Nola Matthews

Birthdate:
9/20/2006

Program:
Women's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Gilroy, CA

Club:
Airborne Gymnastics Training Center

Head Coach:
Cleo Washington

Other Coaches:
Tonya Piacente, Melissa Metcalf, Melanie Ruggiero

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Nola Matthews

Career Highlights

Alternate to the 2023 Pan American Games team that won a gold medal
2023 Winter Cup all around bronze medalist
2022 Winter Cup uneven bars champion

Personal Information

Nickname: Nols
Birthplace: San Jose, CA
Hometown: Gilroy, CA
Instagram: Instagram.com/nolarhianne
YouTube: YouTube.com/@nolamatthews1078
Name of High School: Laurel Springs
High School Graduation Year: 2025
Year you began gymnastics: 2009
Favorite Event: Bars and Floor
How did you get involved in gymnastics: Mommy and me class
Favorite thing about gymnastics: The feeling after doing a great routine
What are your goals for gymnastics?: College gymnastics and National Team
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Kari Bertrand and AJ Matthews
Names of sibling(s): Shay and Quinn
Family members in sports: Shay-cross country and track, Quinn-soccer, mom-college track, dad-college soccer

Interests Outside the Gym

Favorite school subject: Biology
Hobbies or favorite activities: Listening to music and watching TV
Favorite music: Harry Styles, Phoebe Bridgers, Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift
Favorite book(s): Little Women
Favorite movie(s): Coraline and Knives Out
Favorite TV show(s): Modern Family, Gravity Falls, Stranger Things
Favorite Food: Ice Cream

National Competition Results

2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas -
2024 Core Hydration Classic, Hartford, Conn. -
2024 Winter Cup, Louisville, Ky. - 5th-FX
2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif. -
2023 Core Hydration Classic, Hoffman Estates, Ill. - 4th-AA, UB(T); 5th-FX; 6th-BB
2023 Winter Cup, Louisville, Ky. - 3rd-AA; 4th-FX(T); 5th-UB; 6th-BB
2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Tampa, Fla. - 4th-UB
2022 U.S. Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah - 2nd-UB; 4th-BB; 6th-AA; 8th-FX
2022 Winter Cup, Frisco, Texas - 1st-UB; 5th-AA(T); 7th-BB(T)
2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 6th-UB (Jr. Div.)
2021 GK U.S. Classic, Indianapolis, Ind. - (Jr. Div.)
2021 American Classic, Indianapolis, Ind. - 4th-BB(T); 9th-AA (Jr. Div.)
2021 Winter Cup, Indianapolis, Ind. - 2nd-UB; 5th-AA (Jr. Div.)
2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. - (Jr. Div.)
2019 GK U.S. Classic, Louisville, Ky. - 7th-BB(T) (Jr. Div.)
2019 American Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah - 3rd-BB(T); 9th-AA (Jr. Div.)
2019 Women's Junior Olympic National Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 5th-UB(T); 8th-FX(T); 9th-AA(T) (Jr. A)
2018 Hopes Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah - 5th-BB (12-13)
2017 Level 9 Western Championships, Boise, Idaho - 7th-BB(T); 8th-FX (Jr. 1)

International Competition Results

2024 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team
2023 Senior Pan American Championships, Medellin, Colombia - 1st-Team, UB; 4th-AA
2023 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 4th-Team
2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team
2022 DTB Pokal Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team; 3rd-UB

Videos of Nola Matthews

LEGEND

Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
Rhythmic AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
Acrobatic: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around | CB = Combined
T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed