The University of Akron Athletics
2009 Men's Soccer
Matthew Mason
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
as a Freshman (2009): Redshirted.
Prior to Akron: NSCAA High School Boys All-American in 2008 ... ESPN Rise All-America second team selection ('08) ... All-Ohio first team honoree and Player of the Year for Division II ('08) ... broke a school record with 29 goals, including eight game-winners, while also adding 12 assists as a senior at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy ... finished with 58 goals, 42 assists and 17 game-winners for his four-year career ... won the Div. II state championship as a junior and lost in the state finals as a senior ... recipient of the ACSI Distinguished Christian High School Student Award ... part of the No. 1-ranked college recruiting class in the nation, according to ESPN Rise.com ... Cleveland Plain Dealer's 2008 Boys Soccer Player of the Year.
Personal: Parents are Kenneth and Deborah Mason ... has two siblings ... mother has been an employee at UA for more than 30 years ... also enjoys playing basketball ... will be joined at UA by former CVCA teammate Ben Speas.
