2008-09: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Placed 24th in the 400 individual medley (4:06.19), 30th in the 200 breaststroke (2:09.52) and 34th in the 200 IM (1:54.50).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Made his national [quote]A[quote] cut for the 400 IM with a second-place time of 4:03.22 ... also finished fifth in the 200 IM (1:53.53) and seventh in the 200 breaststroke (2:09.94) ... posted an exhibition time of 1:47.18 in the 200 freestyle ... swam the third leg of the preliminary 400 free relay, which qualified fifth (3:42.50).
SEASON: Swam in all eight meets during the regular season ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.
2007-08: GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Finished third in the 400 individual medley (4:09.53), fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:09.22) and eighth in the 200 IM (1:57.43) ... swam the third leg of the 400 free relay (3:05.98), which placed third, and the second portion of the preliminary 400 free relay, which qualified second (3:16.49).
High School: A 2007 graduate of Canton ... was a four-year letterwinner ... qualified for states three years ... finished 12th in the 100 breaststroke and anchored the 14th-place 200 free relay in 2007 ... was a three-time MVP ... set a school record in the 200 individual medley (1:59.06) ... was first in the conference in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke ... served as team captain.
Personal: Full name--Matthew J. Carlson ... born September 5, 1989, in Detroit ... son of Kirk and Elizabeth Carlson ... has a brother, Michael, and a sister, Maguerite ... is an accounting major ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2009 ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2007, Winter 2008 and Fall 2008.
