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Shadrack Matelong

Position:
XC/Dist.
Ht./Wt.:
5-5 / 125
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Burnt Forest, Kenya
High School:
Samoei SS
Major:
Public Health

Shadrack Matelong's TFRRS Profile (for top performance and meet results)

Shadrack Matelong's TFRRS Cross Country Profile

2016-17
Cross Country: Raced in all eight meets…His top finish came in the UTC PowerAde Invitational (9/9) where he finished fifth overall with a time of 15:28.2 in the 5k…Placed sixth overall in the UTC Frontrunner Invitational (10/15) with a 25:22.2 time in the 8k…Competed in the NCAA National Championships, finishing 248^th with a time of 33:22.0 in the 10k.

2015-16
Indoor: Finished 34th in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (4:20.07) ... Was runner-up at the Emory Invitational in the 3,000 Meter (8:40.69) ... Placed 5th at the C-USA Championship in the 5,000 Meter with a personal best time of 14:28.99.

Outdoor: Competed twice at the 1,500 Meter race, placing 10th at the Joey Haines Invitational with a season-best time of 4:07.94 and 36th at the Alabama Relays (4:08.24) ... In the 3,000-Meter Steeplechase, he placed seventh at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 9:03.49 ... Finished second at the C-USA Championship at the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:56.25 ... In his only 5,000 meter race of the season, he placed sixth at the C-USA Championship (14:37.97).

2014-15
Cross Country: Named C-USA Athlete of the Week Oct. 21 and to the C-USA All-Academic Team Nov. 14 … Earned C-USA all-conference accolades … Led the Blue Raiders at the Front Runner Invitational, capturing the individual title (14:53.75, 5K) and helping MT finish with a perfect team score … Opened the season with first-place finish at the Belmont Invitational (15:02.19, 5K) … Led MT at the Conference USA Championship, placing a season-best fourth on the 8K course with his fastest time of the season (24:18.02).

Indoor: Competed in the Mile, 3K and 5K ... Finished in the top-5 every race he ran ... Best mile time and finish came at the MT Invitational, placing third (4:14.29) ... Was fourth in the Samford Invitational where he ran for a career best time (8:20.49, 3K) ... Placed second at the Blazer Invitational in the 5K with a time of 14:59.14 ... Was part of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished second at the Commodore Invitational.

Outdoor: Competed at five different levels and captured three new personal records ... Was 59th at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the 800-meter ... Highest finish in the 1,500-meter was ninth at the Bellarmine Classic (4:02.30) ... Best time in the 1,500-meter came at the Alabama Relays (3:59.86) ... New personal record for 3K came at the Tiger Track Classic while finishing fifth (8:36.08) ... Second at the Sea Ray Invitational (9:12.37, 3K) ... Personal record time for 3,000-meter Steeplechase at the OSU High Performance Meet, finishing second (9:08.43) ... Finished second in the C-USA Championships in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase (9:14.67) ... Personal best 5K time came at the Georgia Tech Invitational while finishing second (14:35.25) ... Finished fourth at the C-USA Championships (14:53.96, 5K) ... Part of the Distance Medley Relay team that finished fourth at the Alabama Relays.

2013-14
Indoor: Finished first at the Christmas Invitational in the 3,000-meter Dec. 7 (8:34.01) & Placed second at the Blazer Invite in the 3,000 with a time of 8:33.02 & Ran the mile at the Auburn Invitational in 4:21.06 for 20th.

Outdoor: Competed in the 1,500-meter, 5,000-meter and the 3,000-meter steeplechase … Finished second in the 1,500-meter at the Tiger Track Classic April 6 with a time of 4:00.38 … Placed first in the Yellow Jacket Invite steeplechase with a season-best time of 9:13.11 … Added a ninth-place finish at the Tennessee Relays April 12 (9:24.00) … Placed third in the 5,000 at the War Eagle Invite (14:52.90) April 19 and a fourth-place finish at the Alabama Relays (14:42.69) March 22.

2012-13
Indoor: Won the 3,000-meter run at the MT Invitational in his Blue Raider debut, finishing in 8:27.08 & Took home another title at the Valentine Invitational in the mile run, where he set a personal best time of 4:13.75 & At the Sun Belt Championships, was third in the 5,000-meter run (14:52.83), fifth in the 3,000 (8:32.45) and 13th in the mile (4:25.31).

Outdoor: Enjoyed a successful rookie campaign, finishing runner-up in the SBC Championships 3,000-meter steeplechase event, setting a personal best time of 9:13.46 & Was second at the Rhodes Invitational in the 10,000-meters (32:02.74) and placed fifth at the SBC Championships (32:19.42).

Prior to MT: Attended Samoei SS in Nandi Hills.

Personal: Shadrack Kirior Matelong ...Son of John and Leah Matelong … Favorite hobby is playing soccer …. Plans after graduation includes going to graduate school and running professionally … Majoring in public health.