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Central Connecticut State University Athletics
Matt Walker
Matt Walker
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    124
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Southington, CT
  • High School:
    Southington
  • Position:
    DISTANCE

Bio

Collegiate Personal Bests:
1,500 Meter Run: 4:08.56
One Mile Run: 4:26.62
3,000 Meter Run: 8:30.99
5,000 Meter Run: 14:29.09
10,000 Meter Run: 30:00.31

2015 Indoor Track: Finished in the top 5 at the NEC Championships for the 3000 Meter Run with a time of 8:57.24...Also placed 6th at the NEC Championships for the 5000 Meter Run with a time of 15:27.61

2014 Outdoor Track: Claimed 1st place at the Monmouth Season Opener for the 5000 Meter Run...Finished 2nd place for both the 5000 Meter Run and the 10,000 Meter Run at the NEC Championships...Crossed the finish line first in the 5000 Meter Run at the NEICAAA Championships... Qualified for the ECAC-IC4A Outdoor Championships and finished 2nd in the 10,000 Meter Run

2014 Indoor Track: Earned bronze in the Mile at the Yale Collegiate Invitational with a personal best time of 4:26.62...Had two top five finishs at the NEC Championships in the 5000 Meter Run and the 3000 Meter Run

2013 Cross Country: Best finish of the season came at the Father O'Neil Invitational on Aug. 31 where he placed sixth with a time of 16:57.28.

2013 Outdoor Track: Performed well at the Northeast Conference Championships placing fifth in the 10,000m run and 11th in the 5,000m with times of 32:20.47 and 15:27.03, respectively...Raced a career-best time of 4:13.17 in the 1,500m at the UMASS Preconference Meet on April 27...Placed 30th of over 50 competitors in the 10,000m at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic on April 13 registering a career-best time of 31:38.17.

2013 Indoor Track: Best finish was 9th place at the URI Invitational where he completed the 3,000m run with a time of 8:59.75...Finished 10th in the 5,000m run at the Great Dane Classic on Jan. 18 with his time of 15:17.00...Registered his career-best time of 14:58.48 in the 5,000m for 13th place at the New England Indoor Championships...Placed 29th of 40 in the one mile run at the Yale Invitational on Jan. 12, setting a new career-best time of 4:36.09.

2012 Cross Country: Competed in four meets for the Blue Devils...Best finish came at the 2012 NEC Championships in which he placed 27th of 89 with his time of 26:29.44...Placed 84th at the 104th IC4A/ECAC Championships with his time of 26:56.80...Finished 147th of 239 and 178th of 260 at NCAA Regionals and the All-New England Championships, respectively.

2012 Outdoor Track: USATF-JR 10,000 meter qualifier...Placed sixth in the 5,000 meter run at the University of Connecticut Invitational with a time of 15:23.25...Finished seventh in 10,000 meter run in both the Northeast Conference Outdoor Championships and the New England Outdoor Championships with times of 32:52.59 and 31:58.05, respectively...Placed 13th in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:13.58 at the Holy Cross Invitational.

Before Central: Competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track at Southington High School...Two-time Coaches' Award winner...All-Conference selection for cross country his senior year...Also named cross country captain his senior year.

News Mentions

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Men's Track & Field Earns NEC Honors for Outdoor Season

Blue Devils have seven first team selections.

June 7, 2016

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Men's Track & Field Competes at IC4A & NEICAAA Championships Friday

The CCSU men's outdoor track and field team will be back in action on Saturday as the team is split once again between the NEICAAA Championships...

May 13, 2016

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Men's Track and Field Wins Third Straight NEC Outdoor Title

Blue Devils put together a dominating two-day performance to win the title

May 8, 2016

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Men's Track and Field Leads NEC Outdoor Championships After Day One Saturday

The CCSU men's outdoor track and field team leads the Northeast Conference Championships at the end of the first day of competition after...

May 7, 2016

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Putman Breaks School Record, Men's T&F Wins CCSU Track & Field Invite

Senior Dashawn Putman broke the CCSU school record in the men's high jump and the Blue Devils went on to win the CCSU Track & Field Invite on...

April 2, 2016

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Men's Indoor Track and Field Earn NEC Honors

11 earn All-NEC honors from the Northeast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.

March 17, 2016

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Men's Track and Field Finishes Runner-Up at NEC Indoor Championships

The CCSU men's indoor track and field team totaled 115 points and finished runner-up to LIU Brooklyn at the NEC Indoor Championships on Saturday.

February 20, 2016

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Men's Track and Field Second After First Day of NEC Indoor Championships

Day two of the 2016 NEC Indoor Championships are set to get underway at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday.

February 19, 2016

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Alston, Putman Lead Men's Track and Field at David Hemery Valentine Invitational Saturday

The CCSU men's indoor track and field team competes next at the NEC Championships on Feb. 19-20 at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, NY.

February 13, 2016

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Gioielli, Borecki Break School Records at John Thomas Terrier Classic on Saturday

A pair of Blue Devils on the CCSU men's indoor track and field team are new CCSU school record holders after competing at the John Thomas Terrier...

January 30, 2016

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Gioielli Wins 1,000 Meter to Lead Men's Indoor T&F at Great Dane Classic

The CCSU men's indoor track and field team competed at the 2016 Great Dane Classic on Saturday in Staten Island, NY.

January 16, 2016

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Putman Wins High Jump, Gioiellli 800 Meter as Men Compete at Yale on Saturday

The CCSU men's indoor track and field team will return to action next Saturday at the Great Dane Classic in Staten Island, NY.

January 9, 2016