inches) to finish third in the weight throw at the Virginia Tech Challenge … Had a toss of 17.39 meters (57 feet, 0.75 inches) to finish fourth in the weight throw at the Doc Hale Elite Meet ... Finished eighth in the weight throw with a mark of 16.72 meters (54 feet, 10.25 inches) at the Hokie Invitational.
2019 indoor: Competed in the weight throw in three meets … Her top throw came at the ACC Indoor Championships, where she recorded a personal-best 17.09 meters (56 feet, 1 inch) … Finished in the top 10 in the event at both the Virginia Tech Challenge and the Doc Hale Elite Meet.
2018 outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Tampa, Florida in the hammer throw ... Finished ninth in the hammer throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 58.32 meters (191 feet, 1 inch) ... Posted a new personal best in the hammer throw at the National Relay Championships with a mark of 58.73 meters (192 feet, 8 inches) to finish fourth … Competed in the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational, finishing with a mark of 57.47 meters (188 feet, 6 inches) … Finished fifth in the hammer throw at the Mt. Sac Relays with a mark of 55.47 meters (182 feet) … Claimed eighth behind a mark of 57.23 meters (187 feet, 9 inches) in the hammer throw at the Florida Relays … Turned in a mark of 58.14 meters (190 feet, 9 inches) in the hammer throw at the Weems Baskin Relays to finish fifth.
2018 indoor: Has yet to compete.
2017 outdoor: Placed eighth in the women's hammer throw event at the ACC Championships with a throw of 56.26 meters (184 ft., 7 in.) ... Finished fifth with a 56.77-meter throw (186 ft., 3 in.) at the Virginia Grand Prix ... Earned a personal-best mark at the Virginia Challenge, throwing a distance of 57.93 meters (190 ft., 0 in.) for fifth place ... Placed fifth at the Spec Town Relays with a 52.63-meter throw (172 ft., 8 in.) ... Threw 57.34 meters (188 ft., 1 in.) at the Florida Relays, placing fourth overall in the hammer throw event ... Made her collegiate debut at the Weems Baskin Invitational, placing fifth overall with a 55.97-meter throw (183 ft., 7 in.).
2017 indoor: Redshirted.
High school: Graduated from Katedralskolan Uppsala … Competed for Upsala IF Friidrott for coach Henrik Wennberg, her father … Was ranked as Sweden’s No. 4 junior hammer thrower following the 2015 season … Placed fourth at the 2015 Swedish Junior Championships … Finished third in the weight throw at the 2015 Indoor Swedish Junior Championships … Also placed third in the weight throw and hammer throw at the 2016 U-23 Swedish Indoor Championships.
Personal: Born Oct. 17, 1996 ... Daughter of Henrik and Kirsti Wennberg … Has one younger sister, Caitlin ... Her father threw discus, shot put and hammer, earning 20 medals at the Swedish Championships … He also competed at the European Championships and the World Championships in 1994 and 1998 ... Her Uncle Mathias also threw the hammer ... Majoring in business.
Wennberg's Track and Field Career Bests
IndoorOutdoorWT — 17.39m (57 feet, 0.75 inch), Doc Hale Elite Meet (2020)
HT – 62.79m (206 feet, 0 inches), (2018)