Matt Williams

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gibraltar, Mich.
High School:
O. A. Carlson

HONORS AND AWARDS
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2021-22: Took part in the 100 breast prelims at the 2022 BIG EAST Championships…Set a season-best time in the event, 59.02, at CSU Magnus Cup…Set a season-best time of 2:07.27 in the 200 IM at Magnus Cup also…Set season-best time of 2:19.19 in the 200 breast against Denison.

2020-21: Took part in two events at the 2021 BIG EAST Championships where Xavier won a third-straight team title... Set a season-best time of 59.31 in the 100 breast prelims...Also took part in the 50 free prelims, setting a time of 22.29.

2019-20: Took part in three events at the 2020 BIG EAST Championships where the Musketeers repeated as team champs...Set a personal-best time of 2:08.55 in the prelims of the 200 breast...Set a season-best time of 1:57.57 in the prelims of the 200 IM...Also took part in the prelims of the 100 breast with a time of 58.64...Set a season-best time for the 100 breast, 58.32, at CSU Magnus Cup...Also set a season-best time of 21.98 in a time trial of the 50 free.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: Comes to Xavier from Gibraltar, Mich., where he specialized in breast, IM and free sprints for O. A. Carlson High School and Club Wolverine...With O. A. Carlson, was a three-time qualifier for the MHSAA Boys State Championships three times...Was a two-time Downriver League champion in the 100 breast and 200 IM, with the team taking the league title in each year...Finished top eight in both events at the MHSAA State Championship, including grabbing a second-place finish in the 100 breast and fifth-place finish in the 200 IM...With Club Wolverine, was part of four Michigan Short Course State Championship teams and the 2018 NCSA Summer Swimming Championship.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Political Science at Xavier...The son of Mike and Cathy Williams...Has two brothers, Joe and Tim.