Name: Jordan Matyas
Position: Prop
Sport: Rugby
Event(s): Sevens, 15s
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
DOB: 7/2/1993
Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nev.
Hometown: Calgary, Utah
High School: Centennial High School (Calgary, Alberta)
College: Brigham Young University ‘16, Exercise Science
Team/Club: Women’s Sevens Residency Program
Olympic Experience
- One-time Olympian (2020)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – 4th
- Years of participation: 2017, 2018
- Top Finish: 4th – 2018 (sevens); 2017 (15s)
Personal:
Married to Ryan Matyas…Began playing rugby at age 14…Played collegiately for BYU…Parents both played basketball collegiately and her father played in the NBA and overseas…Sister plays on Canada’s national volleyball team and plays professionally in Italy…Husband coaches youth rugby in the San Diego area and she’s an active cheerleader for his teams…Favorite movies are Remember the Titans, Guess Who and Coco…Christmas is her favorite holiday…Enjoys music, family and faith.
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