57  Matt Heider
	Class: Senior Hometown: Roswell, N.M. High School: Goddard Height / Weight: 6-4 / 310 Position: OG Experience: 3L Major: Mathematics

2000: Junior lineman who started nine games in 2000, missing the other three with a sprained knee ... drew starts in the first four contests at left guard before spraining his right knee versus Louisiana-Lafayette ... missed next four games before taking starting role back at Kansas ... moved to right guard for final three contests of season ... named Big 12 honorable mention.

1999: Battled nagging injuries much of the season after beginning year as starter at right tackle … injured knee in season opener at Arizona State and started just one more game remainder of season … saw time in backup role during later part of season.

1998: Saw action in nine games ... selected to All Big 12 Academic First Team.

1997: Redshirt season ... named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall semester ... made Dean's List for Spring semester.

High School: Goddard High School in Roswell, N.M. ... a first-team all-state and all-district selection ... selected to participate in the New Mexico North-South All-Star game ... listed by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal as one of the top 15 prospects in the South Plains region ... helped high school team to a 9-4 record and Class 4A state quarter-final appearance ... member of the National Honor Society ... ranked 15th in a class of 247 academically … High School Coach: Sam Jernigan.

Personal: Matt Heider … son of Bob and Janet Heider ... born 10-24-78 in Hays, Kansas ... father, Bob, is Goddard's offensive coordinator and played collegiately at Fort Hays State ... uncle, Henry, played football at the University of South Dakota.