Sophomore Matt McClelland has two passions: prosthetic design and long distance running. At first–glance he seems just like every other student: participates in club running, studies engineering and hails from the east coast. But as is the case with all Villanovans, there’s more to McClelland than meets the eye.
Just before he started the third grade, McClelland moved to Singapore, where his story begins.
A few months into his family’s stay, McClelland came down with a bad case of food poisoning. This food poisoning triggered an autoimmune response that caused rheumatoid arthritis in his left ankle and left hip.