2018 Cross Country:
Competed at four meets… set a PR in the 7.6K finishing in 25:00.2 at the Georgia Bulldog Invitational… ran a personal-best 26:08.2 in the 8.369K at the Penn State Nationals Open.
2018 Track:
Indoor: Recorded a personal-best in the mile (4:08.83) at the Music City Challenge … ran a 2:46.37 in his lone 1000m run at the Orange & Purple Invitational … posted a season-best 3K time of 8:26.29 (21st) at the ACC Championships. Outdoor: Recorded a PR in the 5K by running a 14:21.47 (24th) at the Penn Relays … finished 21st (15:00.07) at the ACC Championships … finished second in the 5K (14:22.83) at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
2017 Cross Country:
Posted a seven-second PR in the 5K (15:20.4) at the Jacksonville State Opener … ran a 32:30.4 10K at the South Regionals (60th) … appeared in four 8K meets, turning in a season-best time of 24:41.1 at the ACC Championships to finish 58th.
2016 Cross Country:
Raced in four meets … Recorded career bests in the 8k at the ACC Championships with a time of 24:27.7 and in the 10k at the NCAA South Regionals with a time of 31:45.7 … Also raced at the UGA Invitational and at the Crimson Classic.
2016 Track:
Indoor: Finished 31st in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 8:22.98 … Finished fifth in the 5000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 15:02.50 … Finished 12th in the 3000m at the Commodore Invitational with a time of 8:35.12. Outdoor: Finished 19th in the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 14:36.81 … Finished 10th in the 1500m at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a personal-best time of 3:54.60 … Finished fourth in the 5000m at the Tiger Track Classic with a time of 14:40.93 … Finished 35th in the 5000m at the Penn Relays with a time of 14:34.57.
2015 Cross Country:
Earned All-ACC Academic honors for the 2015 season … Finished 12th in the 5k event at the JSU/Struts Invitational with a time of 15:27.1 … Finished 59th at the ACC Championships with an 8k time of 25:15.1 … Finished 50th at NCAA South Regional with a 9.725k time of 32:18.4.
2015 Track:
Indoor: Posted his career-best time and a seventh place finish in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:43.30 at the Samford University Invitational. Outdoor: Ran a season-best 4:02.00 in the 1,500 meters … Logged a PR in the 5,000 meters (14:43.78) at the Florida Relays … Ran his best and first collegiate 10K at the Penn Relays in 31:31.84.
2014 Cross Country:
Did not compete.
High School:
Competed for three years in track and four years in cross country under coach Greg Johnson … Served as cross country team captain for three years and track team captain for two years … Selected as All-State in Georgia for cross country in 2012 & 2013 and for track in 2013 (3,200m) & 2014 (1,600m, 3,200m) … Received Team MVP for cross country in 2012 & 2013 and for track in 2014 … Set both the 5k school record and 3,200m school record … Was an AP Scholar with distinction and a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal:
Full name is Matthew Thomas Munns … Loves to play basketball in his free time … Chose Georgia Tech because of great academics, opportunity to compete in track and cross country, affordability and proximity to home… Intends to pursue a career in medicine.
