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2014-15 Men's Track & Field Roster

Matt Ferry

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tomah, Wis.
  • Highschool Tomah

Biography

• 2015 Horizon League 4x100m Relay Champion
• 2014 Horizon League 4x100m Relay Champion
• 2013 Horizon League 4x100m Relay Champion
• All-League Second Team (2012 4x100m)

2015 Indoor: Scored and came in sixth in the 60m as a senior at the Horizon League Championships ... started the season by winning the 60m after working his way through two preliminary rounds and also taking 16th in the 200m at the Mike Lints Open Jan. 16 ... won the 60m yet again and was ninth in the 300m one week later at the John Tierney Triangular ... finished second in the 55m with a time of 6.55 seconds - moving him into ninth in UWM history - at the Tadd Metzger Invite Jan. 30 ... came in ninth in the 60m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 20. 2015 Outdoor: Closed out his Panther career by anchoring his third-straight league title in the 4x100m relay ... winning time of 40.87 seconds is tied for fifth in UWM history ... also competed in the 100m at the league meet and was seeded second after prelims before pulling up with an injury in the final ... was runner-up in the 100m and 15th in the 200m at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 21 ... again second in the 100m at Marquette April 10 ... one week later, came in third in the same event at the Gibson Invite ... had a strong showing at the storied Drake Relays, crossing the line in 40.87 seconds to tie for fifth in program history April 25 ... the very next day, finished second in the 100m at the at the Drake Alternative with a season-best time of 10.75 seconds.

2014 Indoor: Finished fourth in the 60m at the Horizon League Championships ... won the same event in the season-opening John Tierney Triangular Jan. 17 ... was third with a season-best time of 6.96 seconds at the Jack Jennett Invitational Feb. 1 ... came in second at 6.97 seconds at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 22 ... also ran the 200m once, taking 13th, and the 300m once, finishing eighth ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. 2014 Outdoor: Repeated as league champ in the 4x100m relay ... also came in third in the 100m at the league championships ... moved into second place in UWM history with a time of 10.62 in the 100m in prelims at the EIU Twilight May 8 ... helped win the 4x100m relay at the same meet with a winning time of 40.99 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in Panther history ... came in third in the 100m in the season-opening Cougar Classic Mar. 22 ... was second in the same event at the Marquette Duals April 4 ... finished no worse than 10th, including five top-five finishes, in the 100m all season ... also competed in the 200m three times on the year.

2013 Indoor: Capped a strong indoor campaign with a seventh-place finish in the 60m at the Horizon League Championships ... time of 6.93 in prelims at the league meet is tied for third in Panther history ... never finished outside the top-seven on the season ... also competed in long jump at the league meet, taking sixth. Outdoor: Teamed up to posted the fourth-fastest 4x100m relay time in UWM history by winning the event in 40.85 at the Horizon League Championships ... also placed seventh in the 100m and eighth in long jump at the league meet ... came in second in the 100m in season opener at the Billiken Kickoff ... won the same event at the Drake Alternative Meet ... competed in the long jump one other time on the season, taking fourth at the Gateway Invitational ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2012 Indoor: Finished 11th in 60m at league championships ... had two top-10 finishes in same event on the season, including taking third at UWM Panther Tune-Up. Outdoor: Ran the fourth-fastest time in UWM history in the 100m with a time of 10.74 seconds in a fifth-place finish at the league championships ... combined to post the fifth-fastest time in Panther history in the 4x100m relay with a time of 41.48, taking second at the league meet ... also competed in the 200m at the league meet ... won the 100m twice on the season, first against Marquette and then one week later at the Pacesetter Quadrangular.

2011: Did not compete in indoor or outdoor in 2011 and maintained freshman eligibility.

High School
Lettered all four years at Tomah High School ... holds six school records, including in the 55m (6.44), 100m (10.94), 200m (22.44), long jump (22-6 1/4) and with the 4x100m and 4x200m relays ... 55m time was the fastest in the state his senior season and fourth in state history, while his long jump was eighth in the state ... competed at the state meet as a senior in four events, taking sixth with the 4x200m relay, 10th in the triple jump, 11th in the long jump and in the 100m ... competed in the triple jump and 200m at the state meet as a junior ... earned six all-conference first-team awards, a second team award and honorable mention honors once ... as a senior, named both Mississippi Valley Conference Track and Field Athletes of the Year ... also lettered his first three years in soccer and basketball, missing his senior year with a torn ACL ... named second-team all-conference as a junior in soccer.

Personal
Son of Jeffrey and Michelle Ferry ... born Oct. 13, 1991.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Junior

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2011-12Freshman

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  • 2012-13Sophomore

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  • 2013-14Junior

  • 2014-15Senior