The 6-foot-4, 155-pound senior raced to victory by a commanding 11 seconds at the Champs Sports National Championships with a time of 14:56.60 this past season. Mathison also took fourth at the Nike Cross Nationals to earn All-America honors at both meets. He broke the tape at the IHSAA state championships in 15:02.80, pacing the Greyhounds to the team title. The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, he concluded his prep cross country career as a four-time All-American.
Mathison has maintained a weighted 4.13 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at the University of Colorado at Boulder this fall.
Mathison has volunteered locally for Champions Together, which promotes servant leadership and social inclusion through Unified sports pairing special needs children with non-disabled student-athletes. He has also donated his time by fundraising for Runway For Riley supporting the Riley Children’s Hospital and Mt. Carmel, a talent show that supports the Special Olympics.
