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#999 Matt Vincent Season 2024

Height
6'0
Class
Redshirt
Hometown
Sulphur, La. ,
High School
Sulphur HS

Updated 6/30/05

2005
Was an NCAA regional qualifier in the both the shot put and discus for a second straight season … Finished 14th in the shot put at the regional meet with a throw of 56-2 1/2 … Turned in a season-best effort of 57-0 in the event to place seventh at the SEC Championships … Won titles at both the Tiger Relays and the Bulldog Invitational with throws of 55-4 1/4 and 55-3 1/2, respectively … In the discus, his top performance of the season came at the Sun Angel Classic, where he finished third overall with a toss of 175-4 … Threw 172-2 at the Texas Relays … Placed sixth at the SEC Championships with a throw of 171-9 … During the indoor season, participated in the shot put and weight throw … Won shot put titles at both the Purple Tiger (54-2 1/2) and LSU Twilight (55-2) Invitationals … Top performance was a 57-3 3/4 effort that garnered him a seventh-place finish at the SEC Championships … Was just shy of the mark at the Holiday Inn Team Invitational, recording a toss of 57-3 1/2 … In the weight throw, recorded a season-best distance of 54-3 1/2 at the Bayou Bengal Invitational … Won the Razorback Invitational with a throw of 54-0.

2004
An NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the shot put and the discus … Posted a personal best in each event in which he competed during the 2004 season … Had a top throw of 56-6 in the shot put at the SEC Championships … Launched the discus 177-3 feet at the Triton Invitational … Recorded a toss of 174-9 in the hammer at the LSU Alumni Gold … During the indoor season, posted a top throw of 54-8 1/4 in the shot put at the Bayou Bengal Invitational … Won the Arkansas Invitational with a toss of 53-3 3/4 … Turned in his best effort in the weight throw at the SEC Championships, recording a personal best distance of 57-11 3/4 … Won both the LSU Twilight and the LSU Invitational with marks of 56-1 1/4 and 55-2 3/4, respectively.

2003
Threw the shot put, discus and hammer during the outdoor season … Was an NCAA Regional qualifier in the shot put … Recorded his best throw of the year at that meet (54-2 3/4) … Placed fourth at the SEC Championships in the event with a toss of 53-6 1/2 … Finished second at the LSU Alumni Gold with a throw of 52-6 1/2 … Matched that mark at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational … Turned in a season-best throw of 168-0 in the discus at the LSU Alumni Gold … Recorded a distance of 165-0 at the NCAA Regionals … Just missed scoring in the event at the SEC Championships, placing ninth with a throw of 158-5 … Threw the hammer just three times, recorded a PR toss of 159-11 at the LSU Alumni Gold … Mark ranks 10th all-time in LSU school history … Did not compete during the indoor season.

2002
Just missed earning all-SEC honors during the outdoor season, finishing third in the shot put at the conference meet with a throw of 55-11 3/4 … Finished sixth in the event at the SEC Indoor Championships (53-9 3/4) … Placed 15th in the weight throw at that same meet throwing for a distance of 55-10 1/2 … Turned in LSU’s top mark in the discus (160-11) at the LSU Team Invitational … Top mark in the hammer was a 164-1 effort at the Tom Tellez Invitational … Had a season-best performance in the indoor shot put and weight throw at the LSU Last Ditch meet, posting marks of 54-9 1/2 and 57-10 1/4, respectively.

High School
The 2001 Louisiana indoor and outdoor state champion in the shot put while at Sulphur High School … Posted a PR of 59-11 3/4 with a high school shot.

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