Matt was born and raised in Utah, living in Salt Lake City his entire life.  Spent a couple of years in Cleveland Ohio, and an internship in New York City, but mostly spending time in Olympus Cove, jumping trash cans on his BMX, and hiking the nearby mountains in Millcreek and Neff’s Canyons, looking for his dog Oly, and trying to find what other dogs Oly had impregnated.  

Matt currently lives in East Millcreek with his wife Sheri, son Isaac, and daughters Sarah and Rachel.  As a family they love to ski in the winters, hike in the summers, and travel to Hawaii, Costa Rica, and anywhere with a beach and tropical weather.  Matt’s kids are athletes, and all played high school sports, primarily swimming and water polo.  Matt is a Skyline High School alum and a University of Utah alum.   Matt has been involved and participating in endurance sports, primarily running and cycling for over 35 years, focusing on cycling for the last 10 years.   

Matt owns and works at Design Team, a commercial flooring and window covering company, which has been in business for over 40 years, and was started by Matt’s father and mother, Steve and Elaine Dalton. Currently Matt and his brother Zach are the owners of Design Team, and current Mi Duole Team sponsors.  

 Things most people don’t know about Matt: 

•       Matt has the ability to self-regulate extreme temperatures by sweating like a fill in the blank...  
•       Matt has run over 30 Marathons
•       Matt has perfected the art of crashing on dirt, with on one gravel ride crashing 3+ times.  
•       Matt does come from LDS Church royalty.  His mother Elaine Dalton was president of the Young Women’s association for the church, and liked to make “cinnamon rolls in the shape of temples” (Utah accent) 
•       Matt was a BYU fan for a short period of time, and has a secret man crush on Mitt Romney.  He has overcome his BYU affliction.
•       Matt is terrible at making TikTok videos, FACT.