Matt Williams

Class:
Senior
Position:
5000m, Steeplechase
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Air Academy

JUNIOR (2008): Clocked the fifth-fastest 3000-meter steeplechase time in Academy history at the NCAA Regional Championships...posted a career-best time of 9:01.34 at that meet...finished fifth in the steeplechase during the Mountain West Conference outdoor championships...clocked a time of 9:05.30, which was a career-high at the time...also placed sixth in the 5000-meter run (14:52.12) at that meet...NCAA Regional Qualifier...set a season-best time of 14:31.35 in the 5000-meter run at Stanford...that was the third-best time on the team...all-conference honoree in the 5000-meter run....finished second in that event (15:16.35) at the conference championships...also placed fourth in the 3000-meter run (8:39.16) during the indoor meet...that time was a season high...ran a 4:12.10 (adjusted for altitude) mile at the Air Force Invitational...that was the second-best time on the team. SOPHOMORE (2007): Ran the final leg of the 4x1600-meter relay team that clocked the fifth-fastest time in Academy history (16:55.90) at the Drake Relays...clocked a season-best 5000-meter time of 14:30.94 at the Oregon Invitational...that time was the second-fastest mark on the team...posted the team[apos]s third-best time in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:22.65) to win the event at the Military Classic...also competed in the 800-meter event...clocked a time of 1:58.53a at the Jack Christiansen Invitational...led the team in the mile run during the indoor season...clocked a season-best time of 4:09.52a at the Air Force Invitational...also competed in the 300-meter run...posted a time of 8:33.83 at the Husky Classic...shared the team[apos]s Track Athlete of the Week award following that meet...won the 3000-meter race at the Nebraska Wesleyan Open. FRESHMAN (2006): Earned the team[apos]s Newcomer of the Year award...clocked the Falcons[apos] fastest 3000-meter steeplechase time of the season...finished the event in 9:21.31 at the Stanford Invitational...ranked fourth on the team in the 5000-meter run...clocked career-best 14:57.66 (adjusted for altitude) in that event at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships...also competed in the 1500-meter run, clocking 3:55.44a...was one of four Falcons to finish within the top-six at the Colorado Invitational...during the indoor season, posted the fastest times by a non-senior in the 3000-meter run (8:27.14a) and the 5000-meter run (14:49.18a)...also competed in the mile, clocking a season-best time of 4:15.76a...finished second in the 3000-meter run at the Albuquerque Invitational...part of an Air Force sweep of the top three spots...place fourth in the same event at the Adidas Classic. HIGH SCHOOL: Runner-up at the Colorado 5A state cross country championships...posted best times of 4:19 and 9:28 (both converted for altitude). PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew Keeney Williams...son of Jim and Mary Williams...has one sister, Katie...majoring in behavioral sciences...plans on attending graduate school in the future...named to the Superintendent[apos]s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance...hobbies include playing basketball and watching movies...considers running a gift and his way to glorify God...three-time academic all-conference honoree for both cross country and track...MWC Scholar-Athlete award recipient...selected to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team following the 2008 season...member of the Air Force cross country team...four-time regional competitor...earned all-region honors at the 2007 and 2008 meets...two-time all-conference honoree...lone Air Force competitor at the 2007 NCAA cross country championships...served as team captain during the 2008 season...member of the 2009 track and field leadership council.