Matthew Mays
Matthew Mays
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    140
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    St. Croix, Virgin Islands
  • High School:
    Good Hope Country Day
  • Events:
    Back, Fly
  • Major:
    Business
  • Event(s):
    Back/Fly

Bio

As a sophomore (2018-19)
Reset 100 and 200 back school records and also part of school-record 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay ... Won a silver medal in the 100 back and a bronze medal in the 200 back at the MAAC Championships ... Posted school record times of 48.91 in the 100 back and 1:46.27 in the 200 back ... Competed for Virgin Islands in the FINA World Championships ... Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2017-18 (Freshman)
Earned MAAC Men's Outstanding Rookie of the Meet honors at the Championships ... Owns school records in 100 back (49.36), 200 back (1:47.70) and 200 fly (1:49.13) ... also top 10 in Bryant history in 100 fly and 400 individual medley ... finished Top 2 in all three individual events at MAACs, including winning the 200 fly (1:49.13). 

Before Bryant
Swam for four years with the St. Croix Dolphins in the Virgin Islands … Won the 2017 CCCAN Swimming Championship High Point award for the 18 & Over division … Competed in the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2015 Singapore Junior World Championships … Currently holds 10 Virgin Island Long Course Records and 12 Virgin Island Short Course Records … Also a member of Student Council and the National Honor Society in high school.

Personal
Father, Brent, swam at Clemson from 1983-87 … Mother, Jodie, swam at Clemson from 1983-85 … has one brother, Bryson ... brother currently serves in the United States Navy.

News Mentions

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Swimming and Diving celebrates 2018-19 season

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s and men’s swimming and diving programs celebrated the 2018-19 season with their...

May 2, 2019

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Men's Swim & Dive wraps up 2018-19 season

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team wrapped up its competition season with a strong showing at the...

March 18, 2019

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Mays, Hazlewood set to compete in postseason

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomores Matthew Mays (St. Croix, Virgin Islands) and Trevor Hazlewood (Corpus Christi, Texas) will represent the...

March 7, 2019

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Bulldogs place 12 on MAAC All-Academic Team

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team placed 12 on the MAAC Men’s Swimming and Diving...

February 21, 2019

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Bulldogs finish second at MAACs

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Graduate student Micah Ornelas (San Diego, Calif.) set another meet record and senior Tavish Boyle (Springfield, N.J.)...

February 17, 2019

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Ornelas, Boyle make history Friday at MAACs

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Graduate student Micah Ornelas (San Diego, Calif.) and senior Tavish Boyle (Springfield, N.J.) both picked up two gold...

February 15, 2019

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Ornelas shatters meet record; Bulldogs in second

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Graduate student Micah Ornelas (San Diego, Calif.) set a meet record and qualified for the NCAA ‘B’ cut as...

February 14, 2019

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Bulldogs in second after day one of MAACs

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team won the 200 medley relay Wednesday night and finds itself in...

February 13, 2019

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Men's Swim & Dive ready for MAAC Championships

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – A year after setting a program record for points, the Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team heads back...

February 12, 2019

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Cummiskey promoted to Associate Head Coach

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University swimming and diving head coach Katie Cameron is pleased to announce that Jerry Cummiskey has been...

February 4, 2019

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Bulldogs fall to Cornell Friday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team fell to Cornell, 158-84, on Friday night at the Chace Athletic...

January 26, 2019

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Bulldogs swim well on Senior Day vs. Marist

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team fell to Marist, 164-136, on Senior Day at the Chace Athletic...

January 26, 2019

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Bulldogs fall to Rider on Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – With the 2019 MAAC Championships less than a month away, the Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team got a...

January 19, 2019

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Bulldogs fall to BU Wednesday night

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team posted five first-place finishes on Wednesday night but fell...

January 16, 2019

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Ornelas sets pool record, Bulldogs fall at UMass

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Graduate student Micah Ornelas (San Diego, Calif.) won three events and set a pool record as the Bryant University...

January 13, 2019

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Mays representing Bryant at FINA World Championships

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team is well represented at the 14th FINA World Swimming Championsh...

December 12, 2018

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Ornelas, relays highlight day two of Gompei Invite

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team swept both relays and Micah Ornelas (San Diego, Calif.) won a...

December 2, 2018

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Bryant wins Gompei with strong Sunday showing

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Graduate student Micah Ornelas (San Diego, Calif.) won two individual events to put the finishing touches on an outstandi...

December 2, 2018

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Hazlewood qualifies for Zones on day one of Gompei

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomore Trevor Hazlewood (Chorpus Christi, Texas) qualified for Zones for the first time in his career to highlight the...

December 1, 2018

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Bulldogs finish second at Harold Anderson Invite

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team won three relays and sophomore Matthew Mays (St. Croix, Virgin...

November 18, 2018

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Mays breaks nine-year-old pool record in win over NJIT

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomore Matthew Mays (St. Croix, Virgin Islands) broke a nine-year old Chace Athletic Center record on Saturday...

November 3, 2018

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Bryant welcomes NJIT in first home meet of 2018

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team hosts NJIT in the first of two meets in a row in Smithfield on...

November 1, 2018

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Ornelas sets school record in win over Iona

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Powered by 10 season-best swims and a great effort from the divers, the Bryant University men’s swimming and diving...

October 27, 2018

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Swimmers off to New Rochelle, Divers to Fairfield on Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team rounds out its three-meet road swing to begin 2018 on...

October 26, 2018

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Bryant earns first win of 2018 in Providence

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team earned their first victory of the season on Friday night,...

October 19, 2018

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Bulldogs to face in-state rival Providence Friday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Looking to build off the solid times from last weekend at Boston College, the Bryant University men’s swimming and...

October 17, 2018

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Ornelas shines in season-opening defeat

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team fell in its season-opening meet on Friday night at Boston...

October 13, 2018

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Bryant ready to keep building towards MAAC trophy

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s swimming team is back for a 2018-19 season that is full of promise after setting a...

October 11, 2018

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Bryant men selected third in MAAC Preseason Poll

EDISON, N.J. – The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving program was selected third in the Metro Atlantic Men’s Swimming...

September 25, 2018