University of South Alabama Athletics

2015-16: Competed at eight events, recording a 78.21 scoring average with two rounds at or below par ... Shot a season-best 1-under-par 70 in the second of three rounds at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... Would go on to finish the tournament in a tie for 36th place with a 217 total ... Tied for 21st place at the Sun Belt Conference Fall Preview after posting a three-round score of 218 ... That included an even-par 71 over the second 18 holes ... Had a 75 in the middle of three rounds at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic ... Recorded season-best finish of tied for 19th while competing as an individual at the Badger Invitational ... Opened the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship with a 76 in his final event of the year ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

2014-15: Had a 75.38 stroke average for the year, playing in all 11 regular-season events while competing in 34 total rounds ... Tied for second at the Central Alabama CC Willow Point Invitational after a 4-under-par 68 in the second round gave him a 2-under-par 142 total over 36 holes ... Finished in a tie for 24th out of 85 competitors at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate ... Fired a 3-under-par 69 in the second of three rounds at Auburn’s Tiger Invitational, tying for 25th in a field of 90 individuals ... Carded a 2-under-par 69 over the final 18 holes at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate, tying for 28th place individually ... Shot an even-par 72 in the last round of the David Toms Intercollegiate to tie for 28th in the individual standings ... Also recorded a 72 on the final day of the Sun Belt Conference Championship ... Named to the SBC Academic Honor Roll.

2013-14: Participated in seven tournaments, recording a 76.86 stroke average over 21 rounds ... Best finish of the season was a tie for 24th place at the Memphis Intercollegiate after closing the event with an even-par 72 en route to a career-low 225 54-hole score ... Posted a 74 in the opening round of the Samford Intercollegiate, tying for 25th out of 90 competitors in the final individual standings ... Made his collegiate debut participating as an individual at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate, posting a career-low 72 in both rounds the opening day of the event ... Would go on to tie for 51st place with a 220 54-hole score ... Also tied for 51st in the individual standings at the David Toms Intercollegiate, carding a 75 on the last day for a 231 total ... Recorded a 230 three-round total at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic highlighted by a 74 over the opening 18 holes ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2012-13: Sat out his first season with the program as a redshirt ... Was on the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Amateur Highlights: Participated in golf, rugby, cricket, hockey and table tennis at the Millfield School ... In April 2011, finished fourth individually at the World Schools Golf Challenge in Stellenbosch, South Africa, to help lead the school to the team title by a 25-stroke margin ... Advanced to the match-play stage of the 2011 British Boys Amateur and was the runner-up at the West of England Men’s Amateur later that year ... Represented England in an Under-18 Boys match against Wales in August 2010 ... Was the  runner-up at the Somerset Schools Boys Tournament in both 2010 and ’11, recording an even-par performance on the first occasion ... Also posted a pair of top-10 finishes at the South West Championships, he carding a two-day even-par total to come in fifth place at the event in 2011 ... Finished among the top five at the Kent County Championships in 2009 and the English Under-16 Schools event the previous year.

Personal: Full name is Matthew Thomas Sheehan ... Born July 3, 1993, in Chatham, Kent, England ... Son of Dermot and Angela Sheehan ... In his free time, likes to play rugby and soccer ... Also recruited by Akron ... Favorite movie is “The Inbetweeners” ... Favorite teams are Manchester United and Blackheath ... Favorite player is Bubba Watson ... Favorite musical artists are Avicii and Ed Sheeran ... Favorite subject is business ... Major is marketing.