Matthew Waddell
Matthew Waddell
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Glendora, CA
  • High School:
    Diamond Bar
  • Events:
    Free, Fly
  • College:
    Harvey Mudd

Bio

At CMS
Entering his junior season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving team, where he competes in the freestyle and butterfly ... Ended his sophomore year ranked No. 3 in CMS history in the 200 fly (1:49.95) and No. 8 in CMS history in the 1650 (16:02.45). 

2019-20 (Sophomore)
CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America ... Qualified for the finals of the 200 fly at the SCIAC Championships and came in seventh place with a 1:52.94 ... Earned a ninth-place finish at the SCIAC Championships in the 1650 with a time of 16:16.04 ... Came in 14th in the 500 at SCIACs with a 4:41.38 ... Earned 31 total points in his individual events for the Stags in a meet that they won by only 14 ... Had two individual wins in a tri-meet with Occidental and Whittier, taking the 1000 free and the 200 fly ... Also won the 200 fly in dual meets with La Verne and Redlands ... Captured the 1650 at the CMS Invitational. 

2018-19 (First-Year)
Qualified for the finals in the 200 fly at the SCIAC Championships and finished fourth with a 1:51.46 ... Earned a seventh-place finish in the 1650 at SCIACs with a 16:02.45 ... Also came in 11th place in the 500 with a 4:35.96 ... Earned 200 fly and 500 free titles at a SCIAC meet with Redlands ... Earned first-place in the 1000 in a SCIAC meet with Whittier ... Captured first in the 200 fly in a dual meet with Pomona-Pitzer, as well as in his first-ever SCIAC dual against Chapman. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Diamond Bar High School, where he was a member of the swimming team

Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd

News Mentions

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11 Stags Honored on CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 11 members of the CMS men's swimming and diving team earned selections to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches...

July 8, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Earns SCIAC Championship By Just 14 Points in Exciting Sunday Finish

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team took a narrow lead into the final day of the SCIAC Championships and...

February 24, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Looks to Cap Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with League Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team enters the SCIAC Championships as the league favorites, and they...

February 19, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Concludes Regular Season with Strong Showing

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team had its final tuneup before the SCIAC Championships at Axelrood Pool...

February 9, 2020

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Stags Complete Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with Wins over Occidental, Whittier

WHITTIER, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team finished off a perfect 8-0 regular season in the SCIAC with wins over...

February 1, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Sweeps Every Event to Defeat Redlands 202-29

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won all 13 events to cruise to a 202-29 win over Redlands to remain...

January 18, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Coasts Past La Verne to Remain Perfect in SCIAC

LA VERNE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won every event as it captured a 249.5-30.5 win over La Verne on...

January 11, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Drops Distance Meet to Division I CBU

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team returned to action after a five-week layoff and had some strong...

January 10, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Ranked No. 19 in Preseason CSCAA Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned a spot in the preseason top 20 in Division III from the...

October 17, 2019