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Matthew Williams
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Hudson, Ohio
- High School:
- Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
- Major:
- Engineering
2023-24 NCAA Qualifier (149 pounds)
2023-24 Fourth Place Finish at EIWA Championships (149 pounds)
2023-24: Went 26-11 in 149lb weight class, culminating in NCAA Championships appearance…went 5-1 in EIWA dual bouts…November 5: Went 4-1 to open the season at Princeton Open…November 16: Wrestled in home dual meet against No. 6 North Carolina State…November 19: Was 3-0 in Black Knight Invitational…December 9: Finished second in Cleveland State Open, helping lead Army to first lace team finish…January 14: Defeated Columbia’s Richard Fedalen in dual match…January 21: Took down Caleb Sweet of Binghamton in EIWA dual…January 27: Beat Bucknell’s Riley Bower in dual match…February 4: Earned win in Lehigh dual vs. Kelvin Griffin…February 25: Defeated Jack Nies of American on senior night.
2022-23: Wrestling to an 11-12 record as a junior, competing at 149 lbs. ...3-4 in duals...Tallied four bonus points...November 6: Went 2-1 in the Black Knight Scramble...Defeated LIU’s Drew Witham by a decision (7-5)...Pick up his first major decision of the season against Nico D’Amico (Queens)...November 12: Earned his first dual match point of the season with a 5-3 decision against Sacred Heart’s Matt Laurie...November 20: Went 2-2 in the Black Knight Scramble...Bested Central Michigan’s Mason Shrader with a 5-3 sudden victory...Defeated Chris Rivera (Campbell) by a sudden victory (3-1)...December 3: Bested American’s Patrick Ryan by a 6-4 sudden victory...December 29: Had a strong showing in the Soldier Salute, going 4-3...Defeated VMI’s Ryan Vigil with a decision (10-4)...Picked up his first tech fall (19-4, 7:00) of the season against Carson DesRosier (The Citadel)...Tallied his fastest fall (2:14) of the season against Northern Iowa’s Ryder Downey...Bested teammate Trae McDaniel by a decision (5-3)...January 29: Defeated Bucknell’s Kolby DePron with a dual winning 14-6 major decision...at postseason banquet, co-won Pierce Currier Foster Memorial Award, as well as CJ Morgan Award, given to the wrestler who is a shining example of what it means to persevere while lifting others up.
2021-22: Wrestled to a 23-4 record as a sophomore, competing at 149 lbs. … Went 3-0 in duals … Tallied 11 bonus point victories throughout the year with one technical fall, six major decisions, and four falls … His technical fall was recorded via 17-0 (5:00) at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 7) … Picked up an 8-5 decision at Bucknell (Jan. 29) … Posted a 3-2 decision during Army’s thrilling upset of No. 15 Lehigh (Feb. 6) … Added a 10-3 decision during the rivalry meet at Navy (Feb. 18).
2020-21: Did not compete.
Prior to West Point: graduated from Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Hudson, Ohio ... was a 4x Wrestling Varsity Letterman, 3x Ohio High School Wrestling Sectional Champion (2017-2020), 1x Ohio High School Wrestling Champion (2019), Ohio High School Wrestling State 6th Place, 2x Ohio High School Wrestling State Qualifier, AAU Wrestling Gold All-American (2017), Ohio Greco-Roman Wrestling State Champion (2017) ... his father is a USMA graduate ... Majoring in Engineering ... Company G3.
2023-24 Fourth Place Finish at EIWA Championships (149 pounds)
2023-24: Went 26-11 in 149lb weight class, culminating in NCAA Championships appearance…went 5-1 in EIWA dual bouts…November 5: Went 4-1 to open the season at Princeton Open…November 16: Wrestled in home dual meet against No. 6 North Carolina State…November 19: Was 3-0 in Black Knight Invitational…December 9: Finished second in Cleveland State Open, helping lead Army to first lace team finish…January 14: Defeated Columbia’s Richard Fedalen in dual match…January 21: Took down Caleb Sweet of Binghamton in EIWA dual…January 27: Beat Bucknell’s Riley Bower in dual match…February 4: Earned win in Lehigh dual vs. Kelvin Griffin…February 25: Defeated Jack Nies of American on senior night.
2022-23: Wrestling to an 11-12 record as a junior, competing at 149 lbs. ...3-4 in duals...Tallied four bonus points...November 6: Went 2-1 in the Black Knight Scramble...Defeated LIU’s Drew Witham by a decision (7-5)...Pick up his first major decision of the season against Nico D’Amico (Queens)...November 12: Earned his first dual match point of the season with a 5-3 decision against Sacred Heart’s Matt Laurie...November 20: Went 2-2 in the Black Knight Scramble...Bested Central Michigan’s Mason Shrader with a 5-3 sudden victory...Defeated Chris Rivera (Campbell) by a sudden victory (3-1)...December 3: Bested American’s Patrick Ryan by a 6-4 sudden victory...December 29: Had a strong showing in the Soldier Salute, going 4-3...Defeated VMI’s Ryan Vigil with a decision (10-4)...Picked up his first tech fall (19-4, 7:00) of the season against Carson DesRosier (The Citadel)...Tallied his fastest fall (2:14) of the season against Northern Iowa’s Ryder Downey...Bested teammate Trae McDaniel by a decision (5-3)...January 29: Defeated Bucknell’s Kolby DePron with a dual winning 14-6 major decision...at postseason banquet, co-won Pierce Currier Foster Memorial Award, as well as CJ Morgan Award, given to the wrestler who is a shining example of what it means to persevere while lifting others up.
2021-22: Wrestled to a 23-4 record as a sophomore, competing at 149 lbs. … Went 3-0 in duals … Tallied 11 bonus point victories throughout the year with one technical fall, six major decisions, and four falls … His technical fall was recorded via 17-0 (5:00) at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 7) … Picked up an 8-5 decision at Bucknell (Jan. 29) … Posted a 3-2 decision during Army’s thrilling upset of No. 15 Lehigh (Feb. 6) … Added a 10-3 decision during the rivalry meet at Navy (Feb. 18).
2020-21: Did not compete.
Prior to West Point: graduated from Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Hudson, Ohio ... was a 4x Wrestling Varsity Letterman, 3x Ohio High School Wrestling Sectional Champion (2017-2020), 1x Ohio High School Wrestling Champion (2019), Ohio High School Wrestling State 6th Place, 2x Ohio High School Wrestling State Qualifier, AAU Wrestling Gold All-American (2017), Ohio Greco-Roman Wrestling State Champion (2017) ... his father is a USMA graduate ... Majoring in Engineering ... Company G3.
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