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2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Matt Hynes

  • Events Mid-Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Montpelier, Vt.
  • Highschool Montpelier

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

CAREER HONORS
• UVM Record Holder (3000m Outdoor)

• America East Academic Honor Roll (2022)

GRADUATE OUTDOOR SEASON (2022): Began the season with a school record in the 3000m (8:28.78) for first place at the UMass Lowell Invite (Mar. 26) ... Logged a 5000m time of 15:23.91 at the Mason Spring Invite (Apr. 9) ... Won the 5000m at the UMass Outdoor Invite with a time of 14:58.15 (Apr. 16) ... Ran a career-best 10,000m time of 31:47.24 for 10th place, and logged a 5000m time of 15:05.19 at the America East Championships (May 7 & 8) ... Logged a 5000m mark of 15:22.87 at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (May 14).

GRADUATE INDOOR SEASON (2022): Opened the season with a 12th-place finish in the 3000m at the Dartmouth Indoor Opener (Dec. 11) ... Won the 3000m with a time of 8:52.35 at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 15) ... Placed third in the mile with a time of 4:24.90 at the Middlebury Winterfell (Jan. 22) ... Was sixth in the 3000m with a time of 8:47.23 at the Middlebury Invite (Jan. 29) ... Logged a 3000m time of 8:35.98 at the Scarlet & White Invite (Feb. 5) ... Finished second in the 3000m with a time of 8:26.03 at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 11) ... Placed third in the mile (4:25.14) at the UVM-UNH Dual Meet (Feb. 13) ... Ran a career-best 5000m time of 14:28.03 for 11th place at the America East Championships (Feb. 26) ... Logged a time of 14:45.89 for 5000m at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (Mar. 6).  

SENIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2021): Finished seventh in the 5000m at UMass with a time of 15:23.74 (Apr. 18) ... Was 21st in the 5000m at the America East Championships with a time of 15:30.79 (May 2).

JUNIOR INDOOR SEASON (2020): Opened the season with an eighth-place finish in the 3000m run (8:56.05) at Dartmouth (Dec. 14) ... Posted a fourth-place finish and a time of 8:32.96 in the 3000m at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 10) ... Logged a time of 8:38.91 at the Terrier Classic (Jan. 25) ... Registered a ninth-place finish in the 3000m run (8:31.64) at the NEICAAA Championships (Feb. 1) ... Ran a personal-best mile time of 4:15.90 at the Valentine Invite (Feb. 15) ... Recorded a ninth-place finish and a personal-best 3000m time of 8:24.94 at the America East Championships (Feb. 22) ... Finished 20th in the 3000m run with a time of 8:25.93 at the IC4A Championships (Mar. 8). 

SOPHOMORE OUTDOOR SEASON (2019):
Opened the season with a sixth-place finish in the 3000m run (8:40.08) at the UMass Lowell Invitational (Mar. 30) ... Registered a personal record in the 1500m run (3:59.30) for a seventh-place finish at the Minuteman Invitational (Apr. 6) ... Had a third-place finish in the 5000m run with a time of 15:31.96 at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invitational (Apr. 20) ... Won the 5000m run with a time of 14:53.73 at the UNH Pre-Conference Invite (Apr. 27) ... Set a personal-best 5000m time of 14:46.70 for ninth place at the America East Championships (May 5) ... Finished 13th in the 5000m run (15:15.07) at the New England Championships (May 11).

SOPHOMORE INDOOR SEASON (2019): Finished third in the 5000m run with a time of 15:23.03 at Dartmouth (Dec. 8) ... Took sixth in the 3000m run at the Dartmouth Relays with a time of 8:40.77 (Jan. 13) ... Finished fourth in the mile at New Hampshire with a time of 4:20.82 (Jan. 26) ... Placed sixth in the 3000m run at Villanova with a time of 8:32.40 (Feb. 2) ... Registered a personal record in the mile (4:17.72) at the Valentine Invite (Feb. 9) ... Ran a personal-best 3000m time of 8:31.54 to finish in 17th place at the America East Championships (Feb. 23).

FRESHMAN OUTDOOR SEASON (2018): Finished fifth with a personal-best in the 3000m (8:45.33) at the UMass Lowell Invitational (Mar. 31) ... Placed 11th and set a 1500m personal-best (4:01.19) at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (Apr. 28) ... Ran the the 10,000m at the America East Championship (May 6).

FRESHMAN INDOOR SEASON (2018): Finished sixth in the 5,000m (15:30.05) at Dartmouth (Dec. 9) … Placed 12th in the 3000m (9:08.10) at New Hampshire (Jan. 27) … Ran a time of 15:36.96 in the 5,000m at the New England Championships (Feb. 23-24) to finish 16th … Finished 17th in the 5,000m (15:10.28) at the America East Championships (Feb. 23-24).

BEFORE VERMONT: Member of the hockey, cross country, and track teams at Montpelier High School ... Helped cross country and hockey teams win 2016 Vermont state championship ... 2016 Vermont Gatorade Runner of the Year ... 2015, 2016 state champion 1,500m and 3,000m.

PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Elizabeth ... Has two brothers, Zack and Rory ... Zack is a student at Castleton State ... Chose UVM for its proximity to home and academic excellence.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Distance
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior

  • 2021-22Graduate Student