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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
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 | High School: Ballard
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 | Height / Weight: 6-2 / 180
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 | Event: Jumps
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 | Birthdate: 05/05/1983
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2003: Team's top high jumper ... Cleared personal-best height of 6-7.50 at Miami Invitational ... Placed among top four at four of six events during the spring ... Finished runner-up at Cardinal Challenge with a height of 6-6.75 ... Scored at Conference USA Championship with an eighth-place finish ... Named to Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2002: Placed eighth in high jump at Conference USA Championship after clearing team-best height of 6-6.75 ... Won high jump at Bearcat Classic ... Also finished second at Cardinal Open and third at Auburn Springtime meet ... Cleared at least six feet three times ... Named to Conference USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring AD Honor Rolls.
High School: Lettered in basketball and track and field at Ballard High School ... Won state title in high jump as a senior ... Finished eighth at Junior Olympics with height of 6-8 ... Placed fourth at state meet as a sophomore and second as a junior in high jump ... Helped lead Ballard to state basketball title.
Personal: Born Matt P. Berrier on May 5, 1983 in Louisville, Ky. ... Son of Paul and Judy Berrier ... Majoring in finance ... Post-college ambition is to be successful owning his own business, Prime-Time Promotions ... People with greatest influence on his athletic career are his parents ... Most prized possession is his state gold medal ... Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan ... Most impressive people he's met are his mom and dad ... Person he'd most like to meet is Carmen Electra ... Favorite movie is Pirates of the Caribbean ... Favorite singer is Eminem ... Favorite TV show is Blind Date ... Favorite food is pasta ... Dream dinner would include his girlfriend and the Hilton sisters.