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2015-16 highlights: Placed third at 197 pounds at NJCAA North Central district (2-14-16) ... Placed 7th at NJCAA national tournament.

2015-16 record: 9-8 with 3 falls, 1 tech. fall, 1 major decision.

Career record: 21-21 with 9 pins, 2 technical falls, 3 major decisions.

2015-16 season:

Iowa Western dual, 197 pounds (1-14-16)

Luke Nohns (IW) pinned Mathews, 2:55.

Northeast Oklahoma dual, 197 pounds (1-15-16)

Jacob Hill (NEO) dec. Mathews, 10-3.

Colby CC dual, 197 pounds (1-15-16)

Mathews pinned Collin Mahanay (C), 2:21.

Northwest Kansas Tech dual, 197 pounds (1-15-16)

Mathews tech. fall Turah Reed (NWKT), 16-0.

Pratt CC dual, 197 pounds (1-15-16)

Mathews pinned Dagan Willingham (P), 1:08.

Regional duals (Rochester, Minn.) (1-23-16)

Iowa Central dual, 197 pounds

Mathews (N) dec. Kendrick Jones, 4-3.

RCTC dual, 197 pounds

Mathews (N) pinned Ryan Jones, 2:52.

Augsburg JV dual, 197 pounds

Wyatt Richardson (A) pinned Mathews, 4:51.

Iowa Lakes dual, 197 pounds (1-27-16)

Christian Dulaney (IL) major dec. Kyler Mathews, 15-6.

NJCAA North Central district, 197 pounds (2-14-16)

Quarterfinals - Luke Nohns (Iowa Western) pinned Mathews (N), 3:14. Consolation semifinals - Mathews (N) dec. Atavion Oliver (Ellsworth), 7-3. Third-place match - Mathews dec. Nohns (IW), OT.

NJCAA national tournament (197 pounds) (Feb. 27-28)

Mathews (N) major dec. Travis Quarterman (Pratt), 13-0; John Morin (Clackamas) dec. Mathews (N), 9-3; Mathews (N) pinned Atavion Oliver (Ellsworth), 5:36; Anthony Whitemarsh (SW Oregon) dec. Mathews (N), 13-7 (OT); Mathews (N) dec. Josh Latham (NE Oklahoma A&M), 8-4.

2014-15 season: Placed 6th (197 pounds) at the Simpson College Invitational with a record of 3-3 (12-6-14) ... Placed fourth at 197 pounds at the NJCAA North Central district meet (2-15-15).

Record: 12-13 with 6 pins, 1 technical fall, 2 major decisions.

Simpson College Invitational (197 pounds)

Mathews major dec. Robert Schneider (Central Missouri), 13-5. Dalton Peterson (Grand View) dec. Mathews, 5-4. Mathews pinned Skip Conner (William Penn), 1:04. Mathews pinned AJ Mott (Grand View), 3:35. Derrick Hawkins (Grand View) dec. Mathews, 10-7. Dalton Peterson (Grand View) major dec. Mathews, 23-10.

Central College Open (197 pounds)

Mathews major dec. Jordan Watkins (Briar Cliff), 9-1. Mathews dec. Chase Wrisinger (Truman State), 6-3. Helmut Rentschler (Truman State) tech. fall Mathews, 18-2. Jordan Watkins (Briar Cliff) pinned Mathews, 5:45.

Iowa Western dual, 197 pounds (1-17-15)

Mathews pinned Luke Nohns (IW), 5:41.

Ellsworth dual, 197 pounds (1-20-15)

Matt Hurford (E) tech. fall Mathews, 22-6.

Regional duals (1-24-15)

RCTC dual, 197 pounds

Wes Schultz (RCTC) pinned Mathews, 3:50.

Itasca dual, 197 pounds

Mathews tech. fall Wes Dodd, 5:10.

Northland dual, 197 pounds

Mathews pinned Craig Williams, :58.

Ridgewater dual, 197 pounds

Mathews won by forfeit.

Iowa Lakes dual, 197 pounds (1-28-15)

Jordon Brandon (IL) dec. Mathews, 8-4.

Iowa Central dual, 197 pounds (1-30-15)

Patrick Downey tech. fall Mathews, 17-2.

NJCAA North Central district meet, 197 pounds (2-15-15)

Quarterfinals - Kyler Mathews (NIACC) pinned Craig Williams (Northland), 2:45. Semifinals - Patrick Downey (Iowa Central) tech. fall Mathews, 20-4. Consolation semifinals - Mathews dec. Luke Nohns (Iowa Western), 6-2. Third-place match - Sharod Wilson (Ellsworth) dec. Mathews, 8-3.

NJCAA national tournament, 197 pounds (Feb. 27-28)

First round - Tanner VanDalsen (Lincoln College) dec. Mathews, 3-1. Consolation first round - Mathews received a bye. Consolation second round - Mathews pinned Zachary Black (Wentworth Military Academy, 2:10. Consolation third round - Johnathen Dennis (North Idaho College) major dec. Mathews, 14-3.