2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Matthew Smith

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Murrieta, CA
  • High School Vista Murrieta HS

Biography

USD HIGHLIGHTS
• WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2014, 2015 & 2016)

Senior (2016): Competed in every race in the fall... Ran a personal best time at the Bronco Invite for the fourth straight year (25.35.8)... Improved his pace from 5:20 to 5:08... Was third amongst Toreros at the USD Invite (30th; 26.54).

Junior (2015):
Ran a personal best time of 25:39.7 at the Bronco Invite... Also competed in the Mark Covert Classic (26:44.27), the Aztec Invite (27:32.31), the Capital Cross Challenge (26:45.4), and the WCC Championships (28:56.3).

Sophomore (2014): Raced in five of the team's seven events on the fall... Ran a personal best time of 26:00.8 at the Bronco Invite... Also raced in the Mark Covert Invite (28:02.8), the UC Riverside Invite (26:34.4), the Paul Short Invite (27:17), and the WCC Championships (26:55).

Freshman (2013): Raced in five of the team's seven events on the fall... Had a season best 8k time of 26:55 at the Bronco Invite... Ran a 28:55 at the WCC Championships (74th place overall)... Also competed in the Mark Covert Classic (28:04), West Coast Invite (26:36), and Stanford Invite (28:32).

High School: Was a two-year letterwinner at Vista Murrieta High School... Named second-team All-Southwestern League as a senior... Clocked a season-best 4:30 mile and 15:42 3-mile his senior season... His team won the Southwestern League, took second at the CIF Southern Section Finals, and took fourth at State... Also earned two varsity letters in track... Ran a 1:58 800m in track.

Personal: Born Apr. 19, 1995 in Murrieta, Calif.... Chose USD because of the academics along with the location and the atmosphere... Was also recruited by Long Beach State and Pepperdine... Enjoys playing the guitar, surfing, and snowboarding.

Major: Business Economics

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

  • 2014Sophomore

  • 2015Junior

    5'8"
  • 2016Senior

    5'8"