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2017 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Matt Jennings

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Indoor Senior
  • Outdoor Sr.
  • Hometown Devils Lake, N.D.
  • High School Devils Lake HS

Biography

Jennings' Performance History & Personal Bests

2016-17 SEASON
 
Cross Country (Senior): Among NDSU’s top five finishers at each of the last three meets of the season … No. 3 finisher for the Bison at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 11, placing 117th overall in 32:30.7 for the 10k course … No. 5 finisher for the Bison at the Summit League Championships on Oct. 29, taking 18th place.
Indoor (Senior): Ran the 800m leg on NDSU’s Summit League runner-up distance medley relay team that clocked 10:12.37 to rank 9th in school history … Also placed 8th in the 800m at the Summit League Championships, running an indoor season-best 1:56.30 in the prelims.
Outdoor (Senior): Placed 3rd in the 3000m steeplechase and 6th in the 1500m at the Summit League Championships … Ran the first steeplechase race of his career at the conference meet and clocked 9:18.92 to take 3rd place … Posted season-best times of 1:54.74 in the 800m, 3:55.35 in the 1500m, and 14:43.94 in the 5000m.

2015-16 SEASON
 
Cross Country (Junior): Ran in three meets, clocking a season-best 8k time of 26:07.2 at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 26 … Finished 17th at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 17.
Indoor (Junior): Ran the 800m leg on NDSU’s distance medley relay team that finished 3rd at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Finished 9th in the 800m and mile at the league meet … Clocked a personal-best 800m time of 1:54.00 at the Iowa State Classic.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 4th in the 1500m at the Summit League Championships, as well as finishing 9th in the 800m … Ran a personal-best 1500m time of 3:53.92 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Apr. 15 … Season-best 800m time of 1:54.37 at the Husker Spring Invite on Apr. 9.
 
2014-15 SEASON
 
Cross Country (Sophomore): Ran in four meets for the Bison … Placed 34th overall at the Summit League Championships in Fargo on Nov. 1, finishing the 8k course in 27:27.9 … Season-best 8k time of 25:59.3 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational … NDSU’s No. 6 finisher at the Bison Open on Aug. 29 and the Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 18.
Indoor (Sophomore): Ran on NDSU’s fourth-place distance medley relay team at the Summit League Championships … Also finished 10th in the 800m and mile at the conference meet … Season-best 1:56.92 in the 800m at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 7 … Season-best mile time of 4:18.57 at the Summit League Championships.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Clocked season-best times in both the 800m and 1500m at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays on May 1-2 … Ran 1:54.50 in the 800m and 3:58.69 in the 1500m … Won the 800m at the Cobber Twilight on Apr. 28 in 1:56.31.
 
2013-14 SEASON

Cross Country (Freshman): 
Ran in two meets ... NDSU's No. 7 finisher at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 19 ... Finished the 8k course in 27:03.3.
Indoor (Freshman): Ran the 800m leg on NDSU's distance medley relay team that won the Summit League title ... Placed fifth in the 800m at the Summit League Indoor Championships, finishing in 1:56.67 ... Season-best 800m time of 1:56.00 in the prelims at the league meet ... Season-best mile time of 4:27.03 at the Thundering Herd Classic.
Outdoor (Freshman): Clocked a season-best mile time of 1:55.38 at the Lyle Hokanson Classic on Apr. 12 ... Also ran 4:08.65 in the 1500m at the Cobber Twilight on Apr. 22.

2012-13 SEASON
 
Cross Country (Redshirt): Did not compete.
Indoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt ... Posted top times of 1:58.60 in the 800m and 4:28.93 in the mile.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt ... Ran 1:56.52 in the 800m at the Cobber Twilight on Apr. 29.

HIGH SCHOOL: Sixth place in the Class A 800m at the North Dakota high school state championships as a senior in 2012 ... state qualifier in the 400m as a senior ... owns an 800m personal-best time of 1:58.82 and a 400m personal best of 50.78 ... also participated in cross country, football, wrestling and FBLA ... member of the Devils Lake team that won the 2011 EDC championship in football.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Pat and Dawn Daniels ... has one older brother, Patrick Jennings ... majoring in civil engineering.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2014Redshirt Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2015Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2016Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2017Senior

    Mid-Distance