Matthew Trickett

Position:
K
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 195
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
High School:
St. Ignatius
Prev School:
Kent State
Years in College / At Minnesota:
5 / 2
Remaining Eligibility Entering 2025 Season:
1 year
Letters:
1
Class:
Fifth Year

HONORS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2022, coaches, media)
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (1x in 2022)
MAC Special Teams Player of the Year (2019)
All-MAC First Team (2018)

2022: Made 15-of-18 field goals (83.33%) • was 46-of-46 on point-after attempts • finished second on the team with 91 points • kicked off one time. Game-by-Game: Made five point-after attempts and a 22-yard field goal against New Mexico State • made eight point-after attempts against Western Illinois and connected on field goals from 34 and 46 yards • made seven point-after attempts against Colorado • made four point-after attempts and field goals of 26 and 22 yards at Michigan State • made one point-after attempt and connected on a 45-yard field goal against Purdue • kicked two point-after attempts at Illinois • made a 35-yard field goal at Penn State and kicked two point-after attempts • made a 31-yard field goal against Rutgers and also connected on four point-after attempts • made field goals from 47 and 49 yards at Nebraska and also kicked two point-after attempts • made a 41-yard field goal and kicked four point-after attempts against Northwestern • made a 27-yard field goal and kicked one point-after attempt against Iowa • made three field goals (25, 27 and 50) at Wisconsin and kicked to point-after attempts • made four point-after attempts against Syracuse.

2021 • SENIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games and served as team's placekicker for field goals and point-after attempts • made 17-of-25 field goals (17 made field goals ranked tied for fifth in single-season school history) and 36-of-38 point-after attempts • made 16-of-21 field goals from 49 yards or in and was 1-of-4 from 50 yards or greater • led team in scoring with 87 points (17 FGs, 36 PATs), which ranked 11th all-time in single-season school history. Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota debut against Ohio State and kicked a 46-yard field goal and made four point-after attempts • connected on a 50-yard field goal (first of his career) and made four point-after attempts against Miami • connected on a 33-yard field goal at Colorado and also made three point-after attempts • made a 36-yard field goal and one point-after attempt against Bowling Green • made two point-after attempts and field goals of 38 and 42 yards at Purdue • made four point-after attempts against Nebraska • made four point-after attempts and field goals of 37 and 43 yards against Maryland • made four point-after attempts at Northwestern and also connected on field goals of 26 and 30 yards • kicked off twice and recorded two touchbacks against Illinois • made field goals of 20, 29 and 31 yards at Iowa • made five point-after attempts and kicked off once at Indiana • scored 11 points (three field goals, two point-after attempts) against Wisconsin • made a 49-yard field goal and one point-after attempt against West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.

PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Spent three seasons at Kent State and was named All-MAC First Team in 2018 and was the MAC Special Teams Player of the Year in 2019 • made 47 of 57 (82.5%) field goals at Kent State and 94-of-95 career point after attempts for 235 career points • made 4-of-6 field goals in 2020, made 29-of-34 field goals in 2019 and made 14-of-17 field goals in 2018 • tied for NCAA lead with 29 field goals in 2019, while setting a Kent State record • career best five field goals came against Utah State in 2019 • career long of 49 yards came against Ohio in 2018 • punted 36 times (35 in 2018 and once in 2019) and averaged 38.7 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Ignatius in Cleveland, Ohio • named All-State Honorable Mention and Cleveland.com All-Star during his senior season and was named a Cleveland.com All-Star honorable mention as a junior • ended high school career making 34-of-50 field goals and 129-of-130 point after attempts • as a senior, was 15-for-23 on field goals and 46-for-47 on extra points • made a career-long 59-yard field goal, which ranks fourth all-time in state history • also punted and averaged 38.8 yards per punt • member of 2016 team that was the Division I state runner up and District and Regional Champions • lettered in both football and soccer • starting centerback on 2016 Division I soccer state championship team • soccer team was also ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today during his junior season.

PERSONAL: Son of Paul and Kimberly Trickett • has two sisters (Christina and Antonia) and one brother (Nathan) • Christina started her collegiate soccer career at UCF and finished it at Cleveland State • Antonia plays lacrosse at Akron.