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Matthew Williams
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 149
- Hometown:
- Hudson, Ohio
- High School:
- Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
- Major:
- Engineering
Bio
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.
Army vs Lehigh
Sunday, February 06
Wrestling vs. Navy
Friday, February 12
Wrestling vs. Hofstra
Sunday, January 17
Wrestling vs. Lehigh
Friday, January 31
