Nola Matthews

Matthews began competing in junior elite in 2019. She made her elite debut at the American Classic where she finished ninth in the all-around and placed third on the uneven bars.[7] Then at the U.S. Classic, she finished twenty-second in the all-around and qualified for the U.S. Championships.[8] She then finished twenty-first in the all-around at the U.S. Championships.[9] She went to the Tournoi International again with her club, and she finished fifth in the all-around. She finished sixth on vault and floor exercise, and she won the gold medal on the uneven bars.[10]

Matthews did not compete in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. She returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup, and she finished fifth in the all-around and won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Levi Jung-Ruivivar.[11] Then at the American Classic, she finished ninth in the all-around.[12] She did not compete floor exercise at the U.S. Classic, and she finished seventeenth on vault, eleventh on uneven bars, and tenth on balance beam.[13] She then finished thirteenth in the all-around at the U.S. National Championships.[14]

Matthews became age-eligible for senior competition in 2022. She made her senior debut at the Winter Cup and finished fifth in the all-around and won the gold on uneven bars.[15] She then made her senior international debut at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge and won a gold medal with the American team. She won the bronze medal in the uneven bars final behind Giorgia Villa and Romi Brown.[16] Then at the U.S. Classic, she finished sixth in the all-around and won silver on the uneven bars behind Shilese Jones.[17] She finished thirteenth in the all-around at the U.S. Championships and fourth on the uneven bars.[18]

Matthews won the all-around bronze medal at the Winter Cup behind Lexi Zeiss and Ashlee Sullivan.[19] She then competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge alongside Zoe Miller, Joscelyn Roberson, and Ashlee Sullivan, and they won the team gold medal.[20] In April, she was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Tiana Sumanasekera, Zoe Miller, Addison Fatta, Joscelyn Roberson, and traveling replacement athlete Madray Johnson.[21] She won the gold medal on the uneven bars and finished fourth in the all-around.[22] The team then won the gold medal in the team final.[23]