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Matthew Richtman
- Event(s):
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elburn, IL
- High School:
- Kaneland HS
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
Bio
Richtman's Performance History & Personal Bests
2023-24 Season
Cross Country (Senior): Finished his career as just the second Bobcat in program history to be a two-time All-American in cross country, joining Shannon Butler (1989-90) ... Led the Bobcats by placing 26th at the NCAA XC Championships with a 10-kilometer time of 29:36.8, the fourth-best finish by a Montana State competitor in program history ... Was the No. 1 runner as Montana State finished 13th as a team at the NCAA XC Championships, their second-best team finish in program history ... Through the first kilometer, Richtman sat in 204th. However, moving up to 153rd in the next kilometer and to 108th through three kilometers, the veteran continued to steadily move his way up to 50th through 6k before finding a way into the top-30 with a kick on the final stretch ... Earned All-Region honors placing 21st at the NCAA Mountain Regional 10k in 29:36.9 ... Finished sixth at the Big Sky Championships with an eight-kilometer time of 23:46.1
Indoor (Senior): Competed in six indoor track meets ... Placed sixth in the 3,000 meters and ninth in the 5,000 meters at the 2024 Big Sky Championships ... Ran an altitude-converted 3:59.69 in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner, the tenth-fastest mark in program history
Outdoor (Senior): Competed in six outdoor track meets ... Placed 14th in the 10,000 meters and 25th in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA West Regionals ... Finished runner-up to earn the silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2024 Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... Also finished third to earn bronze in the 5,000 meters at the conference meet, contributing 14 points as Montana State upset No. 11 Northern Arizona in Bozeman by a single point, 186-185 ... Ran the third-fastest 10k in school history at the Stanford Invitational (28:21.79) ... Ran the fifth-fastest 5k in school history (13:45.10)
2022-23 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Had a historical season in which he became the third Montana State men's cross country runner to earn All-American honors ... Led the Bobcats by placing 40th at the NCAA XC Championships with a 10-kilometer time of 29:35.7 ... Earned All-Region honors by placing fourth at the NCAA Mountain Regional race in Albuquerque, N.M. with a 10-kilometer time of 28:07.6 ... Recorded his second-straight top-10 finish at the Big Sky XC Championships by placing eighth with an 8-kilometer time of 23:39.6 ... Had a top-5 finish at the Weis-Crockett/Pre-Nationals Invitational by taking fourth in a time of 23:34.5 ... Was MSU's third runner at the Joe Piane/Notre Dame Invitational, where he finsihed in 29th with an 8-kilometer time of 23:59.2 ... Opened the season with two top-10 finishes at the MSU Cross Country Classic and the MSU Bobcat Twilight races.
Indoor (Junior): Competed in seven indoor track meets ... Placed seventh in the 5,000-meters at the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships, crossing the finish line in 14:25.00 ... Took 21st in the 3,000-meters at the same championship meet ... Ran a 13:51.07 in the 5,000-meters at the Boston University Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener, the third-fastest mark in program history ... Recorded a personal best time of 4:16.77 in the mile at the WSU Open and placed 18th ... Took fourth in the 3,000-meters at the Bobcat Challenge
Outdoor (Junior): Competed in five outdoor track meets ... Finished third in the 10,000-meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships (30:32.53) and seventh in the 5,000-meters (14:35.68) to help lead Bobcats to runner-up team result ... Opened outdoor season with a third-place finish in the 5,000-meters at the Griz-Cat Duel ... Ran a season-best 29:01.32 in the 10,000-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational, finishing 23rd ... Placed seventh at the Tom Gage Classic in the 1,500-meters
2021-22 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed at six cross country races, including the NCAA Cross Country Championships ... Helped the Bobcat men send multiple individuals to the national championships for the first time since 2002 ... Was a scoring runner for Montana State in each race ... Placed fifth overall and fourth for MSU at the Bobcat Time Trials with a 15:23.3 5K time ... Was MSU's No. 2 runner at the MSU Cross Country Classic and ran the 13th-fastest 8K time at the Bridger Creek course with a 24:31 ... Placed third for MSU and 60th overall at the FSU/Pre Nationals race with a 23:55.6 8K ... FInished in 12th place at the Big Sky Championships with a time of 24:05.3 ... Punched his ticket to nationals by finishing in 14th place at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a 10-kilometer time of 30:14.5.
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in seven indoor track meets, including the Big Sky Championships ... Primarily focused on the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs, but also ran the mile twice ... Took third in the 5K at the Bobcat PReview with a 14:47.11 ... Ran his collegiate-best indoor mile time of 4:17.99 at the WSU Invitational ... Placed second in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 8:32.11 ... Took seventh place in the 5,000 meters (14:41.75) and 13th place in the 3,000 meters (8:32.57) aat the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in nine outdoor track meets, including the NCAA West Preliminary ... Ran every distance event from the 800 meters up to the 10,000 meters ... Placed second in the 1,500 meters at the Redlands Invitational with a 3:55.69 ... Won the 5K at Azusa Pacific's Franson Classic with a 13:56.29 ... Ran his personal-best 1,500 meter time of 3:53.73 to place second at the Al Manuel Invitational ... Placed second in the 5K at the Cat/Griz Dual meet with a 15:44.58 ... Took second place in the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays with a 28:46.43 — the second-fastest time in school history ... Ran the fifth-fastest 5K time in school history and placed fifth at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a 13:47.85 ... Ran a collegiate-best 800 meter time of 1:56.86 at the Tom Gage Classic ... Earned All-Big Sky honors in the 10,000 meters by placing third with a 30:03.57 ... Also placed 10th in the 5K at the Big Sky Championships with a 14:25.73 ... Capped off the season by placiong 31st in the 10K at the NCAA West Preliminary with a 29:35.61.
2020-21 Season: Ran in all three of MSU’s indoor meets, competed in the Big Sky Cross Country Winter Championships and Big Sky Outdoor Championships … MSU’s third fastest finisher at the Big Sky cross country meet and placed 22nd overall with a time of 25:13.0 … Took 12th in 10,000 at the Sound Running College Invite (April 2) … Time of 30:14.14 is the 10th fastest in program history … Had a season-high second-place showing and ran a personal-best 14:34.66 in the 5,000 at the Hornet Invitational (March 20) … Ended year by taking 15th in the 10,000 and 23rd in the 5,000 at the Big Sky outdoor meet ... Named a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
Background: Spent two seasons at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois ... Redshirted first season as a Brave during the 2018-19 academic year ... Did compete once unattached placing 26th at the 2019 US Junior Cross Country Championship in February 2019 with an 8K time of 26:01 ... Was the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year ... Also an All-MVC honoree ... Placed third at the MVC Championship as Bradley won the meet with a modern-day conference record 17 points ... His third-place finish tied the school record for a Bradley freshman ... Finished second on the team in four of his five meets during the season ... Placed 51st at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K mark of 32:02.7 ... Clocked a season-best 8K time of 24:56.5 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational ... Also competed at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Placed fifth in the 3,000 and sixth in the 5,000 ... His season-best mark of 14:36.53 in the 5,000 was the eighth fastest in program history ... Also had a 3,000 best time of 8:26.96.
High School: Member of cross country and track teams at Kaneland High School from 2014-18 ... Won the Illinois Cross Country 2A Championship in 2017 while placing fourth in 2016 ... Earned all-state honors during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Helped lead the Knights to a sixth-place team finish in 2017 ... Also a two-time all-state honoree in track ... Owns the school record at the state cross country meet with a time of 14:21, while posting personal records on the track at 4:17 in the 1,600 and 9:14 in the 3,200.
Personal: Son of Tom and Karen Richtman ... Has two sisters, Rebecca and Rachel ... Rebecca competed for the cross country and track and field team at Winona State before transferring to Montana Tech, where she won four NAIA national titles and earned 10 All-American honors in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.
2023-24 Season
Cross Country (Senior): Finished his career as just the second Bobcat in program history to be a two-time All-American in cross country, joining Shannon Butler (1989-90) ... Led the Bobcats by placing 26th at the NCAA XC Championships with a 10-kilometer time of 29:36.8, the fourth-best finish by a Montana State competitor in program history ... Was the No. 1 runner as Montana State finished 13th as a team at the NCAA XC Championships, their second-best team finish in program history ... Through the first kilometer, Richtman sat in 204th. However, moving up to 153rd in the next kilometer and to 108th through three kilometers, the veteran continued to steadily move his way up to 50th through 6k before finding a way into the top-30 with a kick on the final stretch ... Earned All-Region honors placing 21st at the NCAA Mountain Regional 10k in 29:36.9 ... Finished sixth at the Big Sky Championships with an eight-kilometer time of 23:46.1
Indoor (Senior): Competed in six indoor track meets ... Placed sixth in the 3,000 meters and ninth in the 5,000 meters at the 2024 Big Sky Championships ... Ran an altitude-converted 3:59.69 in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner, the tenth-fastest mark in program history
Outdoor (Senior): Competed in six outdoor track meets ... Placed 14th in the 10,000 meters and 25th in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA West Regionals ... Finished runner-up to earn the silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2024 Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... Also finished third to earn bronze in the 5,000 meters at the conference meet, contributing 14 points as Montana State upset No. 11 Northern Arizona in Bozeman by a single point, 186-185 ... Ran the third-fastest 10k in school history at the Stanford Invitational (28:21.79) ... Ran the fifth-fastest 5k in school history (13:45.10)
2022-23 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Had a historical season in which he became the third Montana State men's cross country runner to earn All-American honors ... Led the Bobcats by placing 40th at the NCAA XC Championships with a 10-kilometer time of 29:35.7 ... Earned All-Region honors by placing fourth at the NCAA Mountain Regional race in Albuquerque, N.M. with a 10-kilometer time of 28:07.6 ... Recorded his second-straight top-10 finish at the Big Sky XC Championships by placing eighth with an 8-kilometer time of 23:39.6 ... Had a top-5 finish at the Weis-Crockett/Pre-Nationals Invitational by taking fourth in a time of 23:34.5 ... Was MSU's third runner at the Joe Piane/Notre Dame Invitational, where he finsihed in 29th with an 8-kilometer time of 23:59.2 ... Opened the season with two top-10 finishes at the MSU Cross Country Classic and the MSU Bobcat Twilight races.
Indoor (Junior): Competed in seven indoor track meets ... Placed seventh in the 5,000-meters at the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships, crossing the finish line in 14:25.00 ... Took 21st in the 3,000-meters at the same championship meet ... Ran a 13:51.07 in the 5,000-meters at the Boston University Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener, the third-fastest mark in program history ... Recorded a personal best time of 4:16.77 in the mile at the WSU Open and placed 18th ... Took fourth in the 3,000-meters at the Bobcat Challenge
Outdoor (Junior): Competed in five outdoor track meets ... Finished third in the 10,000-meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships (30:32.53) and seventh in the 5,000-meters (14:35.68) to help lead Bobcats to runner-up team result ... Opened outdoor season with a third-place finish in the 5,000-meters at the Griz-Cat Duel ... Ran a season-best 29:01.32 in the 10,000-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational, finishing 23rd ... Placed seventh at the Tom Gage Classic in the 1,500-meters
2021-22 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed at six cross country races, including the NCAA Cross Country Championships ... Helped the Bobcat men send multiple individuals to the national championships for the first time since 2002 ... Was a scoring runner for Montana State in each race ... Placed fifth overall and fourth for MSU at the Bobcat Time Trials with a 15:23.3 5K time ... Was MSU's No. 2 runner at the MSU Cross Country Classic and ran the 13th-fastest 8K time at the Bridger Creek course with a 24:31 ... Placed third for MSU and 60th overall at the FSU/Pre Nationals race with a 23:55.6 8K ... FInished in 12th place at the Big Sky Championships with a time of 24:05.3 ... Punched his ticket to nationals by finishing in 14th place at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a 10-kilometer time of 30:14.5.
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in seven indoor track meets, including the Big Sky Championships ... Primarily focused on the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs, but also ran the mile twice ... Took third in the 5K at the Bobcat PReview with a 14:47.11 ... Ran his collegiate-best indoor mile time of 4:17.99 at the WSU Invitational ... Placed second in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 8:32.11 ... Took seventh place in the 5,000 meters (14:41.75) and 13th place in the 3,000 meters (8:32.57) aat the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in nine outdoor track meets, including the NCAA West Preliminary ... Ran every distance event from the 800 meters up to the 10,000 meters ... Placed second in the 1,500 meters at the Redlands Invitational with a 3:55.69 ... Won the 5K at Azusa Pacific's Franson Classic with a 13:56.29 ... Ran his personal-best 1,500 meter time of 3:53.73 to place second at the Al Manuel Invitational ... Placed second in the 5K at the Cat/Griz Dual meet with a 15:44.58 ... Took second place in the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays with a 28:46.43 — the second-fastest time in school history ... Ran the fifth-fastest 5K time in school history and placed fifth at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a 13:47.85 ... Ran a collegiate-best 800 meter time of 1:56.86 at the Tom Gage Classic ... Earned All-Big Sky honors in the 10,000 meters by placing third with a 30:03.57 ... Also placed 10th in the 5K at the Big Sky Championships with a 14:25.73 ... Capped off the season by placiong 31st in the 10K at the NCAA West Preliminary with a 29:35.61.
2020-21 Season: Ran in all three of MSU’s indoor meets, competed in the Big Sky Cross Country Winter Championships and Big Sky Outdoor Championships … MSU’s third fastest finisher at the Big Sky cross country meet and placed 22nd overall with a time of 25:13.0 … Took 12th in 10,000 at the Sound Running College Invite (April 2) … Time of 30:14.14 is the 10th fastest in program history … Had a season-high second-place showing and ran a personal-best 14:34.66 in the 5,000 at the Hornet Invitational (March 20) … Ended year by taking 15th in the 10,000 and 23rd in the 5,000 at the Big Sky outdoor meet ... Named a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
Background: Spent two seasons at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois ... Redshirted first season as a Brave during the 2018-19 academic year ... Did compete once unattached placing 26th at the 2019 US Junior Cross Country Championship in February 2019 with an 8K time of 26:01 ... Was the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year ... Also an All-MVC honoree ... Placed third at the MVC Championship as Bradley won the meet with a modern-day conference record 17 points ... His third-place finish tied the school record for a Bradley freshman ... Finished second on the team in four of his five meets during the season ... Placed 51st at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K mark of 32:02.7 ... Clocked a season-best 8K time of 24:56.5 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational ... Also competed at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Placed fifth in the 3,000 and sixth in the 5,000 ... His season-best mark of 14:36.53 in the 5,000 was the eighth fastest in program history ... Also had a 3,000 best time of 8:26.96.
High School: Member of cross country and track teams at Kaneland High School from 2014-18 ... Won the Illinois Cross Country 2A Championship in 2017 while placing fourth in 2016 ... Earned all-state honors during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Helped lead the Knights to a sixth-place team finish in 2017 ... Also a two-time all-state honoree in track ... Owns the school record at the state cross country meet with a time of 14:21, while posting personal records on the track at 4:17 in the 1,600 and 9:14 in the 3,200.
Personal: Son of Tom and Karen Richtman ... Has two sisters, Rebecca and Rachel ... Rebecca competed for the cross country and track and field team at Winona State before transferring to Montana Tech, where she won four NAIA national titles and earned 10 All-American honors in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.
2022 Big Sky Outdoor Championships
Monday, May 16
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
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Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
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