University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Matt Oglesby was the NCAA 100-yard backstroke champion in 2002, capping a four-year career that included 15 conference individual and relay golds and 13 individual and relay All-American finishes. Oglesby was a four-year letterman and three-time team MVP for the Blugold swimming team between 1998-2002. The pride of Big Foot Union High School where he was a three-time state champion and state swimmer of the year in 1998, Oglesby earned a spot on the WIAC All-Centennial team in 2012 in addition to being named the WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete Award winner for swimming in 2002. An outstanding student, Oglesby was a two-time Blugold Super Six Award winner. Oglesby, who was recruited by Tom Prior and followed his brother Mark to Eau Claire, contributed 128 points to the Blugolds’ conference championship in 1999. That year he won three individual conference golds as well as three relay first place medals. Andy Hanson was his coach as a sophomore and Rob Welcher coached him as a junior and senior. Oglesby won a national title in the 100 backstroke as a senior but he also placed third in the 100 butterfly as a junior. In conference competition, he won three 100 butterfly titles, and two each 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley crowns. He swam on six gold-medal winning relays.

At the NCAA championships, he earned 13 All-American honors by placing among the top eight in seven individual events and six relays. In addition, he was honorable mention All-American (9^th to 16^th place) in two other individual and four relay events. At one point, Oglesby owned five school, five pool and two conference records. At the time of his induction, he still owned the school 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly records.

Oglesby graduated in 2003 with a biology major and math minor.  He began his career as a chemist with Heritage Environment. He then joined his parents’ marine business in Lake Geneva, working from 2004-15 as Lakefront Manager, Parasail Captain and Service Manager. In 2015, he became Marine Service Manager at Gage Marine in Williams Bay. At the time of his induction, he was employed by Kunes Country RV Center in Elkhorn. Oglesby is involved in a variety of community and volunteer activities. He is a Delavan Lions Club volunteer, participant of Team Triumph, participant in Swim for Freedom, Santa Cause, and Freezin for a Reason. He is a former swim instructor for the Big Foot Recreation Department and the owner of Ahoy Acres, a farmers market vendor that donates leftover produce to local families in need. He also maintains his fitness, swimming for Wisconsin Masters and competing at local and national events.