Pacific University Athletics

Freshman - 2015

• Member of the Pacific Boxer soccer team

High School

• Played for Phil Rouse and Kyle Verle at Arcata High school
• Freshman: Captain for JV team
• Sophmore: Del Norte League Champions; Advanced to North Coast Section Playoffs
• Junior: Del Norte League Champions; Advanced to North Coast Section Playoffs
• Senior: Captain; All-County Honorable Mention; Voted Most Inspirational; Advanced to North Coast Section Playoffs

Personal

• Son of Len and Kerry Mayer
• Has one sibling
• Brother plays soccer at UC Merced
• Majoring in Environmental Science, with a minor in Toxicology

Getting to Know Matt

• Favorite Movie: Thicker Than Water
• Favorite Mucisian: Erykah Badu
• Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds
• Favorite Book: Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
• Favorite Sports to Watch: Soccer and Hockey
• Favorite Athletes: Francis Coquelin (Arsenal F.C.), Andrea Pirlo (New York City F.C.) and Bacary Sagna (Manchester City F.C.)
• Favorite Team: Arsenal F.C.
• Favorite Food: Stir fry
• Hobbies/Activities: Soccer, weightlifting, surfing, painting and free verse poetry
• Favorite Quote: "Inside me I'm Ghanaian, and I'm proud to be African. But of course I'm Italian. I was born in Italy. I've never been to Africa in my life, but I will go one day." - Mario Balotelli
• Member of NHOH
• Career Ambition: To have an office in the outdoors
• Volunteers helping children and feeding the homeless
• Best Athletic Moment: Captaining high school team to playoffs as a senior