Matthew Hayashi
Matthew Hayashi
Height: 5-7
Year: SR
Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA
High School: Los Altos
Position: Throws
Major: Business Administration

2018: Third-year thrower for the Bulldog men’s team that finished second in the SCIAC and tied-for-15th at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships… Began the season with a fourth-place mark of 131’ 10” in the Hammer Throw… Also took fifth in the Shot Put with a heave of 43’ 3 ¾”… Swept the top of the podium in all three throws during the opening conference meet… Won the Shot Put (45’ ¼”), Discus Throw (128’ 8”), and Hammer Throw (142’ 2”)… Uncorked his season-best toss in the Discus at 133’ 3” during the SCIAC Multi-Dual No. 3 for second place… Also fired off a heave of 46’ 3 ¼” in the Shot Put to win the event at that meet… Captured All-SCIAC honors in the Shot Put by taking second with a mark of 46’ 2 ¾”… Also came in seventh in the Discus (131’ 2”) and Hammer Throw (132’ 9”) at the same meet…

2017:  Outstanding thrower for the Bulldogs… Began the year with a heave of 42’ 3 ¼” in the Shot Put at the NAU Mountain T’s Invitational… Won the Shot put (45’ 9 ¼”) and the Hammer Throw (142’ 3”) during the opening SCIAC multi-dual meet… His best Shot Put mark of 46’ 2” came at the second conference meet of the year… Uncorked his season-best mark in the Hammer Throw at 142’ 10” for third place during the SCIAC Multi-Dual No. 3… Also took second in the Shot Put with a mark of 45’ 3” at this meet… Impressed in the Discus with a season-best heave of 132’ 2” for fifth place at the SCIAC Championships… Also competed in football for Redlands…

2016: Excellent rookie thrower for the Bulldogs… Launched his season-best mark in the Shot Put during the Redlands Final Qualifying Meet that placed him third with a distance of 43’ 8”… His best Discus Throw of the year came at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite where he uncorked a heave of 128’ 1”… Tallied a fourth-place mark of 137’ 6” in the Hammer Throw during the SCIAC Multi-Dual No. 3…