Matthew Williams

Derek Ziegenfuss

Javelin

/ Men's Track & Field

Photo by: Brett Dunbar

Photo by: EMU Athletics/Chloe Smith

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Moreno Valley, Cali.
High School:
Vista Del Lago

Personal Bests
60m: 7.19 (Silverston Invite 02-22-14)
100m: 10.87 (Spartan Invitational, 04-06-13)
200m (Indoor): 21.68 (MAC Indoor Championships 02-23-13)
200m (Outdoor): 21.59 (Lyle Bennett Open, 04-27-13)
400m (Indoor): 47.92 (Notre Dame Invitational 01-24-15)
400m (Outdoor): 47.80 (MAC Outdoor Championships, 05-10-13)

EMU: 2015-16: Indoor: Took part in six meets...Second Team All-MAC...MAC Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete and Academic All-MAC honoree...Part of the second-place 4x400m relay team at the MAC Championships, Feb. 26-27, that clocked in at 3:09.57, which was the fifth-quickest time in the EMU record books...Took 10th at the conference championships in the 200m dash with a time of 22.0 seconds...Won the 400m dash at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 23, with a time of 49.97...Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 400m dash at the Findlay Oiler Opener, Dec. 4-5...Outdoor: Second Team All-MAC...Academic All-MAC honoree...Ran in five meets...Helped the Green and White to a runner-up finish in the 4x400m relay at the MAC Championships, May 12-14, finishing in 3:09.91...Also ran a leg of the 4x100m relay at the conference championship, which took fourth...Part of the winning 4x400m relay team at the Jesse Owens Classic, April 22-23...Began the outdoor season at the Mt SAC Relays, April 14-16, running in the 400m dash...2014-15: Indoor: Competed in six meets for the Eagles…Finished seventh in the 200m dash at the MAC Championships in 22.46 seconds, Feb. 27-28, and ran on the third-place 4x400m relay team…Set a personal record of 47.92 seconds in the 400m at the Notre Dame Invitational, Jan. 24, to finish fourth…Member of the 4x400m relay team that recorded the third-fastest mark in EMU history at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 7, winning in 3:09.12…Also ran a leg of the winning 4x400m relay and finished second in the 400m in 49.60 seconds at the Harvey Invitational, Jan. 17…Academic All-MAC…Outdoor: All-MAC First Team…Member of the EMU record-breaking 4x100m relay team that won the title at the MAC Championships in 39.95 seconds, May 14-16…Also ran on the runner-up 4x400m relay team that crossed the line in 3:11.48 and finished ninth in the 400m in 47.91 seconds at the conference meet…Ran on both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the NCAA East Regional, May 30, which took 18^th in 40.28 seconds and 17^th in 3:08.34…Ran on the 4x400m relay five times, including the one that notched the fifth-fastest time in EMU history to finish second at the Virginia Challenge in 3:07.53, April 17-18…Academic All-MAC...2013-14: Ran three times in the indoor season and once in the outdoor campaign…Indoor: Won the 400m at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 10, in 49.12 seconds…Set a personal record in the 60m at the Silverston Invite, Feb. 22, taking 14th in 7.19 seconds…Outdoor: Member of the winning 4x100m (41.68) and 4x400m (3:23.67) relay teams at the Spartan Invite, April 5, while also taking ninth in the 200m in 23.03 seconds…2012-13: Competed in 13 meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: First Team All-MAC in the 200m dash and 4x400m relay at the MAC Championships…Took first in the 400m dash with a time of 49.83 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational…Had a season-best time of 48.05 in the 400m dash at the SPIRE Invitational…Outdoor: First Team All-MAC in the 4x100m relay at the MAC Championships…Finished third in the 100m dash with a season-best time of 10.87 at the Spartan Invitational…Placed sixth in the 400m dash at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 47.80…High School: Ran a 21.77 in the 200m dash and 48.41 in the 400m dash, earning MVP for his team...Personal: Full Name: Matthew Isaiah Williams...Son of James and Amy Williams...Has one brother, James...Major: Biology.

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2015-16 Men's Track Roster

Roster

Elijah Albert-Grayer

Hlynur Andresson

Elijah Barber

Adam Beck

Wayne Blanchard

Brandon Bolden

Kevin Bouchard

Lahsene Bouchikhi

Scott Bradley

Tyler Brown

Taige Bryant

Colin Burdette

Mark Cooke

Joshua Coston

Frank Douglas

Aitor Ekobo

Jeff Elam

Jason Ervin

Willy Fink

Abel Flores

Jordan Fowler

Zach Harkey

Cameron Hart

Austin Hazek

Nick Herbert

Caleb Hess

Mike Hierholzer

Alex Jacobs

Nick James

Anthony Jones

Tom Jozwiak

Alec Keaton

John Knox

Ted Lang

Mitch Lenneman

Quinn Levering

Bryce Lindsey

Csaba Matko

Nick McFarland

Morgan O'Flahrity

Micah Peters

Jacob Pettinga

Zach Purcilly

Nick Raymond

Kieran Reilly

Joshua Sabo

David Saporito

Austin Sargent

Solomon Simmons

Cameron Trinh

Tyler Underwood

Mason Waynes

Andrew Wentz

Keith Williams