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2019-20 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Matthew McLaughlin

Matthew McLaughlin

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 150
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Clifton Park, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    Shenendehowa
  • Major:
    Chemical Engineering

Summary

Biography

Events: 55-meter dash, 60-meter dash, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay, 4x200-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay

2020-21: Earned Academic Honors (Fall 2020) and Academic Distinction (Spring 2021) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following the Spring semester. Outdoor: Named to the USTFCCCA All-Region rolls in the 200-meter dash … Competed in six of the Chargers meets in a season limited due to the CoVID-19 Pandemic … Opened up the season with three top-five finishes at the Wilton Wright Invitational (Apr. 3), including a runner-up finish as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team … Earned first place medalist honors at the Coast Guard Tri Meet (Apr. 10) in his primary event, the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.16 … Added another medal, this time as part of the 4x100-meter relay at the Eastern Connecticut Invitational (Apr. 15) … Part of three scoring finishes at the NE10 Outdoor Championships (May 6-8), individually in the 100-meter and 200-meter events and as a member of the 4x100-meter dash … In the 100-meter event at the NE10’s, set a new personal best time of 11.00 in the preliminary round … Earned two All-New England honors at the New England Championship (May 14-15), first individually in the 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 21.95 and as a member of the 4x100-meter relay. Indoor: 2020-21 indoor season canceled due to the CoVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20: Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following both the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters. Outdoor: 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the CoVID-19 pandemic. Indoor: Finished third overall to earn the bronze in the 200m dash (22.29) at the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships … Set personal best in the 55m (6.71) at Elm City Challenge … Won the 60m dash in a personal-record 7.12 seconds at the Lyons Invitational.

2018-19: Named to Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll. Outdoor: Part of the 4x400 relay team that placed first at the 2019 Mark Young Invitational … Set a personal-best of 11.09 seconds in the 100 meter dash in the prelims at the NE10 Championships, before taking seventh in the finals. Indoor: Qualified for the finals of the 60m dash, where he placed eighth in 7.16 seconds at the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships … Set a personal-best 52.78 seconds in the 400m dash at the 2018 Yale Season Opener.

2017-18: Outdoor: Named to the Northeast-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Member of the sixth place 4x100 and 4x400m relay teams at the NE10 Conference Championships … Ran a season-best 23.01 in the 200m dash at the Mark Young Invitational … Competed in the 4x100m relay at the Penn Relays ... Member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the Yale Springtime Invitational ... Placed third overall in his first-career 100m dash at the Stockton University Invitational. Indoor: NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Finished seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.14 at the 2018 NE10 Indoor Championship … Set a personal best in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.26 at the 2017 Yale Season Opener … Part of the 4x400 team that placed third at the 2017 Elm City Challenge.

High School: Captain of high school team … Holds the Shenendehowa High School 100m record … Holds the Shenendehowa High School 4x100m record … Also played football for the Plainsman … High Honor Roll student.

Personal: Son of Mick and Lisa McLaughlin … Has two brothers, Johnny and Joey and one sister, Jenny … Majoring in chemical engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Sprints
    6'1" 150 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints
    6'1" 150 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sprints
    6'1" 150 lbs