SOPHOMORE: Broke two UNM program records at the Mountain West Championships… Registered 18 top-three finishes on the season… Broke an individual UNM record with a time of 4:16.01 in the 400 IM at the Mountain West Championships to claim the bronze… Helped the Lobo 800-free relay team earn a silver medal and break the UNM record at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 7:12.04… Finished fifth in the 1650 free with a season-best time of 4:16.01 at the MW Championships… Finished first at Pepperdine in the 200 breast with a season-best time of 2:25.94… Claimed second against NMSU in the 200 free with a season-best time of 1:55.56… Registered a season-best mark in the 200 fly at the Pacific Invitational with a time of 2:06.31… Registered season-best times in the 200 IM (2:03.05) and the 500 free (4:51.44) at the Phill Hansel Invitational.
FRESHMAN: Swam in the 400 yard IM, placing third, finishing with a time of 4:35.19; competed in the 500-yard freestyle finishing with a time of 5:03.70 and swam as part of the 400-yard freestyle relay that finished second with a final time of 3:30.67 at Denver…Placed second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:07.01, won the 200-yard IM with a 2:08.37, and was a member of the 200-yard freestyle that placed third with a final time of 1:38.97 and placed second in the 200-yard freestyle with a final time of 1:54.97 versus Wyoming… Placed third in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:55.13, placed fifth in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:09.73, placed second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:08.24. Swam in the 400-yard free relay that placed third with a final time of 3:37.96 against NAU… Won the D Final of the 200-yard butterfly in 2:04.61 to finish 25th overall, swam the opening leg (52.29) of the 400-yard freestyle relay that finished in a time of 3:29.12, finished 10th overall in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:20.65 and swam the first leg (1:51.28) of the 800-yard freestyle relay that finished third with a time of 7:22.39 at the Phill Hansel Invite…
Won the 1000-yard freestyle at the Mountain West Quad Meet with a time of 10:12.74, swam the fourth leg of the 400-yard free relay that placed sixth at 3:37.57 and finished fourth in the 500-yard free with a time of 5:02.51… Finished third in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:55.02, finished second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:08.09, won the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:09.95 and swam the last leg (53.25) of the 400-yard freestyle relay that placed second with a time of 3:31.77 against NMSU…Won the 1000-yard freestyle in a time of 10:12.74 and finished second in the 400-yard IM at the Mountain West Quad Meet with a time of 4:27.43…At the MW Championships, swam the second leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay that finished fourth with a time of 7:12.43, finished 10th overall in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:49.07, finished sixth in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:19.33 and finished eighth in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:39.11… Earned all-conference in the 400-yard IM and the 1650-yard freestyle.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Swam at X.Gynasium Ivan out of Supek, Croatia, for coach Lovrenco Franicevic … Set a national record in the 200 free (2:04.34) at the First European Games in Baku … Attended the European Junior Championship at Hodmezovaserhely in the 100 and 400 freestyle and the mixed women relays … Also swam for the club team HAPK Mladost and helped team win invitational championship two years in a row. as well as the national championship in 2016,2017 and 2018.
PERSONAL: From Zagreb, Croatia … Mother is Vedrana Marijancevic … Croatian National team swimmer since 2015…Majoring in exercise science … Enjoys running and Netflix … Favorite athlete is Katie Ledecky … Favorite food/drink are pancakes and chocolate milk … Favorite movie is Finding Nemo.
WHY MATEA CHOSE UNM: “I wanted to challenge myself and give myself an opportunity to improve in swimming and get a great education.”
