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Andrew Matson

Andrew Matson - Men's Cross Country - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Hometown Ashburn, Va.
Last School Stone Bridge
Year Senior
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Year Senior
Andrew Matson - Men's Cross Country - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2019 Cross Country:
Competed at four meets this season … Earned points for the Jackets at the Battle in Beantown with an 8K time of 26:15.6 … Also ran the 8K at the ACC Championships, crossing in 26:57.8 … Competed at the Penn State National Open with a 5.2 mile time of 26:58.1 … Ran the 6K in 19:24.3 at the Bulldog Invite.

2019 Track:
Indoor: Set a PR in the 5K with a time of 15:28.75 at the Music City Challenge… finished the 3K in 8:44.89 at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational. Outdoor: Did not compete.

2018 Cross Country: 
Set a PR for the 7.6K with a time of 25:26.0 at the Georgia Bulldog Invitational… set a PR in the 8.369K with a time of 26:57.7 at the Penn State Nationals Open.

2018 Track:
Indoor: Recorded a PR in the mile, running a 4:17.42 at the Vanderbilt Invitational to finish 23rd … also PR-ed in the 3K with an 8:34.24 (34th) finish at the Music City Challenge. Outdoor: Made two appearances in the 1500m with one finish – a 3:58.60 time at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.

2017 Cross Country:
Recorded his first 5K time (15:40.0) at the Jacksonville State Opener … also set a PR in the 8K at the Paul Short Open by turning in a time of 25:21.8 to finish 18th.

2016 Cross Country:
Did not compete in the 2016 season.

High School:
Attended Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Va. … Lettered in cross country and track and field for four seasons each … Captained the cross country team for one season and the track and field team for two … Member of 2015 Cross Country State Championship team … Named all-state for cross country in 2014 and 2015 … Named all-state for track and field in the 1600 in 2016 and the 4×800 in 2015 and 2016 … Set the school record in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:22.59 … Ranked in top 10% of class … Member of National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and was an AP Scholar.

Personal:
Chose to attend Georgia Tech because of the engineering program, the opportunity to run and the campus location and weather … Intends to major in chemical and biomolecular engineering.

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