Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2022: Captain ... Played 15 games, all as starter ... One goal (Coast Guard) on two shots ... Ten ground balls and four caused turnovers ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2021: Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 
 
2020: Played all six games ... One assist (Williams) ... One shot ... Three ground balls and two caused turnovers ... 

2019: Played 11 games ... Two ground balls ... 

High School: Four years of lacrosse (midfield) ... Captain for one ... JT Torres Leadership Award ... Scholar Athlete ... Rensselaer Medal ... National Honor Society ... 

Personal: Mathematics major ... Dean's Honor List ... Olympia (RPI Athletics Honor Society) ... SAAC ... Internship with Northrop Grumman Mission Systems ... Special Olympics volunteer ... Son of Ashley and Chris Matkin ... Mother competed in crew at UCLA ... Father played baseball at Azusa Pacific University.

On attending Rensselaer: "I decided to attend RPI for a couple reasons. First, I had seen that it was a great school for STEM work, which is what I would like to do after school, so that was important. Second, when I first met a lot of guys on the lacrosse team, I knew immediately that this would be a good fit for me." - June 2020 

"The combination of excellent academics and the top end of Division III athletics." - July 2021

Benefits of undergraduate community: "There are a ton of great things RPI offers to its students. The biggest benefits probably come off campus though. When an employer sees you go to RPI, you get a kind of respect from them. It makes it a lot easier to find a job or internship." - June 2020

"There are so many benefits, but it's a pretty tight-knit group. RPI grads tend to look out for RPI undergrads looking to get a job. For example, this summer the first person to reach out to me during my internship was an RPI football alum." - July 2021