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2021 Men's Track and Field Roster

Matt Mendelsohn

  • Position 400 Meters
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Freshman
  • Major Economics
  • Hometown Greenville, SC
  • Highschool Shannon Forest Christian Schoo
  • Instagram matthew_mendelsohn

Biography

FMU: First-year track athlete at FMU....Member of the campus activities board....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2021 (fall).
PERSONAL:
  • Born Matthew Aycock Mendelsohn in Greenville, SC
  • Graduate of Shannon Forest Christian School, where he competed for coach Robert Collins 
  • Nickname is Matt
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  a tae Kwon do master 
  • How you got your nickname: By shortening Matthew 
  • Favorite Superhero:  Batman
  • Favorite Athlete: John Daly
  • Favorite Sports Team:  Denver Nuggets
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show:  Vikings 
  • Favorite Food: Steak 
  • Favorite Vacation Spot:  On a mountain or Hawaii
  • Instagram Account: matthew_mendelsohn
  • Your Motivation Music: Johnny Cash 
  • Favorite Thing About FMU: The sand volleyball court
  • Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Lifting 
  • Goals for Upcoming Season:  To win 
  • Why you chose your sport: I am fast, but very uncoordinated with any type of ball so track fits perfectly 
  • The biggest mental challenge to improving faster: I haven't run in 4 years 
  • Interesting Notes:  I can do a backflip