Matthew Edwards

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Monument, Colo.
Squadron:
17 Stalag 17
High School:
The Classical Academy

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2025: Raced in six meets, including all three postseason events…Falcons’ No. 5 finisher in both 10K races, placing 35th at the NCAA Mountain Regional (31:11.2) and 180th at the NCAA Championships (career-best 30:18.2)…posted a personal-best 8K time of 23:29.2 to finish 19th out of 91 runners at the Mountain West Championships…posted a top-25 finish at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (23rd) behind a time of 23:59.6…added a 24:18.8 finish at the Gans Creek Classic (170th)…opened the season with a five-mile time of 26:00.6 at the Air Force Classic (14th).

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2024: Competed in both postseason meets after missing the beginning of the season…made collegiate debut at the Mountain West Championships, posting an 8K time of 25:34.7 to finish as the Falcons’ No. 4 scorer (35th)…finished 67th in first 10K race at the NCAA Mountain Regional (31:01.3).

HIGH SCHOOL: The Classical Academy…top-30 finisher (29th) at Hoka Footlocker Nationals…four-time Colorado 3A state champion…won the state title in cross country as a sophomore and senior…holds the 3A course record…captured the 3200-meter title in back-to-back years (2023, 2024)…helped TCA to five team championships at the state meet (three in cross country, two in track and field)...also helped team to cross country titles at the Liberty Bell and Rim Rock meets…competed in a 1600-meter race with a broken femur as a sophomore…earned varsity letters all four years in both cross country and track…also lettered in soccer…member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society…served on the Student Council…Titan Exemplar.

PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew Brady Edwards…nickname is Bogey…son of Jeremy and Laurie Edwards…father was a 1998 Academy graduate and served in the Air Force for 20 years…is an only child…majoring in foreign area studies / political science…earning a minor in German…future plans include becoming a Foreign Area Officer…named to the Dean’s List…loves to travel…hobbies include anything outdoors or in the mountains – from hiking to camping to paddleboarding and kayaking…also enjoys Spikeball, volleyball and soccer…favorite sporting event to watch is either the Olympics or the Tour de France…favorite singers are Colter Wall and Zach Bryan…grandfather attended Officer Training School after college and served for 22 years…traveled to Tyndal AFB, Fla., over the summer for Operation Air Force…got to get in the ‘bite jacket’ with the K9 training group and tour the air traffic control tower while on Ops…member of Cadet Squadron 17.