Sunday, January 24, 2010

Matt Wheeler (Menlo-Atherton HS, Atherton; Michigan)

Matt Wheeler

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Atherton, Calif.

High School:
Menlo-Atherton

Position:
Hurdles

Junior/Sophomore (2009)...Outdoor... recorded a season-best time of 55.68 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Rice Bayou Classic (March 28) ... Indoor...finishedfirst in the 400-meter dashwith aseason-best time of 49.94 at theSimmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 24).

Sophomore (2008)...Outdoor... did not compete...Indoor...finished third with acareer-best time of 49.43 in the 400-meters at the EMU Invitational (Feb 16)... had a career-best time of 22.75 in the 200-meters at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 8-9).

Freshman (2007)...Outdoor... ran on the ninth place 4x400-meter relay team (3:09.62) at the NCAA Mideast Regional (May 25-26) ... finished 13th in the 400-meter hurdles (55.33) at the Big Ten Championships (May 11-13) ... placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 54.86 at the Len Paddock Invite (May 4-5) ... Indoor... crossed the line in 49.56 in the 400-meter dash at the Meyo Invite (Feb. 2-3).

Prep... Menlo-Atherton High School (2006) ... Graduated with Honors ... 11th in the state in 300m intermediate hurdles ... 21st in the state in the 110m high hurdles ... 2006 league champion in both 300m intermediate hurdles and 110m high hurdles ... team M.V.P. in 2006.

Personal... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... born on April 5, 1988 ... son of Raymond Wheeler and Cynthia Jackson.


COLLEGIATE BESTS

Event Time
Date
200m 22.75 2/8/08
400m 49.43 2/16/08
400m hurdles 54.86 5/4/07

Courtesy Michigan

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