2010 Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award Finalist

Nominee for the Allstate Good Works team…2011 Fred Mitchell Award Watch List……Academic Notes: Plans to study business finance with a minor in finance…Career Notes: Finalist for 2010 Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award…Honorable Mention Preseason All-American selection by Consensus Draft Services…Placekicker Performer of the Week by the CFPA on Sept. 6…2009 and 2010 All-Big Sky honorable mention selection…2010: All-Big Sky honorable mention selection…Tied for 16th in the nation with 1.27 field goals per game…Ranked eighth in Big Sky in scoring per game (6.9), fourth in field-goals made per game (1.27) and fifth in PAT percentage (95.5)…Made first seven field goals of the season and 14 of 18 attempts on the season…Second on the team in scoring with 76 points from 14 field goals and 34 of 36 point-after attempts…Perfect 13-of-13 from inside 40 yards…Had streak of nine consecutive field goals and 48 consecutive point-after attempts ended at Southern Utah…Scored 12 points including a 51-yard FG on September 2…Scored 12 points in the Lumberjacks 32-7 win over Idaho State on September 25…2009: All-Big Sky Second Team (K) and was selection as the Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week (10/26)…Starting field goal kicker...Ranked third in Big Sky in scoring per game, second in field-goals made per game (1.55) and first in PAT percentage (100.0)…Only kicker in the league to make all point-after attempts…Was 17-of-24 on the season on field goal attempts and made eight consecutive overall at one point...Made 36-for-36 on extra-point attempts...Hit game-tying field goal at the end of regulation to force overtime against Montana...Missed potential game-tying 55-yard field goal to force overtime at Sacramento State…Had season-long field goal of 51 yards against Eastern Washington…Went 4-for-4 against Idaho State earning conference weekly honor…Went 6-for-8 from beyond 40 yards on the season…2008: Did not see any action…Prior to NAU: Attended Washington State University…Played for Coach Bill Doba…Redshirted…High School: A 2007 graduate of Santiago High School…One-year captain and four-year letter winner under Coach Steve Mitchell…Helped team reach quarterfinals in 2004-05 season and semi-finals in 2005-06…Had six field goals 40 yards or longer…Made 10 PAT’s in a single game…25 for 26 in field goals…65 for 65 in PAT’s…Named MVP Special Teams and Mountain View All-League in 2006 and 2007… Made first-team All-County Riverside and San Bernardino…Inductee to the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame in 2007…Rated number two kicker by the Los Angeles Times…Top 12 at the Chris Sailer Kicking Camp…Won first place at the Snap Hold Kick Kicking Competition…Was a Rafter Pro Training Finalist for best kicker in LA…Holds high school records for field goals attempted, field goals made, longest field goal, number of 40-plus yard field goals, and number of points by a kicker (140)…Personal: Born Matthew Allen Myers on December 13, 1988 in Anaheim, Calif…Son of Keith and Stacey Myers…Has one brother, Josh, and a sister, Jen…Enjoys fishing…Also played soccer for 13 years.