Matt Kalapinski Class: Senior Hometown: Marshfield, Mass. High School: Marshfield Height / Weight: 6-1 / 224 Position: Fullback Birthdate: 09/08/1979 Experience: 3V Honors: All-ACC Candidate

On Kalapinski: Senior fullback who teams with LaMont Jordan to give Maryland one of the most potent inside-outside rushing tandems in the country … both averaged right at five yards per carry as sophomores in 1998 and both were ranked among ACC rushing leaders … third-year starter was voted by The Sporting News as the No. 3 fullback in the nation … joins Jordan to form what Lindy's Preseason Annual calls the No. 7 offensive backfield in the country … Kalapinski proved a formidable runner in his third college season also, averaging 4.6 yards per carry with just one yard for losses in 11 games … started 21 of 22 games the past two seasons and 25 overall … hard-nosed, hard-working, blue-collar type player.

1999: Ten-game starter at fullback whose blocking helped spring tailback LaMont Jordan for a school record 1,632 rushing yards, fifth-most in the country … appeared in all 11 games, missing his first start in two seasons when the Terps opened in a three-receiver set against Wake Forest … averaged 4.6 yards on 34 carries, totaling 157 net yards on the season … scored three touchdowns on the ground … rushed for a season-high 64 yards in regular season finale vs. Virginia … scored a pair of touchdowns in the win over North Carolina … totaled four solo tackles on special teams.

1998: Started all games at fullback … second-leading rusher with 370 yards on 75 carries … 4.9-yard average with three TDs … 53-yard run at Virginia was career long … ranked as high as sixth among ACC rushers during his sophomore campaign …back-to-back games of 87 yards (eight carries) at Virginia, and 80 yards (11 carries) at West Virginia … scored two TDs in Morgantown … caught four passes for 97 yards.

1997: Appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman ... made four starts as the H-back ... rushed three times for five yards and had two receptions for 24 yards ... also had three tackles.

High School: Graduated from Marshfield High School in 1997 ... was named the Division III Player of the Year in 1996 by the Boston Globe ... also was an All-Scholastic selection by the Globe, Boston Herald and Patriot-Ledger ... named first team all-state and first team all-league ... was selected conference Player of the Year by WATV radio ... set school records for rushing yards in a season (1,771), rushing attempts in a game (22), single-game rushing yards (223), career rushing average (12.0), touchdowns in a season (27), touchdowns in a career (47), longest kickoff return for a touchdown (90), longest punt return for a touchdown (85) and most points scored in one season (174) ... as a junior, he recorded 66 tackles from the linebacker position ... led Marshfield to two consecutive Super Bowl championships ... earned three varsity letters in football and three in baseball ... named all-league in baseball as a junior and senior ... high school coach was Lou Silva.

Personal: Matthew Lawrence Kalapinski … born Sept. 8, 1979 ... son of Carol and Paul Kalapinski ... majoring in criminology and criminal justice.

Rushing	G-GS	Att	Net	Avg.	TD	LP
1997	11-4	3	5	1.7	0	3
1998	11-11	75	370	4.9	3	53
1999	11-10	34	157	4.6	3	28
Totals	33-25	112	532	4.8	6	53

Receiving	G-GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	LP
1997	        11-4	2	24	12.0	0	15
1998	        11-11	4	97	24.3	1	56
1999	        11-10	6	46	7.7	1	10
Totals	        33-25	12	167	13.9	2	56

Kalapinski Up Close
Someday I would like to take a trip to: Switzerland
What stands out most about Coach Vanderlinden is: his charisma
The best advice I've ever received is: "Live today as if you were going to die tomorrow."
My craziest ambition is: to go sky-diving
The word that best describes me is: competitive