2012 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Matt Schiffer
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mason City, Iowa
- High School:
- Mason City
Performance History and Personal Bests
2013: INDOOR: Threw for a personal-best in the shot put at the Panther Open (1/12) with a toss of 43-11.25 … notched a personal-best in the weight throw at the Dome Open (2/15) with a mark of 59-9.
2013: OUTDOOR: Set a new personal-best in the discus throw at the Wisconsin Open (5/3) with a mark of 166-8 … recorded a personal-best in the hammer throw at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10) with a toss of 175-5 … awarded the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2012: INDOOR: Had a season-best throw in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) with a distance of 17.48 meters.
OUTDOOR: Recorded a season-best throw in the hammer throw at the Mark Messersmith Invitational (5/4) with a distance of 51.51 meters ... finished with a season best distance in the discus at the Central College Invitational (3/31) with a throw of 49.08 meters and a third place finish.
2011: INDOOR: Won his flight of the weight throw at the Jack Johnson Classic (1/21) with a season-best throw of 16.61m.
OUTDOOR: Recorded a season-best discus throw of 49.44m to place 8th at the Musco Invitational (4/23) ... Placed 7th in the hammer throw at the Wichita State Tri-Meet (4/2) with a personal-best throw of 43.28m ... Placed 6th at the MVC Championships (5/13) in the discus with a throw of 48.99m.
2010: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Drake Relays qualifier in the discus throw, finishing in sixth place in 2009...CIML Iowa conference champion in the discus throw...Took third place in the discus in Class 4A at the Iowa High School State Championships...Three-time state qualifier in the shot put...Also an all-conference football player and captain of Mason City High wrestling team...Named academic all-conference in football, wrestling, track, and baseball...Member of National Honor Society...Won the Bernie Saggau Award as most outstanding senior.
PERSONAL: Son of Joachim and Maria Schiffer...Born 2/19/1991 in Redwood, Calif. ...Majoring in biology.
