2015 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Tex, Matthew

Matthew Tex
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- El Cajon, CA
- High School:
- Valhalla
Bio
Lifetime Bests:
800 – 1:49.44
1,500 – 3:56.01
2012-13: Cross Country- Placed 81st at the Bozeman Running Company MSU Open. Indoor- Placed fourth in the 800 at the Big Sky Championships ... Part of record setting Distance Medley Relay at the Mountain States Games. Outdoor- Advanced to his first NCAA West Preliminary in the 800 and placed 20th overall ... earned his first Big Sky individual title after winning the 800 at the Big Sky Championships ... logged a lifetime best time of 1:49.44 at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge, his first sub-1:50 time, also besting the previous program record ... ranks second in the Bobcat record book in the 800.
2011-12: Cross Country – Came in 57th at the Big Sky Championship. Indoor- Ran on the distance medley relay that placed second at the at Big Sky Championships ... primarily ran the 800 with a season's best time of 1:54.12. Outdoor- Ran the 800 and 1,500 over the course of the outdoor season ... placed fourth in the 800 with a time of 1:51.80 ... came in second in the 800 at the Utah Spring Classic.
2010-11: Competed at the Big Sky Championships in the 800 … season best time of 1:53.25 in the 800 came at the Cat-Griz Dual … All-Academic Big Sky selection.
Prior to MSU: A 2010 graduate of Valhalla High School … earned two letters in cross country and one in track and field … best time in the 800 was 1:55.72, which earned him a sixth place finish at the San Diego Grossmont League Championships … was the runner-up in the 5,000 at the Grossmont Championships … named All-California Interscholastic Federation in track … earned Union Tribune Academic honors.
Personal: Matthew Allan Tex … born September 24, 1992 … son of Mark and Melonie Tex … majoring in University Studies.
800 – 1:49.44
1,500 – 3:56.01
2012-13: Cross Country- Placed 81st at the Bozeman Running Company MSU Open. Indoor- Placed fourth in the 800 at the Big Sky Championships ... Part of record setting Distance Medley Relay at the Mountain States Games. Outdoor- Advanced to his first NCAA West Preliminary in the 800 and placed 20th overall ... earned his first Big Sky individual title after winning the 800 at the Big Sky Championships ... logged a lifetime best time of 1:49.44 at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge, his first sub-1:50 time, also besting the previous program record ... ranks second in the Bobcat record book in the 800.
2011-12: Cross Country – Came in 57th at the Big Sky Championship. Indoor- Ran on the distance medley relay that placed second at the at Big Sky Championships ... primarily ran the 800 with a season's best time of 1:54.12. Outdoor- Ran the 800 and 1,500 over the course of the outdoor season ... placed fourth in the 800 with a time of 1:51.80 ... came in second in the 800 at the Utah Spring Classic.
2010-11: Competed at the Big Sky Championships in the 800 … season best time of 1:53.25 in the 800 came at the Cat-Griz Dual … All-Academic Big Sky selection.
Prior to MSU: A 2010 graduate of Valhalla High School … earned two letters in cross country and one in track and field … best time in the 800 was 1:55.72, which earned him a sixth place finish at the San Diego Grossmont League Championships … was the runner-up in the 5,000 at the Grossmont Championships … named All-California Interscholastic Federation in track … earned Union Tribune Academic honors.
Personal: Matthew Allan Tex … born September 24, 1992 … son of Mark and Melonie Tex … majoring in University Studies.
Big Sky Preview
Friday, February 11
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05