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Matt King

  • position Midfield/defender
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Sandy, Utah
  • High school Brighton
  • position Midfield/defender
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Sandy, Utah
  • High school Brighton

Matt King Bio

Moore School of Business Scholar
Dean[apos]s List: Fall, 2004; Fall, 2005; Spring, 2006
President[apos]s List, Spring 2005
SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll, 2004-05
SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2005-06
Conference USA Academic Medal Award Winner, 2005-06, 2006-07

2006 >>> Played in two matches, at Wofford (Aug. 28) and at Tulsa (Oct. 28) … Earned the Conference USA Academic Medal Award, which requires a 3.75 or higher grade point average … Also a member of the C-USA Honor Roll and the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll … Honored with the team[apos]s Strength and Conditioning Award.

2005 >>> Appeared in one match, playing against SMU (Oct. 30) … Made the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned the Conference USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Medal … Made the Dean[apos]s List both semesters.

2004 >>> Saw action in two matches as a true freshman … Member of the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll … Made the Dean[apos]s List during the fall semester and the President[apos]s List during the spring semester.

PRE-COLLEGE >>> Lettered for four years in soccer and one year in football at Brighton High School … Played soccer for coach Russell Boyer and was the kicker for the football team … Named team captain as a senior … Started every game in each of his final three years at Brighton, playing every minute of every game as a senior … Team won three region championships and advanced to the state finals twice … Garnered all-state and all-region honors as a senior … Tallied 17 points as a junior with five goals and seven assists, along with 11 points as a sophomore … Received Brighton[apos]s academic letter award all four years … Won a pair of state championships while playing for his club team … Also had the opportunity to play overseas against Ajax in France.

PERSONAL >>> Full name is Mathew David King … Parents are Michael and Alicyn King … Born Sept. 9, 1985 … Has two brothers, Jeremy and Nick … A Moore School of Business Scholar at USC … Majoring in accounting.