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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Weight:
- 140
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- St. Croix, Virgin Islands
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- High School:
- Good Hope Country Day
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- Events:
- Back, Fly
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- Major:
- Business
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- Event(s):
- Back/Fly
Bio
As a senior (2020-21)free and medley relays
Mays took home three gold medals at the NEC Championships... He won in the 200 IM (1:48.21), 100 Back (48.17), and 200 back (1:44.06)... Set a school record in the 200 back... He also helped his team win gold in the 200 free and medley relays... Was named the NEC Swimmer of the Week four times... Member of the NEC Academic Honor Roll... Received the Bulldog Award.
As a junior (2019-20)
Mays won three individual medals (5 total) at the MAAC Championships (three gold and two silver)… Placed first in the 200 IM with a time of 1:47.49… Won silver medals in the 100 (47.88) and 200 Back (1:44.40)… Both times also set new school records and qualified for an NCAA B Cut… He was also a part of both winning relay teams in the 200 and 400 medley relay… Competed in the postseason at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships… Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.
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
Swimming and Diving Celebrates 2020-21 Season
Smithfield, R.I. - The Bryant University men's and women's swimming and diving teams celebrated the 2020-21 season with their annual end of the...
April 21, 2021
Men's Swim & Dive wins the 2021 NEC Championships
Carlisle, Pa. The Bryant Univeristy men's swimming and diving team won the 2021 Northeast Conference Championships with a final score of 670.5.
April 1, 2021
Mays wins Gold at Day 2 of NECs
Carlisle, Pa. - Matthew Mays of the Bryant University men's swimming and diving team won the first individual gold medal for the Bulldogs at the...
March 31, 2021
Bulldogs win 2 gold medals at Day 1 of NECs
Carlisle, Pa. - The Bryant Univeristy men's swimming and diving team won three medals today at the Northeast Conference Championships. The Black...
March 30, 2021
2021 NEC Swim & Dive NEC Championship Preview
Carlisle, Pa. - The Bryant Univeristy men's and women's swimming and diving team is set to begin the 2021 Northeast Conference Championships...
March 29, 2021
Mays named NEC Swimmer of the Week
Somerset, N.J. - Matthew Mays of the Bryant University men's swimming and diving team has been named the Northeast Conference Swimmer of the Week...
March 18, 2021
Wong and Mays pick up wins in the loss to BU
Boston, Mass. - FuKang Wong and Matthew Mays of the Bryant University men's swimming and diving team ended the regular season with multiple wins...
March 13, 2021
Mays and Groenewold earn NEC Honors
Somerset, N.J. - Matthew Mays and Calvin Groenewold of the Bryant University men's swimming and diving team have been named the Northeast...
March 11, 2021
Bulldogs defeat UCONN 172-81
Storrs, Conn. - The Bryant University men's swimming and diving team defeated UCONN by a score of 172-81 behind stellar performances from Matthew...
March 6, 2021
Bulldogs Sweep NEC weekly honors
Somerset, N.J. - The Bryant University men's swimming and diving team swept the Northeast Conference weekly awards as announced by the organizatio...
February 25, 2021
Bulldogs defeat Providence
Providence, R.I. - The Bryant University men's swimming and diving team defeated the Friars 169-119 behind stellar performances from Matthew Mays,...
February 20, 2021
Mays and Groenewold earn NEC Honors
Somerset, N.J. - The Northeast Conference awarded two Bryant University men's swimming and diving team members weekly honors on Thursday afternoon...
February 18, 2021
Bulldogs make NEC debut against LIU
Smithfield, R.I. - The Bryant University men's swimming and diving team made their Northeast Conference debut against Long Island University on...
February 13, 2021
Bulldogs compete in Virtual Meet Series
Smithfield, RI - The Bryant University women's swimming and diving team competed in a Virtual Meet Series against Army, UNC Wilmington, and George...
October 24, 2020