University of Montevallo Athletics

2005 University of Montevallo Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Matthew Wheatley is one of the most highly decorated players to compete for the University of Montevallo men's soccer program. A four-year letterwinner, Wheatley was a four-time All-Gulf South Conference and three-time First Team All-GSC selection. He became the first men's soccer player to be named to the NSCAA All-South Region Team in 1999. He also was named to All-GSC Tournament teams in 1997 and 1999.

Wheatley was part of the 1999 UM squad that claimed the school's first-ever Gulf South Conference Championship and set the school record for single-season victories (12). Wheatley has also competed professionally, for the Louisiana Outlaws, and the Dallas Burn in a Major League Soccer (MLS) pre-season match. He currently resides in Texas, where he serves as an  assistant coach for the New Territory Soccer Club, and clinician for the Eclipse Soccer Club. He received his B.A. degree in Business Administration from UM in 2001.