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Matt Bergin - Cross Country - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Matt Bergin

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Bedford, England

Previous School

Brunel University

2015-16
2015 XC: Placed 94th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 25:02.2 … completed the Wisconsin adidas Invitational in 24:32.8 (120th) … ran in the Mountain West Championship, but did not finish … finished 98th at the NCAA Mountain Regionals after finishing in 34:03.07.
2016 Outdoors: Ran the 1500m in 3:57.81 at the Don Kirby Invitational to finish fifth … scored in both the 5000 (seventh, 14:27.21) and 10000 (eighth, 30:29.47) at the Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

2014-15
2014 XC: Competed four times … took 37th at the season-opening Lobo Invitational before finishing 89th at the Notre Dame Invitational … came on later in the season, placing sixth overall (fourth on the team) at the Mountain West Championships … scored again at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships, taking 44th overall (fifth on the team).
2015 Indoors: Competed twice, running an 800 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational and a 3000 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships.
2015 Outdoors: Saw action at six meets, including the opening round of the national championships … opened at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, doubling in the 800 (12th place, 1:56.31*) and the 1500 (4th, 3:53.47*) … ran the 1500 twice more, including a 3:48.86 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … moved up to the 5000 and 10000 later in the season … Ran 13:54.31 at the Payton Jordan Invitational to win his section … scored in both long-distance events at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, including second in the 10000 (29:52.23) and fifth in the 5000 (14:31.01) … barely missed advancing to the NCAA Championships in the 5000, running 14:12.64 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE (BRUNEL UNIVERSITY)
Transfer from Brunel University in London … placed third in the 5000-meter run at back-to-back England Athletics U23 Championships, first with a time of 14:36.73 in 2013 and then with a time of 14:39.44 a year later … claimed 10th place in the 5K a tthe British Athletics UK Championships, finshing in 14:20.45 … captured sixth place in the 1500 at the 2013 BUCS Championships, crossing the line in 3:46.51 …  placed 24th at the 2014 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Cross Country Championships, improving on his 34th-place finish at the meet in 2013 … owns best of 3:44.84 in the 1500, 8:18.96 in the 3000 and 14:05.20.