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University of California, Santa Barbara

2022 Men's Cross Country

Matt Richardson

  • Year Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • High School Bellarmine College Prep

Biography

2019-2020 Track and Field 

Redshirt season. 

2019 Cross Country 

Competed in four meets for his second season of cross. Ran a season's best time of 25:52.4 for 8k at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational. 

2018-2019 Track and Field 

Redshirt season. 

2018 Cross Country

Did not compete. 

2017-2018 Track and Field 

Competed in six meets for his first season in uniform. Ran a personal best time of 4:01.83 for 1500m at the 40th Annual Aztec Invitional. Placed sixth in the 3000m at the Big West Challenge to set a personal best of 8:42.86. 

2017 Cross Country

Redshirt season. Ran 25:16.4 for 8k at the Titan Invitational to finish 24th overall. 

Prep

Gruaduate of Bellarmine College Prep. Was an individual qualifier for the CIF State Meet in cross country his junior year for division one. Also won the Central Coast Section Championships in track in the 1600m as a junior where he set his personal best of 4:17.39 and qualified for the State Meet. Coached by Patrick McCrystle.

Personal

Parents are Melanie and Tom Richardson...majoring in political science...career goals are to pursue law school after graduations...athletic goals are to qualify for NCAAs in cross country as a team and as an individual in track and run professionally after college...hobbies include basketball, soccer, sarcastic comments, and edm...fun fact: middle name is Ryan so it's similar to Matt Ryan, the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons.

Collegiate Bests

1500m - 4:01.83 (2018 40th Annual Aztec Invitational) 

3000m - 8:42.62 (2018 Big West Challenge) 

Prep Bests

1600m - 4:17.39 

5000m (xc) - 15:53.0

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Redshirt

  • 2019Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2020Redshirt Junior

  • 2021Redshirt Senior

  • 2022Redshirt Senior