2003 Swimming / Diving Roster
Roster
Matson, Wes

Wes Matson
- Position:
- Butterfly/Freestyle
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kansas
- High School:
- Wichita HS Southeast
Bio
2006-07: Swam in the 100, 200 and 500 yard free at the Nutmeg Invitational... Competed in the 200 and 500 free and the 100 fly at the Nike Cup... Finished fourth in the 200 free and seventh in the 200 fly against Pittsburgh... Finished second in the 200 free and fifth in the 200 butterfly against Colgate... Competed in the 200 and 500 free at the Red Fox Invitational.
2005-06: Part of the 800 free relay team that took silver and swam the 500 free and 200 free at the Big East Championships ... Took second in the 200 free against Villanova ... Finished second in the 200 free and third in the 100 free at Seton Hall ... Took second in the 200 free at Connecticut ... Swam three events against West Virginia ... Placed second in the 200-freestyle (1:44.14) at the Yale Nutmeg Invitational ... Competed in five events at the Nike Cup ... Was a member of the 400-freestyle relay team that placed third against Pittsburgh ... Took part in five events at the Army Invitational ... Swam to a second place finish in the 200-freestyle (1:48.64) against Colgate.
2004-05: Recipient of the team's Coaches Award...helped set a new school record in the 800 freestyle relay at the 2005 BIG EAST Championship...his foursome won silver with a record-time of 6:34.79...had the best showing of his career at the conference meet, scoring points for Syracuse in the 200 freestyle (5th place - 1:40.09), the 500 freestyle (16th place - 4:34.09) and the 200 butterfly (13th place - 1:53.45)...helped earn an 11th place finish at the Nike Cup in the 800 freestyle relay...BIG EAST Academic All-Star...Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
2003-04: Finished second at Colgate in the 100 butterfly with a time of 54.16...was a part of the 400 medley relay that placed third at Pittsburgh with a time of 3:36.50...came in sixth place at the Nike Cup in the 200 medley relay, posting a time of 1:40.94...finished strong at the end of the season at Villanova, coming in first place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:43.67...was fourth in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 29.03...earned a spot on both the Fall and Spring Athletic Director's Honor Rolls...named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
High School: Member of the 2003 Kansas High School State Championship Team...earned all-state honors in 2002 and 2003...received All-America consideration in the 100 breaststroke in 2002...his personal-best time in the 100 butterfly was 52.29...his best time in the 200 butterfly was 1:55.25...his career-best time in the 200 freestyle was 1:44.70...his top time in the 500 freestyle was 4:43.23...served as a team captain during his senior year.
Personal: Born January 20, 1985 in Wichita, Kansas...son of Dean and Dixie Matson...one sister...majoring in engineering physics.
Highlights | Syracuse at Lafayette
Sunday, September 14
MSOC Post-Match Interview vs. Stanford
Sunday, September 14
Volleyball Highlights vs Colgate | 9.13.25
Sunday, September 14
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference vs. Colgate
Saturday, September 13