2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Calem, Matt

Matt Calem
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Oakton, Va.
- High School:
- James Madison HS
Bio
Calem's TFRRS Results
*Third-Team All-Conference Cross Country (2017)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2015 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 10th, 1500, 4:04.71
2016 C-USA Cross Country Championships - 44th, 8k, 26:43
2016 NCAA South Central Championships - 65th, 10k, 32:22
2017 C-USA Indoor Championships - 15th, 5000m, 15:16.53
2017 C-USA Indoor Championships - 14th, 3000m, 8:36.69
2017 C-USA Cross Country Championships - 15th, 8k, 25:15
2017 NCAA South Central Championships - 114th, 10k, 32:51
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships-6th, 3:53.30, 1500m
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships-25th, 16:00.74, 5,000m
ACADEMIC HONORS
2014-15 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015-16 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Cross Country)
8K - 24:42, Texas A&M Invitational (9/23/17)
10k - 32:22, NCAA South Central Regional (11/11/16)
(Indoor)
3000m - 8:36.69, C-USA Championships (2/19/17)
5000m - 15:16.53
(Outdoor)
1500m - 3:53.30, C-USA Championships (5/13/18)
5000m - 14:52.44, UCSD Triton Invitational (4/13/18)
2017-18
Cross Country: Competed in five races...earned Third-Team All-Conference honors with 15th place finish at C-USA Championships...placed 21st at Texas A&M Invitational...10th at Rice Invitational. Outdoor: Raced seven times in 2018 and finished in the Top-10 five different times...at the Victor Lopez Classic, finished fourth in 15:08.77...followed that up with another fourth-place finish, this time in the 1500m at the Skecher's Performance Carl Kight Invitational in a time of 3:59.35...ran a personal best time of 14:52.44 in the 5,000m at the UCSD Triton Invitational to finish in third place...finished in second place in the 1500m at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet after running a time of 3:55.45...in the 1500m at the Arkansas Twilight meet, ran a new personal best in the 1500m of 3:53.40...at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, placed 25th in the 5,000m in a time of 16:00.74...doubled back in the 1500m to finish sixth overall and run a new personal best of 3:53.30.
2016-17
Cross Country: Competed in all six races for the Owls...was the team's top finisher (17th) at the Rice Invitational...placed 11th at the HBU Invite...ran a season-best 25:40 (8k) at the Rim Rock Classic. Indoor: Finished in 14th and 15th place in the 3000m and 5000m, respectively, at the C-USA Championships...member of the DMR team that won at the Howie Ryan Invite. Outdoor: Won the 5000m at the Texas Invitational, posting a time of 15:12.66...third place result in the 1500m at the TSU Relays...finished fifth at the Victor Lopez Classic in the 5000m and eighth in the 1500m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight.
2014-15
Outdoor: Competed at four meets as a freshman...set a season-best with a time of 3:55.45 in the 1500 at the Victor Lopez Classic (4/2/15)...placed 10th in the 1500 (4:04.71) at the C-USA Championships (5/14/15).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from and ran track/cross country at James Madison HS (Virginia) for head coach Craig Chasse ... placed seventh at the cross country state championship (2013) ... second in the 3200 at the indoor state championship (2014) ... placed second in the 1600 at the outdoor state championship (2013) ... five-time all-state selection ... holds school records in the DMR, indoor 1000, 1600 and 3200; in the outdoor 1600 and 3200 ... nine-time cross country district/conference champion ... placed third in the 1500, 3000, and 4x400 at the Maccabiah Games in Israel (2013) ... personal bests of 4:16.89 (1600) and 9:20.07 (3200).
PERSONAL
Full Name: Matthew Issaac Calem ... Parents: Mark Calem and Hindy Shaman (two brothers) ... Major: Engineering ... College: Jones.
*Third-Team All-Conference Cross Country (2017)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2015 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 10th, 1500, 4:04.71
2016 C-USA Cross Country Championships - 44th, 8k, 26:43
2016 NCAA South Central Championships - 65th, 10k, 32:22
2017 C-USA Indoor Championships - 15th, 5000m, 15:16.53
2017 C-USA Indoor Championships - 14th, 3000m, 8:36.69
2017 C-USA Cross Country Championships - 15th, 8k, 25:15
2017 NCAA South Central Championships - 114th, 10k, 32:51
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships-6th, 3:53.30, 1500m
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships-25th, 16:00.74, 5,000m
ACADEMIC HONORS
2014-15 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015-16 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Cross Country)
8K - 24:42, Texas A&M Invitational (9/23/17)
10k - 32:22, NCAA South Central Regional (11/11/16)
(Indoor)
3000m - 8:36.69, C-USA Championships (2/19/17)
5000m - 15:16.53
(Outdoor)
1500m - 3:53.30, C-USA Championships (5/13/18)
5000m - 14:52.44, UCSD Triton Invitational (4/13/18)
2017-18
Cross Country: Competed in five races...earned Third-Team All-Conference honors with 15th place finish at C-USA Championships...placed 21st at Texas A&M Invitational...10th at Rice Invitational. Outdoor: Raced seven times in 2018 and finished in the Top-10 five different times...at the Victor Lopez Classic, finished fourth in 15:08.77...followed that up with another fourth-place finish, this time in the 1500m at the Skecher's Performance Carl Kight Invitational in a time of 3:59.35...ran a personal best time of 14:52.44 in the 5,000m at the UCSD Triton Invitational to finish in third place...finished in second place in the 1500m at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet after running a time of 3:55.45...in the 1500m at the Arkansas Twilight meet, ran a new personal best in the 1500m of 3:53.40...at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, placed 25th in the 5,000m in a time of 16:00.74...doubled back in the 1500m to finish sixth overall and run a new personal best of 3:53.30.
2016-17
Cross Country: Competed in all six races for the Owls...was the team's top finisher (17th) at the Rice Invitational...placed 11th at the HBU Invite...ran a season-best 25:40 (8k) at the Rim Rock Classic. Indoor: Finished in 14th and 15th place in the 3000m and 5000m, respectively, at the C-USA Championships...member of the DMR team that won at the Howie Ryan Invite. Outdoor: Won the 5000m at the Texas Invitational, posting a time of 15:12.66...third place result in the 1500m at the TSU Relays...finished fifth at the Victor Lopez Classic in the 5000m and eighth in the 1500m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight.
2014-15
Outdoor: Competed at four meets as a freshman...set a season-best with a time of 3:55.45 in the 1500 at the Victor Lopez Classic (4/2/15)...placed 10th in the 1500 (4:04.71) at the C-USA Championships (5/14/15).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from and ran track/cross country at James Madison HS (Virginia) for head coach Craig Chasse ... placed seventh at the cross country state championship (2013) ... second in the 3200 at the indoor state championship (2014) ... placed second in the 1600 at the outdoor state championship (2013) ... five-time all-state selection ... holds school records in the DMR, indoor 1000, 1600 and 3200; in the outdoor 1600 and 3200 ... nine-time cross country district/conference champion ... placed third in the 1500, 3000, and 4x400 at the Maccabiah Games in Israel (2013) ... personal bests of 4:16.89 (1600) and 9:20.07 (3200).
PERSONAL
Full Name: Matthew Issaac Calem ... Parents: Mark Calem and Hindy Shaman (two brothers) ... Major: Engineering ... College: Jones.
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