#45 Matthew Hayball Season 2023-24
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Student-Athlete Features
VUCommodores.com — Hayball to Make Debut in Hawai’i
As a Graduate (2023)
• Career-long punt of 71 yards in win over Hawai’i
• Third-team preseason All-SEC (coaches)
• Fourth-team preseason All-SEC, specialist (Athlon)
• Ray Guy Award Watch List
As a Fifth-Year Senior (2022)
• Named to SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
• Punted 59 times for an average of 45.36 yards
• Punting average was second in the SEC and 11th nationally
• Ranks fourth at Vanderbilt in single-season punting average
• Had a long punt of 65 yards
• Pinned the opponent inside the 20-yard line 21 times
• Ray Guy Award Watch List
• Forced a fumble at Alabama
Prior to Vandy
• Competed at Florida Atlantic, serving as team’s punter for three seasons
• Totaled 61 punts for 2,785 yards with the Owls, good for an average for 45.66 yards per punt
• Named Conference-USA Honorable Mention in 2021 and 2020, while also margin the C-USA All-Academic Team
• Finished freshman season in 2019 ranked 33rd nationally with 43.5 yards per punt
The Hayball File
• Attended Sacred Heart College (grades 7-12 in Australia)
• Member of Prokick Australia
• Son of Karen and Geoff Hayball
• Majored in finance at Florida Atlantic
• Pursuing graduate degree in leadership and organizational performance