Matt began his cheerleading career as a sophomore at Spartanburg High School, where he lettered in both track and cheerleading every year until graduation. From here his passion for cheerleading intensified as he began to teach tumbling at the local gym Flip Tyme, and has since coached tumbling and all-star cheer teams for over nine years at multiple gyms in Spartanburg, SC. In addition to coaching and teaching, he worked to develop his personal technique, eventually earning a scholarship to cheer on the Coed Cheer Team at Limestone College, located in Gaffney, South Carolina. During his five years cheering for the Limestone Saints, Matt would earn the “Top Tumbler” award for three years, was selected by the coaches to be a “Team Leader” for three years, and in 2016 Limestone College awarded the Cheer Team the “Team of Distinction.” Matt was also a proponent of helping to grow the program from being noncompetitive his first year to competing at the National Cheer Association Collegiate National Championship for the four following years, placing in the top five in their division for his final three years. While in his fifth year of cheering for Limestone, Matt also began coaching at High Point Academy for both the Varsity and Middle School teams. In the course of attending NCA Camp at Myrtle Beach, SC with Limestone, Matt was recruited to become a member of Varsity Brand’s NCA Speed Staff and will now be entering his fourth summer traveling the country to teach cheerleading teams of all kinds and levels. He is eager to now be joining the Lamar University Spirit Program as the Assistant Cheer Coach and to become a part of building a competitive, nationally recognized cheer program here in Beaumont, TX just as he helped to do at Limestone College.