2026 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Matt Richardson Season/Career Marks
2026 Outdoor: Competed in middle distance events at eight meets...ran season-best time of 1:58.30 in the 800-meter run at South Dakota Challenge May 2nd to place 12th overall...top time in the 1,500-meter run was 4:10.18 at the Sioux City Relays April 11th for eighth-place finish...finished 12th in the 1,500-meter run at Emporia State/Midwest Classic in time of 4:12.82...competed at NSIC Outdoor Championships in Duluth, Minnesota in 800-meter run and posted time of 1:59.21.
2026 Indoor: Ran a leg on the distance medley relay at NSIC Indoor Championship placing seventh in a time of 10:45.87...had a first place finish at WSC NCAA Showdown (1/24/26) in the 1000-meter run in a time of 2:37.95...ran a season best mile in 4:34.56 at WSC Wildcat Invite (2/6/26)...opened season with a fifth place finish in the one mile run of 4:43.68.
High School: Graduate of Baxter High School in Iowa...was a four-year starter/letter winner in cross country and track and field...was a three-time Class 1A state qualifier in cross country and placed eighth as a senior with time of 16:29.2...in track and field posted pair of third-place finishes at 1A State Track Meet - 4:21.35 in 1,600-meter run and 9:32.52 in 3,200-meter run...as a junior took 10th in the 3,200-meter run (9:59.52) and was 12th in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:34.40...has earned All-State honors in cross country and is a four-time All-Iowa Star South Conference selection.
Personal: Son of Adam and Lisa Richardson...born April 15, 2007...majoring in exercise science.
