Matthew Sipe

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
Houston HS
Prev School:
Houston HS

2014-15 (Senior)
INDOOR: Competed in the shot put and weight throw in all eight meets ... Posted a season-best mark in the shot put (16.48m, 54'1") at the American Indoor Championships (7th) ... Recorded a mark of 17.83m, 58'6" for a season-best and third-place finish in the weight throw at the 2015 Redhawks Invite ... Threw a mark of ( 17.79m, 58'4.5") for a fourth place finish in the weight throw at the Tiger Invitational ... At the ASU Invitational, earned fourth in the shot put (15.39m, 50'6").

2013-14 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Competed in the hammer and shot put in seven meets ... Recorded a personal-best 56.28m (184’8”) and finished seventh in the hammer at the War Eagle Invitational ... At the American Athletic Conference Championships, placed seventh in the hammer (53.08m, 174’2”) and 14th in the shot put (14.24m, 46’8.75”) ... Notched third (52.46m, 172’1”) in the hammer at the Memphis Invitational.

INDOOR: Competed in the weight throw and shot put ... Posted a personal-best 16.60m (54’5.5”) and placed ninth in the weight throw at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Recored a fifth-place shot put performance finish (15.06m, 51’4.5”) at the Illini Classic ... At the Redhawks Invitational, placed fifth in the shot put (15.72m, 51’7”) and sixth in the weight throw (16.02m, 52’6.75”).

2012-13 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Competed in the hammer and shot put ... Tossed a personal-best 15.59m (51’1.75”) and placed seventh in the shot put at the War Eagle Invitational ... Placed 13th in the shot put (15.25m, 50’5”) at the Black and Gold Invitational ... Recorded a season-best 51.37m (168’6”) and placed sixth in the hammer at the Conference USA Championships ... Took 12th (50.30m, 165’) in the hammer at the Ole Miss Invitational.

INDOOR: Competed in the weight throw and shot put ... Tossed a season-best 15.07m (49’5.5”) and placed sixth in the weight throw at the John Craft Invitational ... Took 14th (14.82m, 48’7.5”) in the weight throw at the Kentucky Invitational ... At the BSC Icebreaker, recorded a 14.78m (48’6”) and finished 12th in the weight throw ... Had a personal-best 16.01m (52’6.5”) and placed fifth in the shot put at the Redhawks Invitational ... Finished 14th (15.57m, 51’1”) in the shot put at the Samford Multi and Invitational.

2011-12 (Redshirt Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Combined for five top-10 performances in the shot put, hammer and javelin ... Threw a season-best 15.41m (50’6.75”) and placed third in the shot put at the Memphis Invitational ... Threw a season-best 47.89m (156’2”) in the hammer at the Memphis Invitational.

INDOOR: Recorded three top-10 shot put performances ... Notched a season-best 15.76m (51’8.5”) throw and placed sixth at the Redhawks Invitational ... Tossed a season-best 13.28m (43’7”) in the weight throw at the Conference USA Championships.

2010-11 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Redshirted ... Competed unattached in three meets ... Shot put runner-up (15.79m, 51’ 9.75”) at the Tiger Invitational.

INDOOR: Redshirted ... Competed unattached in three meets.

Prior to Memphis
Runner-up (16.76m, 55’) in the shot put at the 2010 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) state championships ... Helped Houston High School to a second-place team finish at the 2010 TSSAA state championships.

Personal
Son of Arthur and Penny Hathaway ... Birthday is March 3 ... A biology major.