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SPRING 2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Matthew Chapman

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
  • High School Berkeley Springs
  • SAAC SAAC Rep

Biography

Career Accolades
  • MEC Academic All-Conference (3.7-4.0 GPA) in spring 2021
  • USTFCCCA All-Region (2021)
  • All-MEC Second Team in 3000m steeplechase (2021)
  • Broke 3000m steeple school record multiple times as a senior, including final race with a 9:19.60
  • Won 1500m with 4:02.11 at Bobcat Last Chance (4/23/21)
  • Helped Senators qualify for 2019 NCAA XC Nationals
  • Named to MEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25-3.69 GPA) in 2019
  • All-MEC Cross Country (2019)
  • MEC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week (9/24/19) 
 

2020-21 (Senior)
Season-Bests
  • 5000m (XC) – 15:57.4 // D&E Winter XC Invite (3/5/21)
  • 800m (OTF) – 2:02.45 // Jasmine Claggett Invitational (4/10/21)
  • 1500m (OTF) – 4:02.11 // Bobcat Last Chance (4/23/21)
  • 4x400 (OTF) – 3:41.02 // Jasmine Claggett Invitational (4/10/21)
  • 3000S (OTF) – 9:19.60 // 2021 MEC T&F Championships (5/3/21)
 
Cross Country (2021)
  • Earned 10th with 15:57.4 in lone race of season at D&E Winter XC Invite (3/5/21)
 
Outdoor Track & Field (2021)
  • All-MEC Second Team for finish in 3000m steeple at league championships, posting a school-record 9:19.60 (5/3/21)
  • Named MEC Academic All-Conference (3.7-4.0 GPA)
  • Set school record in 3000m steeple multiple times throughout the season
  • Earned second in 3000S at Mountaineer Classic (4/2/21)
  • Picked up third place with 4:05.51 in 1500m at Jasmine Claggett Invitational (4/10/21)
  • Won 1500m with 4:02.11 at Bobcat Last Chance (4/23/21)
 

2019-20 (Junior)
Season Bests
  • 8K (XC) – 25:38.9 // Royals XC Challenge (10/11/19)
  • 800m (ITF) – 2:10.93 // Pioneer Open (1/18/20)
  • Mile (ITF) – 4:44.73 // Pioneer Open (1/18/20)
  • 3000m (ITF) – 9:37.31 // WVU Open (1/10/20)
 
2019 (Cross Country)
  • Named to MEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25-3.69 GPA) in 2019
  • All-MEC Cross Country (2019)
  • Named MEC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week on 9/24/19
  • Competed in five races on the season
  • Earned two top-five finishes, placing third in season-opening Bethany Invitational (9/7/19) before winning Route 33 Cup in 27:17.0
  • Recorded season-best 8K time of 25:38.9 at Royals XC Challenge (10/11/19)
  • Was 12th at MEC XC Championships in 27:33.9
 
2019-20 (Indoor Track)
  • Opened indoor season with 9:37.31 time in 3000m, goof for eighth in WVU Open (1/10/20)
  • Wrapped up indoor season with 800 and mile at Pioneer Open (1/18/20)
 

2018-19 (Sophomore)

2018 (Cross Country)
  • Competed in six events on the season
  • Raced to one overall victory on the season in the Route 33 Cup
  • Finished as the team’s top runner two times
  • Finished as a scoring runner for the team six times
  • Averaged a 3.17 finish among team runners
  • Averaged a finish among all competitors of 76.17
  • Ran a season best 8K time of 27:15.8 and averaged a time of 27:41.7 in 8K events for the season

2018 (Outdoor T&F)
  • Ran a season best time of 4:02.76 in the 1500-meter event at the Fred Hardy Invitational
  • Ran a season best time of 2:00.30 in the 800-meter event at the Fred Hardy Invitational
 
 
2017-18 (Freshman)

2017-18 (Indoor T&F)
  • Ran a season best time of 2:07.34 in the 800-meter event at the Marietta Alumni Open
  • Ran a season best time of 4:27.51 in the Mile event at the VMI Winter Relays
 
2017 (Cross Country)
  • Competed in five events on the season
  • Finished as a scoring runner for the team five times
  • Had a best finish of third on the season among team runners
  • Averaged a 3.60 finish among team runners
  • Had an overall best finish of fifth on the season
  • Averaged a finish among all competitors of 37.80
  • Ran a season best 8K time of 27:04.5 and averaged a time of 27:36.1 in 8K events for the season
 

Prep: Ran under Coaches Davis Aberegg and John Rowland in Berkeley Springs High School ... All Conference in 1600m x 2, 3200m x 2 ... All State for 1600m x 2, 4 x 800, 4 x 400m x2) ... State Champion in the AA 4 x 800 m relay in 2017... Won a Team Championship in 2015 XC ... Awarded All Area XC in 2016 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Member of the Science National Honor Society ... Member of the Boy Scouts of America ... Principal's Honor Award ... Graduated Top 10 in his graduating class...

Personal: Son of Christopher and Amy ... Father played football in college ... Brother of Whitney and Audrey ... Majoring in Chemistry and Math
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    5'9" 150 lbs

  • 2018Sophomore

    5'9" 150 lbs

  • 2019Junior

    5'9" 150 lbs

  • 2020-21Senior

    5'9" 150 lbs