Matthew Sidney Hometown: Canton, Mass. High School: Canton Position: Jumps Birthdate: 01/03/1993 Experience: So./So.

On Sidney: Comes off a successful freshman season competing in the jumps ... Has terrific potential and should be a big contributor to the team ... Has the ability to be a consistent BIG EAST scorer ... Top individual event is the high jump.

2012 Outdoor: All-BIG EAST in the high jump ... Came in third at the BIG EAST Championships and established a personal best with a height of 2.07 meters ... Cleared two meters or higher twice during the season and also came in sixth at the Colonial Relays (2.01m) ... Individual winner at the Widener Invitational with a height of 1.95 meters ... Came in seventh at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (1.95m) and tied for 15th place in the Eastern section at the Penn Relays (1.96m) ... Opened the season at the Big Five Invite, where he tied for fourth place in the high jump (1.93m) and finished sixth in the long jump (6.16m).

2012 Indoor: Scored team points at the BIG EAST Championships with a fifth place finish in the high jump ... His height of 2.04 meters at the conference meet was a season best indoors ... Tied for sixth place in his collegiate debut by clearing a height of 2.01 meters at the NYC Gotham Cup ... Came in fourth in the Eastern section at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (1.99m) and tied for eighth place at the Great Dane Classic (1.96m).

Canton High School: State champion and two-time league champion in the high jump ... Won the state title with a jump of 1.98 meters at the D-3 indoor state meet as a senior ... Finished first with a career best jump of 2.05 meters at the Hockomock League Championships as a junior and repeated as the league champion as a senior ... His career best height of 2.05 meters is a school record ... Named an All-Star in the Hockomock League both indoors and outdoors as a junior, as well as indoors as a senior ... Voted as his team's Most Improved Player as both a sophomore and a junior.

Personal: Born 1/3/93 in California ... Adopted son of Mark and Emily ... Has twin siblings Peter and Jenny (18) who both attend Boston College ... Also has a younger sister, Sophia (6).

PERSONAL BEST

High Jump                2.07m                2012 BIG EAST Championships
Long Jump                6.16m                2012 Big Five Invite

CAREER AWARDS (Outdoor Track)

All-BIG EAST                                  2012 (High Jump)

CAREER AWARDS

BIG EAST Academic All-Star                    2011-12