2016-17 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Murray, Matthew

Matthew Murray
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pearland, Texas
- High School:
- Pearland HS
Bio
Murray TFRRS Results
Rice All Time Ranking (as of July 22, 2021)
Mile (Indoors)-#6
1500-#10
3000 (Indoors)-#14
CONFERENCE TITLES
2019 C-USA Indoor Distance Medley Relay
2018 C-USA Indoor Distance Medley Relay
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
*2020-2021 C-USA Cross-Country-3rd Team
*2019 C-USA Indoor (DMR)
*2018 C-USA Outdoor (1500m)
*2018 C-USA Indoor (DMR)
*2017 C-USA Indoor (DMR)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships-4th, 1500m, 3:48.04
2020/2021 C-USA Cross Country Championships-17th, 8k, 25:05.3
2019 NCAA South Central Regional (XC)-81st, 10k, 32:36.1
2019 C-USA Cross Country Championships-26th, 8k, 25:22.1
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships-5th, Mile, 4:12.97
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships-1st, Distance Medley Relay
2018 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims-1500m
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships-3rd, 1500m, 3:51.70
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships-6th, 3000m, 8:22.04
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships-4th, Mile, 4:11.64
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships-1st, Distance Medley Relay
2018 NCAA South Central Regional (XC)-27th, 10k, 32:43.6
2018 C-USA Cross Country Championships-23rd, 8k, 25:48
2017 USATF Junior Nationals-5th, 1500, 3:53.25
2017 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 11th, 1500, 3:59.08
2017 C-USA Indoor Championships-3rd, Distance Medley Relay
2017 C-USA Indoor Championships - 6th, Mile, 4:10.03
ACADEMIC HONORS
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoor)
800m-1:55.78, Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/2/19)
Mile - 4:06.33, Boston University (2/25/18)
3000m - 8:22.04, C-USA Indoor Championships (2/17/18)
(Outdoor)
800m-1:53.82, Cougar Spring Break Invitational (3/16/17)
1500m - 3:45.74, Victor Lopez Classic (3/24/18)
Mile - 4:07.93, Texas Relays (3/31/18)
5000m - 15:22.83, C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/13/18)
2020-21
Outdoor: Competed at three meets...placed fourth (3:48.04) in the 1500m at the C-USA Championships...won the 1500m at the Tom Tellez Invitational.
2019-20
Cross Country: Competed in five races…ran a season-best 8k time of 25:22.1 at the Conference USA Cross Country Championships, finishing 26th…finished in 20:19.5 at the Rice Invitational (4k), placing 19th. Indoor: Redshirted.
2018-19
Indoor: Was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team which won the C-USA Championship, finishing in a time of 10:05.14…also secured a fifth place finish in the Mile at the C-USA Championship with a time of 4:12.97..scored second place in the Mile at the Houston Invitational in 4:10.96.
2017-18
Indoor: Debuted in the mile with a second-place finish, 4:17.14, and in the 800m, sixth place in 1:56.97, at the Houston Invitational...finished second in the Mile, 4:07.24, at the Charlie Thomas Invitational...was on the Distance Medley Relay squad that took first at the Music City Challenge in 9:48.52...won C-USA title in the DMR, 9:52.95, and finished fourth in the mile, 4:11.64, and sixth in the 3000, 8:22.40. Outdoor: Got his first win of the outdoor season at the Victor Lopez Classic with a personal best, 3:45.74, in the Mile...finished second in the 1500m at the UCSD Triton Invitational with a time of 3:47.27...at C-USA Outdoors, finished third in the 1500m final after running 3:51.70 and took 18th in the 5,000m with a time of 15:22.83.
2016-2017
Indoor: Clocked in at 4:10.03 at the C-USA Indoor Championships, good for a sixth place finish...placed first in the distance medley race at the Howie Ryan Invitational with a time of 10:26.88...finished third in the distance medley race at the C-USA Indoor Championships, earning All-Conference honors. Outdoor: Finished first at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational in the 800m race, with a time of 1:53.82...placed second at the 66th Annual TSU Relays in the 1500m race...at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, clocked in at 3:59.08 in the 1500m race, earning him 11th place.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Pearland Dawson HS where he ran mid-distance and distance events and competed in swimming.
PERSONAL
Full name: Matthew Alexander Murray...Parents: Sean and Shannan Murray (two brothers, one sister)...Rice College: McMurtry...Major: Mechanical Engineering.
Rice All Time Ranking (as of July 22, 2021)
Mile (Indoors)-#6
1500-#10
3000 (Indoors)-#14
CONFERENCE TITLES
2019 C-USA Indoor Distance Medley Relay
2018 C-USA Indoor Distance Medley Relay
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
*2020-2021 C-USA Cross-Country-3rd Team
*2019 C-USA Indoor (DMR)
*2018 C-USA Outdoor (1500m)
*2018 C-USA Indoor (DMR)
*2017 C-USA Indoor (DMR)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships-4th, 1500m, 3:48.04
2020/2021 C-USA Cross Country Championships-17th, 8k, 25:05.3
2019 NCAA South Central Regional (XC)-81st, 10k, 32:36.1
2019 C-USA Cross Country Championships-26th, 8k, 25:22.1
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships-5th, Mile, 4:12.97
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships-1st, Distance Medley Relay
2018 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims-1500m
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships-3rd, 1500m, 3:51.70
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships-6th, 3000m, 8:22.04
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships-4th, Mile, 4:11.64
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships-1st, Distance Medley Relay
2018 NCAA South Central Regional (XC)-27th, 10k, 32:43.6
2018 C-USA Cross Country Championships-23rd, 8k, 25:48
2017 USATF Junior Nationals-5th, 1500, 3:53.25
2017 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 11th, 1500, 3:59.08
2017 C-USA Indoor Championships-3rd, Distance Medley Relay
2017 C-USA Indoor Championships - 6th, Mile, 4:10.03
ACADEMIC HONORS
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoor)
800m-1:55.78, Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/2/19)
Mile - 4:06.33, Boston University (2/25/18)
3000m - 8:22.04, C-USA Indoor Championships (2/17/18)
(Outdoor)
800m-1:53.82, Cougar Spring Break Invitational (3/16/17)
1500m - 3:45.74, Victor Lopez Classic (3/24/18)
Mile - 4:07.93, Texas Relays (3/31/18)
5000m - 15:22.83, C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/13/18)
2020-21
Outdoor: Competed at three meets...placed fourth (3:48.04) in the 1500m at the C-USA Championships...won the 1500m at the Tom Tellez Invitational.
2019-20
Cross Country: Competed in five races…ran a season-best 8k time of 25:22.1 at the Conference USA Cross Country Championships, finishing 26th…finished in 20:19.5 at the Rice Invitational (4k), placing 19th. Indoor: Redshirted.
2018-19
Indoor: Was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team which won the C-USA Championship, finishing in a time of 10:05.14…also secured a fifth place finish in the Mile at the C-USA Championship with a time of 4:12.97..scored second place in the Mile at the Houston Invitational in 4:10.96.
2017-18
Indoor: Debuted in the mile with a second-place finish, 4:17.14, and in the 800m, sixth place in 1:56.97, at the Houston Invitational...finished second in the Mile, 4:07.24, at the Charlie Thomas Invitational...was on the Distance Medley Relay squad that took first at the Music City Challenge in 9:48.52...won C-USA title in the DMR, 9:52.95, and finished fourth in the mile, 4:11.64, and sixth in the 3000, 8:22.40. Outdoor: Got his first win of the outdoor season at the Victor Lopez Classic with a personal best, 3:45.74, in the Mile...finished second in the 1500m at the UCSD Triton Invitational with a time of 3:47.27...at C-USA Outdoors, finished third in the 1500m final after running 3:51.70 and took 18th in the 5,000m with a time of 15:22.83.
2016-2017
Indoor: Clocked in at 4:10.03 at the C-USA Indoor Championships, good for a sixth place finish...placed first in the distance medley race at the Howie Ryan Invitational with a time of 10:26.88...finished third in the distance medley race at the C-USA Indoor Championships, earning All-Conference honors. Outdoor: Finished first at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational in the 800m race, with a time of 1:53.82...placed second at the 66th Annual TSU Relays in the 1500m race...at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, clocked in at 3:59.08 in the 1500m race, earning him 11th place.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Pearland Dawson HS where he ran mid-distance and distance events and competed in swimming.
PERSONAL
Full name: Matthew Alexander Murray...Parents: Sean and Shannan Murray (two brothers, one sister)...Rice College: McMurtry...Major: Mechanical Engineering.
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