OUTLOOK: Sophomore linebacker who is back for a second year on the squad …
2002: Joined the team as a walk-on … Was a member of the practice squad …
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year letterwinner in both football and basketball for Oakville High School in St. Louis … Senior season was cut short by a shoulder injury in the first half of the first game of the year … Was off to a promising start, as he had 150 yards and 1 TD in the game before being injured … Played on basketball teams that won district and conference championships in 2001 … Coach – Jerry Maulin … Was a member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Full name – Matthew Christopher Coonley … Son of John and Marcia Conrades … Mother attended Mizzou … Born Oct. 18, 1982 … Political science major who is studying pre-law … Lists sports and music as hobbies.