Matt Horton enters his third season on the mats for the Patriots and is challenging for action at 174 and 184 pounds ... Majoring in information technology.

2004-05: Placed third at 184 pounds at the Virginia Intercollegiate State Championships... Tallied a 5-7 overall mark and was 2-3 versus league opponents... Notched a 2-4 record in dual matches... Logged one major decision... Won five straight bouts in early January.

2003-04: Had a solid freshman campaign with an overall record of 7-11 at 165 and 174 pounds, including 4-4 mark in the CAA and 6-5 dual record... Was 5-3 overall and in dual matches at 174, earning two technical falls... Posted a 3-3 CAA duals record at 174... Saw action at 165, going 2-8 overall... Finished 1-2 in dual contests and 1-1 against CAA competition... Recorded lone major decision at 165... Won four of his last six bouts.

2002-03: Sat out season as redshirt, retaining full eligibility ... Gained valuable experience participating in daily practices ... Posted 0-2 record in open tournaments.

Prep: Enjoyed excellent four-year varsity career, competing last two years at Paul VI Catholic High School after wrestling first two years at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes ... Three-time Prep All-American who had career record of 189-21 ... A four-time Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) champion, claimed VISWA title three times ... Posted 50-4 record at 145 pounds as a senior for the Panthers, placing fifth at Prep Nationals ... Earned first-team all-Journal and second-team all-Metropolitan Washington honors by the Washington Post ... Was honorable mention all-Met pick as a junior and sophomore (at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes).

Personal: Full name is Matthew Henry Horton ... Born August 25, 1982 ... Son of Bud and Sue Horton ... Has one brother ... 2002 graduate of Paul VI Catholic High School.

Career Statistics
Year	Wgt.	CAA	Dual	Overall	Falls	TF	MD
2002-03	Redshirt
2003-04	165/174	4-4	6-5	7-11	0	2	1
2004-05	184	2-3	2-4	5-7	0	0	1
Totals		6-7	8-9	12-18	0	2	2