2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

Matt Straney

  • Class Year '20
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Clifton Park, NY
  • High School Shenendehowa
  • Secondary School Shenendehowa

Biography

2018 Season
Ran in seven of EC's eight races in his first season with the team...Earned a season-best 45th-place finish with a time of 22:30.20 at the 5,000-meter Bronco Classic (10/3)...Posted a season-best 8K time of 36:57.30 at the Cross Country Only Conference Championships (CCOC) (10/13).

PR Times
8,000-meter: 36:57.30 (CCOC Championships, 10/13/18)
6,000-meter: 28:25.30 (Alfred University Short Meet, 9/8/18)
5,000-meter: 22:33.20 (Bronco Classic, 10/3/18)

Before Elmira
Lettered in volleyball and baseball at Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, New York...Won a Section II Division I Championship and a regional title as a senior in 2015, allowing Shen to advance to the state tournament for the first time in program history...Was a member of Shen's 2016 New York State Class AA Championship baseball team.

Personal
Matt is a Business Administration major with a minor in Finance.