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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Matt Gatune

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Woodside, Del.
  • Previous School Polytechnic
  • College Columbia College

Biography

2024-25 (Junior): (XC) ran 8K PR at Ivy XC Championships with time of 23:45.3, competed at NCAA DI NE XC National Qualifier in the 10K and ran PR time of 31:10.9 (ITF) ran 3K PR time of 8:06.39 at BU Season Opener, top 5 finish in the mile at Penn Classic, ran new mile PR of 3:59.35 at BU Valentine Invitational, competed on top 2 scoring 4x8 team and made it to the mile final where he scored 3rd place with a time of 4:03.58 (OTF) ran 1500m PR in his outdoor season opener at Raleigh Relays with a time of 3:40.34, top 2 finish and PR in the 800m at Sam Howell Invite with time of 1:49.37, competed on 4x8 team that finished top 2 once again and made it to 1500m final at Ivy Outdoor Championships, finished his season by competing in the 1500m race at NCAA DI East Regional National Qualifier

2023-24 (Sophomore): (XC) Won 8K with time of 24:44.0 at Mets XC Championship. (ITF) Finished 2nd in 3K with time of 8:10.26 at Rutgers Holiday Classic, ran mile OR of 4:04.82 at Columbia’s Home Indoor Meet, competed at Ivy League Heps Indoor T&F Championships in mile and 4x8. (OTF) Ran 1500m PR of 3:49.78 at Raleigh Relays, ran 800m PR of 1:50.10 at Wake Forest Invite, competed on 4x8 team at Penn Relays, made it to 800m finals and scored with 4th place on 4x8 team at Ivy League Heps Outdoor T&F Championships.

2022-23 (First-Year): (XC) Participated in the Mets Cross Country Championships in the 8k, placing 5th with a time of 27:11.8 (Oct. 7) … (ITF): Earned 1st place in the 4x800m with time 7:42.62 at Dartmouth v. Columbia v. Yale (Jan. 21) … Personal best mile time of 4:12.57, placing 209th at the David Valentine Invite (Feb. 10-11) … Clocked 16th place in the 1000m with time of 2:30.22 at the Ivy League Heps Indoor TF Championships (Feb. 25-26) … Ran the DMR at the Indoor IC4A/ECAC with final time of 9:53.94, earning 5th place (Mar. 3-5) … (OTF): Personal best in the 1500m at the Colonial Relays with time 3:54.89 (Mar. 30-Apr. 1) … Competed at the Wake Forest International and earned a PR in the 800m with time 1:50.83, placing 2nd (Apr. 21) … Finished 4th in an 800m at the Ivy League Outdoor TF Championship with time 1:50.9 (May 6-7)

High School: Won 11 letters in cross country (four) and track (seven) ... Three-time Delaware State Champion in the 800m (2021-22) ... Two-time state champion in the 4x800m (2021-22) ... 2022 State champion in the 1600m and the 4x400m ... Team runners up at the 2022 outdoor state and conference championships ... Member of the 2021 cross country conference runners up ... Three-time All-Conference in cross country ... Two-time All-State in cross country ... Four-time All-State in indoor and outdoor track ... Will leave with 12 school records ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:  Enrolled in Columbia College ... Will major in computer science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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