Inside and outside of the classroom, senior Mason Wendt’s accomplishments are endless, especially on the football field. Wendt is ranked 11th in the state of Missouri for the class of 2025 offensive linemen, he was ranked in the top 50 offensive linemen by Sports Illustrated, 247 Sports has him ranked as a two-star recruit, he was the King of the Hill lineman winner for the St. Louis Metro area, first team all-conference and all-district, two- time academic all-state and more. In addition, Wendt will be the first player in Wright City’s school history to sign to a Division I football program. He is not sure where he will commit to yet and is keeping his options open.

Favorite sports teams: Los Angeles Chargers

What athlete do you look up to: “Brandon Burlsworth is probably the athlete I look up to most. He was Arkansas’ guard and he passed away. A lot of people say I look like him because I wear my glasses under my helmet like he did.”

Last meal: Seafood boil.

Dogs or cats: Cats.

Intended college major: Business

School activities: Track, National Honor Society member, class president for two years, used to participate in trap shooting and wrestling.

How did you get the nickname Moose?

“When I was in elementary school, I had a kid that could not pronounce my name Mason correctly, and he kept saying Moosen, so I stuck with that for a while. When I got to Orchard Farm Elementary School, I told them my name was Moosen, because that’s just what I went by. They shortened it to Moose and it was pretty convenient, because at the time, I was usually the biggest kid in school, so everyone just started rolling with it. And then when football started taking over, it definitely was a statement.”

How long have you been playing football?

“Since fourth grade.”

How did you get involved?

“I played baseball since I was three and I just did not see myself as a baseball
player. And I snapped at my dad and told him I didn’t want to play baseball
anymore and he told me I had to do something. So, I went and I looked online for sports and football was the first thing that popped up and that’s what I
said I wanted to do.

Why do you want to play in college?

“College has always been the big push by my parents and I don’t see myself doing any manual labor besides football. When I first started playing football, I didn’t know where it could take me until I guess halfway through sixth grade when my friend had his mind up going to play college. When he told me, hey you can get free college for this, I was like, man I kind of want to do that now. So, I just put my head down and did whatever I could to get there.”

Where have you received offers from so far?

“Colgate, Georgetown, Missouri State, Lindenwood and Middle Tennessee.”

Are you leaning towards any school?

“I’m still keeping my options open. There’s obviously some schools in my list that my eyes definitely open for them, but as of right now, I have no final decision.”

Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions?

“I always rotate my wrist a certain way right before I go out on offense and I did it because I was a center and that’s how I learned to snap the ball. I’m a guard now, but I still tend to do it at times. I also tend to listen to the same playlist or the same artist before a game just to keep my nerves down because it’s a nervous game.”

Do you have a specific game day routine that you follow?

“I try to drink my water jug entirely before the end of the day, particularly before sixth hour, and then fill it up and make sure that it’s drank. I go to breakfast with our offensive lineman in the morning and then I head home listening to music. Then, I just get ready for our leadership council meeting and go from there.”

As a captain, how have you taken on that role?

“I just represent the team and whatever they want, I’ll do, but obviously I have to make decisions that sometimes people won’t agree with. I’ll let them pick heads or tails for the coin toss, but if there’s a player out on the field who’s having a rough time and the refs are getting on him, I make sure I pick him up because that’s what my job is. It should be everyone’s job, but I’m the one they look to first before anything else.”