2016 (Water Polo)
Appeared in six games for the Kingsmen as a sophomore… scored four out of the five shots on goal and has a shooting average of .800… he tallied one assist, two steals and one kick out
2015 (Water Polo)
Appeared in seven games as a freshmen at CLU…made his debut against Penn State-Behrend (Oct. 1), scoring two goals with two assists and one steal… finished the season with six goals, tallying four assists, three steals, and one drawn ejection …overall, took 11 shots for a .545 shooting percentage…inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the first time.
Yucaipa High School
Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2015…was a member of the water polo team and the swim team all four years for the Thunderbirds…earned 1st Team All-League his senior year for water polo…was varsity captain for the swim team his senior year…was a scholar athlete all four years.
Personal
Full name: Matthew Christopher Paxton…born on Feb. 20, 1997 in Loma Linda, Calif…parents are Daren and Mary…has one brother, Tyler who plays water polo and swims…has one dog, Gibson…family is currently residing in Yucaipa, Calif…majoring in business administration… career goal is to own his own business…greatest personal sports moment was scoring five goals and having three assists in a 13-10 victory against Redlands East Valley, who they hadn’t beaten in seven years.
Favorites
Movies: Star Trek, Tombstone
Music: Def Leppard
Food: Sushi
Sports (Other): Football
Pro Teams: Indianapolis Colts
Pro Athlete: Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck
Book: Sphere
Number: 9
Color: Red
Super Hero: Superman
TV Shows: Gold Rush
Video Game: Mortal Kombat
Quote: "When opportunity knocks and he’s not home, opportunity waits.”
Hobbies/Special Talents: Snowboarding, Frisbee, hiking
Something you would not know about him: He talks in his sleep.
If he could travel anywhere it would be: Alaska, because it is beautiful.
