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Hall of Fame

Matthew P. Vittengl

  • Class
    2000
  • Induction
    2005
  • Sport(s)
    Lacrosse, Football
FOOTBALL:
Linebacker ... 1996: Defensive back ... Fourteen solo and eight assisted tackles … Recovered one fumble … Team was 5-4 overall and 2-2 in UCAA … 1997: Led team in tackles (60), assists (20) and hits (80) … Recovered two fumbles, including one for a touchdown … Intercepted four passes, including one returned for a TD … Blocked two kicks … All-UCAA First Team … Team set school record for wins in a season (9-1) ... Team won UCAA Championship (4-1) … Team won ECAC Championship Game … 1998: Captain … Led team in solo (55) and total tackles (73), pass breakups (9) and tackles for lost yards (5) … Recovered two fumbles ... Had one interception and two sacks … All-UCAA First Team … All-Region Second Team … All-ECAC First Team … Team was 7-2 ... Team won UCAA Championship (3-1) ... 1999: Captain … Led team in solo (68) and total tackles (98) and caused fumbles (3) … Had 21 tackles in NCAA Playoff Game against Rowan … Team Defensive Most Valuable Player … All-UCAA First Team … All-ECAC First Team … National All-American Honorable Mention … Team was undefeated in regular season (9-0) and played in NCAA Tournament for first time ever … Finished 9-1 overall ... Team won league title (4-0) … Head coach Joe King: “Matt was a total team player who will be remembered as the best special teams player, best linebacker and best leader that I have ever coached in my twenty years at Rensselaer."

LACROSSE:
Defense ... 1997: Had four goals and two assists with 39 ground balls in 14 games … Team was 10-4 overall and 4-1 in UCAA ... Team won ECAC Tournament ... 1998: Had one goal and one assist in 14 games … Team was 8-6 overall ... Won UCAA Championship (5-0) … Team played in ECAC Tournament ... 1999: Captain … Had 32 ground balls in 14 games … All-UCAA First Team … Team was 10-4 overall and 4-1 in UCAA … Won ECAC Tournament … 2000: Captain … Had one assist and 36 ground balls in 13 games … All-UCAA First Team … Team was 9-4 overall ... Team won UCAA (5-0) ... Played in NCAA Tournament for first time ever …

OTHER:
Olympia … 2000 Rensselaer Male Career Athlete of the Year ... Management ... South Glens Falls, New York ... South Glens Falls High School.
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