As a Graduate Student (2023-24):
- GCAA Division I PING Second Team All-American
- GCAA Division I PING All-Region (Southeast)
- First Team All-SEC
- Haskins Award Finalist
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Finished fourth in the PGA TOUR University rankings to earn full exemption onto the Korn Ferry Tour
- Ended the season ranked 17th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Played in all 12 tournaments during the 2023-24 season
- Led the team in stroke average at 70.11 through 36 rounds
- Helped Vanderbilt win seven team titles, which are tied for the second-most in a single-season in program history
- Tied for the team lead with seven top-10 finishes
- Carded under par in 20 rounds carded in the 60s in 16 rounds
- Posted a runner-up finish at the 2024 SEC Championship, finishing stroke play at 6-under 204
- Tied for second at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a season-low 54-hole score of 9-under 204
- Tied for third at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a three-round score of 5-under 208
- Carded 2-under 138 to finish in a tie for ninth during stroke play at the St Andrews Links Collegiate
- Carded a season-best 7-under 64 during Round 3 of the Valspar Collegiate Invitational
As a Senior (2022-23)
- GCAA Division I PING honorable mention All-American
- Golfweek honorable mention All-American
- GCAA Division I PING All-Region (Southeast)
- First Team All-SEC and SEC Community Service Team member
- Byron Nelson Award finalist
- Named to First Spring Haskins Award Watch List
- Named co-SEC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 28)
- Named to Final Fall Haskins Award Watch List
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Medalist at 2022 SEC Match Play presented by Jerry Pate with a 54-hole total of 197 (-13)
- Tied for fourth at the John Hayt Invitational at 5-under-par
- Finished in a tie for fifth (-4) at the Cabo Collegiate
- At the Mason Rudolph Championship, tied for fifth at 7-under-par
- Tied for seventh (-2) at the Auburn Regional
- Came in eighth at the Watersound Invitational at 9-under-par
- Shot a 64 in the second round of the Frederica Cup
- Competed as an amateur in the first two rounds of the 2023 HomeTown Lenders Championship
As a Junior (2021-22)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Tied for seventh at the Jones Cup with a three-day total of 220
- Tied for 10th at the Patriot All-America
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- A stroke average of 71.1 in 31 rounds, second best among Commodores
- Six top-20 finishes in 10 tournaments
- Ranked 63rd nationally by Golfstat
- Low round of 64 at Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate
- Finished a season-best second at Tiger Invitational
- Fall 2020 Dean’s List
- Named Division I PING All-Region (Southeast)
- Went 2-1 in match play at the SEC Championships
- Finished 38th at the NCAA Championships
- Tied for fifth with an 11-under 202 at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate
- At the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship tied for 10th with a 3-under-par
As a Freshman (2019-20):
- Played six events and averaged 73.63 strokes per round
- Posted low round of 67 in the second round of the Florida Gators Invitational
- Finished in a tie for 18th at the Gators Invitational, his best finish of the season
The Riedel File
- 2018 Texas High School individual champion
- Tied for fourth at 2018 Southern Junior Amateur
- Tied for fifth at 2019 CB&I/Simplify Boys Championship
- Three-time individual district champion and regional champion
- Stratford High School team were two-time district champions
- Was valedictorian of his class, named to the National Honor Society
- Full name is Matthew James Riedel
- Son of John and Betsy Riedel
- Has two siblings, Ben and Alyssa