Matt Shields
Matt Shields
Height: 5-10
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Mount Tremper, N.Y.
High School: Onteora HS
Major: Criminology
Weight Class: 174
Previous School: SUNY Ulster

2020-21: Wrestled in four matches, winning two of them on the season...Posted a victory in the NCAA Suger Region II Tournament...Ranked No. 16 in The Open Mat’s Latest Division II National Rankings (Dec. 18)...Named an NWCA Scholar All-America honoree...Named to the 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

Previous College: Transfer from SUNY Ulster where he wrestled...two-time National Qualifier, SUNY Ulster first ever two-time National Qualifier, 2019 SUNY Ulster Male Athlete of the Year.

High School: Attended Onteora High School where he played baseball, soccer, and wrestled for the Indians...2017 Section 9 D2 Runner Up at 170 lbs...member of the Vision Wrestling Club...three-time Academic All-Conference and two-time Academic All-Region...2020 ECWC Academic All-Conference.

Personal: Son of Denton and PattyJo Shields.