SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024-25: Matthew garnered second team USTFCCCA All-America honors by helping the 4x100 relay team to a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Div. III Outdoor Championships...Earned All-AARTFC honors in one event at the regional championship meets...Named to the USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region for top-5 performances in the region in the indoor 60 meters, outdoor 100 meters, and outdoor 4x100 relay...Earned second team All-SUNYAC honors in one event and third team All-SUNYAC honors in one event at the conference championship meets...Guided the 4x100 relay team to a school-record time of 40.49 seconds in the prelims at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Placed third in the 60 meters (6.97 seconds) at the AARTFC Indoor Championships...Was second in the 100 meters (personal-best time of 10.60 seconds in the prelims) and eighth in the 200 meters (22.33 seconds) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Registered a personal-best time of 21.67 seconds in the 200 meters at the Cortland Classic...Finished first in the 60 meters with a personal-best time of 6.91 seconds at the Marc Deneault Invitational...Competed in 18 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Red Dragons...Was selected as the SUNYAC Track Athlete of the Week for the indoor season on Apr. 7.

2023-24: Matthew was named to the USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region in the indoor 60 meters and outdoor 4x100 relay for top-5 performances in the region throughout the season...Qualified for the AARTFC Indoor Championships in the 60 meters and the long jump, placing ninth in the 60 meters (season-best 6.96 seconds) and 11th in the long jump (6.71 meters) at the regional indoor meet...Finished fourth in the long jump (6.75 meters), sixth in the 60 meters (7.09 seconds in the finals, 7.04 seconds in the prelims), and seventh in the 200 meters (22.63 seconds) at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Recorded a season-best time of 21.99 seconds in the 200 meters at the Danny Curran Invitational...Competed for Cortland at 11 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2022-23: Matthew earned All-AARTFC honors...Finished 29th in the 60 meters (7.17) and was a member of the third-place 4 x 200 relay at the AARTFC Indoor Championships...Placed seventh in the 60 meters (7.14, personal-best 7.07 preliminaries) and finished 13th in the 200 meters (22.97) at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Placed sixth in the 100 meters (11.02, 10.96 preliminaries) and finished 10th in the long jump (21' 2") and 11th in the 200 meters (personal-best 22.34) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Posted a personal-best 10.88 in the 100 meters at the CNY Fast Chance Meet and a personal-best 22' 9" in the long jump at the Cortland Classic.

High School: Graduated from Lockport in 2022...Member of the National Honor Society...Two-year member of the track and field team...GNN Sports Male Athlete of the Year...Earned the sixth spot in GNN Sports' Top-10 Moments of the Year...Three-time state qualifier and two-time national qualifier...Earned a top-20 finish at the Nike Emerging Elite 100-Meter National Championship...Seven-time county champion and five-time sectional champion...Earned a top-10 finish in the 200 meters at the state meet...Earned first team all-county honors for two years...Three-year starter in football...Earned first team all-county honors as a junior and senior...Two-year starter in basketball.

Other: Named to the Dean's List at Cortland...Hobbies include golfing, fishing, reading, and training...Parents are Patty and James Schaffert...Has one sibling Sam.