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Matthew Gaitan
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Lutheran South Academy
Gaitan's TFRRS Results
All-Time Rice Ranking (as of June 2026)
No. 9 Indoor Mile - 4:06.19
AT MAJOR MEETS
2026 American Outdoor - 14th, 1500m, 3:57.20
2026 American Outdoor - 20th, 5000m, 15:48.74
2026 American Indoor - 9th, Mile, 4:07.30
2025 NCAA South Central - 151st, 10k, 35:02.4
2025 American XC - 70th, 8k, 26:10.1
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic Team
2025-26
XC: Ran at all five meets...Finished 15th at the Rice Invitational...Was 70th at the American Championships...Qualified for the NCAA South Central Regional...Indoor: Ran at four meets...Finished ninth in the mile at the American Indoor Championships...Set the ninth-fastest mile time with a 4:06.19 in the American prelims...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Ran in the 1500m and the 5000m at the conference championship...Was sixth in the 1500m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet.
Will Rice College
All-Time Rice Ranking (as of June 2026)
No. 9 Indoor Mile - 4:06.19
AT MAJOR MEETS
2026 American Outdoor - 14th, 1500m, 3:57.20
2026 American Outdoor - 20th, 5000m, 15:48.74
2026 American Indoor - 9th, Mile, 4:07.30
2025 NCAA South Central - 151st, 10k, 35:02.4
2025 American XC - 70th, 8k, 26:10.1
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic Team
2025-26
XC: Ran at all five meets...Finished 15th at the Rice Invitational...Was 70th at the American Championships...Qualified for the NCAA South Central Regional...Indoor: Ran at four meets...Finished ninth in the mile at the American Indoor Championships...Set the ninth-fastest mile time with a 4:06.19 in the American prelims...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Ran in the 1500m and the 5000m at the conference championship...Was sixth in the 1500m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet.
2024-25
Red-shirt
Red-shirt
Will Rice College
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Saturday, December 04
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