The state’s three-time returning Gatorade Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-9 senior was undefeated against in-state competition for a fourth straight season. She won the Cumberland County State Qualifier with a time of 18:08.85, breaking the tape 26.61 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor. Matson is a three-time Class A state champion and the winner of the 2019 New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championships. She has also twice competed at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.
Matson has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to attend Columbia University this fall, where she will run track and cross country.
An accomplished clarinetist, Matson has performed with the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble and the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. She is a member of the Falmouth High debate team and volunteers for the school paper.