Biography
CAREER RESULTS
Career Accolades
FSC Indoor Track Mile School Record Holder (2025)
FSC Indoor Track 800m Freshman Record Holder (2023)
FSC Outdoor Track 800m School Record Holder (2025)
FSC Outdoor Track 1,500m School Record Holder (2025)
2x USTFCCCA All-South Region – Indoor – Mile  (2024, 2025)
USTFCCCA All-South Region – Outdoor – 800m (2025)
USTFCCCA All-South Region – Outdoor – 1,5000m (2025)
All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team – 1,500m (2025)
FSC Athletics Male Newcomer of the Year (2022-23)
Sunshine State Conference Men’s Outdoor Distance Runner of the Week (3/24/25, 4/7/25)
CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)
2x D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023-24, 2024-25)
Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2025^) (^Perfect 4.00 GPA)
AS A JUNIOR (2025)
INDOOR
Competed in four of the Moccasins’ seven indoor meets … saw action in the 800m, mile, and 3,000m … top individual finish was third in the 800m at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational … had two other top-five finishes … ran the top two 800m times on the squad in 2025, which rank second and fourth in the record book … ran the top-three mile times on the team in 2025 including a new school record of 4:07.28 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass. … ran the sixth fastest 3,000m time on the team in 2025 … top season times included 1:54.00 (800m), 4:07.28 (Mile) and 8:31.11 (3,000m).
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OUTDOOR
Competed in nine of the Moccasins’ 11 outdoor meets … competed in the 800m, 1,500m, and 5,000m … top individual finish was winning the 1,500m at the Tampa Spartans Classic … earned eight top-10 finishes on the year including six top-five appearances … ran the top-seven 800m times for the team in 2025 … set the 800m school record at the South Florida Invitational in 1:49.95 … holds six of the top-10 800m times in program history … posted five of the top six 1,500m times on the team in 2024 … set a new school record at the Florida Pepsi Relays at 3:46.89 … holds five of the top-eight all-time best performances in the 1,500m at FSC … top season times included 1:49.95 (800m), 3:46.89 (1,500m), and 14:33.96 (5,000m).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)
INDOOR
Competed in three of the Moccasins’ five indoor meets … saw action in the 800m, mile and 3,000m … top individual finish came in the mile as he finished second at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational … earned four top-10 finishes including three top-three honors … posted the top 800m time on the squad which also ranked fifth all-time at 1:57.25 … ran the first, second and fourth-fastest mile times on the year which ranked as the first, fourth and eighth-best times all-time in program history … the new school record of 4:09.75 was set at the Celebration Pointe Classic … turned in the sixth-best 3,000m time on the team in 2024 which also ranked as the eighth-fastest time in program history at 8:43.84 … top season times included 1:57.25 (800m), 4:09.75 (mile), and 8:43.84 (3,000m).
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OUTDOOR
Competed in seven of the Moccasins’ nine outdoor meets … saw action in the 800m, 1,500m, and 5,000m … top individual finish was second which happened three times on the year … took second in the 1,500m at both the Tampa Spartans Classic and the ERAU Running Elements Classic while placing second in the 5,000m at the Tampa Spartans Open … turned in the first, third and sixth-best 800m times on the squad in 2024 … top 800m time of 1:52.98 ranked eighth in the FSC Record Book … ran the top four 1,500m times on the team … top two 1,500m marks ranked fourth and ninth in program history at 3:50.60 and 3:51.61 … turned in the fourth and seventh-best 5,000m times on the year for FSC … top season times included 1:52.98 (800m), 3:50.60 (1,500m), and 14:47.29 (5,000m).
AS A FRESHMAN (2023)
INDOOR
Saw action in all four indoor meets for the Moccasins … competed in the 800m, mile and 3,000m … top individual finish was fourth at the Celebration Pointe Indoor Classic in the mile … earned four top-10 individual finishes … ran the third-fastest 800m time on the team at 1:55.76 … posted the fifth and ninth-best mile times with a season-low of 4:19.50 … earned the third and seventh-best 3,000m times on the year with a low of 8:46.83.
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OUTDOOR
Saw action in four meets for the Moccasins … competed in the 800m, 1,500m and 5,000m … top individual finish was fourth at the Tampa Track Classic in the 1,500m … earned two top-10 finishes throughout the year … posted the fourth-fastest 800m time on the team at 1:56.58 … earned the third-fastest 1,500m time on the team at 3:56.11 … came in with the sixth-fastest 5,000m time of 15:02.33 … broke the FSC Men’s Track Freshman Record in the 1,500m, surpassing the previous record by three-tenths of a second.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Martin County High School in Stuart, Fla. … member of the cross country, track and soccer teams … three varsity letters in cross country, track and soccer … named cross country MVP … served as both the cross country and track team captain … named Athlete of the Week by Milesplit … named the TCPalm Runner of the Year … holds five school records … finished eighth in states in cross country … won the district championship in the 1600m … finished fourth in states in the 1600m … an AP scholar … named to the honor roll … received Scholar Athlete Award … member of the Milers Running Club and Camp … West Orange Distance Carnival 1600m champion … Satellite Set Goals Not Limits Showcase 1600m champion … meet record holder at the SSGNLS in the 1600m.
PERSONAL
Son of Brian and Darlene Matthew … has a sister, Maria … chose Florida Southern for the amazing cross country and track programs, the campus layout and the small student-to-teacher ratio … favorite professional athletes include Jakob Ingebrigsten, Craig Engels and Grant Fisher ... enjoys Frisbee, surfing, fishing and being active outdoors when not out running.