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2019 Cross Country Roster

Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics
Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics
Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics
Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics

Matthew Arnold

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Surrey, England
  • Highschool All Hallows School

Biography

2020 (Indoor Track & Field):
Had four Top Five finishes including a win of the 3K (8:22.93) at the FasTrak Athletix Collegiate & Unattached Opener on Dec. 7, 2019 and second place finishes in the 3K (8:20.01) at the Howie Ryan Invite and in the 5K (14:39.16) and distance medley relay (10:01.72) at the SLC Indoor Championships (Mar. 1-2) ... Two-time Second Team All-SLC and All-Acadmeic Team member

2019 (Cross Country):

Ran a personal best in the 8K at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, taking 13th with a time of 24:27.7 ... Earned Third Team All-Conference after placing 15th at the SLC Championships with a time of 24:49.1 in the 8K ... Ran a 31:24.7 in the 10K at the NCAA South Central Regional, finishing 37th ... First Team Academic All-SLC

2019 (Outdoor Track & Field):

Ran a personal best time of 8:59 in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Mike Fanelli Classic.... Placed second in the Southland Conference Championships 3000 meter steeplechase (9:06) and third in the 5000 meter Southland Conference Championships (14:46)... Ran 9:18 steeplechase at the NCAA West Regional Championships

2019 (Indoor Track & Field):

Member of the Men's DMR winning team at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships.... Conference Indoor 5000 meter champion (14:40).

2018 (Cross Country):

Finished seventh in the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships...Advanced to the NCAA South Central Regional where he finished 57th with a time of 33:36.1 in the 10,000-meter race

2018 (Outdoor Track & Field):

Named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year following a third place finish in the steeplechase (9:05) and second place in the 5000 meter's (15:00) at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships...Finished 2nd at the Long Beach Invitational with a personal best time of 3:52 in the 1500 meter's....set a personal best time of 14:29 in the 5000 meter's at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

2018 (Indoor Track & Field):

Member of the Mens DMR winning team at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships... Set a personal best time and placed second in the 3000 meter's (8:15) and seventh in the 800 meter's with a personal best time (1:53:00) at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships... Won the Ted Nelson Invitational Mile with a personal best time of 4:12.

2017 (Cross Country):

Finished eighth in the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:59.0 (8,000-meters) ... Set a personal-best at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational on Oct. 14 with a time of 24:31.2 (8,000-meters) ... Finished 29th at the NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 31:09.8 (10,000-meters) ... A member of the 2017 Southland Conference Cross Country Championship team

Prior to Lamar:
Ran cross country and track & field for for St. Mary's University in Twickenham, England from 2012-15 ... Obtained a First Honors Degree in Sports and Exercise Science ... Went to high school at All Hallows School

Personal:
Born August 5, 1996 in Surrey, England, to Michael and Catherine Arnold ... Both parents are teachers ... Has three siblings: Josh (brother), Francesca (sister), and Claire (sister) ... Graduated from Master's Degree in Kinesiology, working towards a Masters of Art in English Literature and Language

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior

    6'2"
  • 2019Graduate Student

    6'2"
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