Matt Baum
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- Hometown:
- Wallingford, CT
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- Position:
- Sprints
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Sheehan High School
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests:
400 Meter Dash: 51.71
500 Meter Run: 1:07.30
400 Meter Hurdles: 54.87
2019 Outdoor: Won the gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles (56.68) and the bronze in the 4x400 (3:32.20) at the CCSU Track & Field Invitational...Ran a personal best time in the 400 meter hurdles (54.87) at the Northeast Conference Championship...Competed in the 400 meter hurdles (55.60) at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship.
2019 Indoor: Ran the 500 meter run and the 4x400 at the Wagner College Invitational...Competed in the 400 meter dash (52.01) and the 4x400 (3:28.03) at the Joe Donahue Games...Set a personal best time in the 500 meter run (1:07.30) and ran the 4x400 at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic...Competed in the 500 meter run (1:07.97) at the NEICAAA Indoor Track & Field Championships...Ran the same event at the 2019 NEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
2018 Outdoor: Won the silver medal in the 4x400 (3:26.94) at the 2018 Mark Young Invitational...Won the gold medal for the 4x400 (3:29.57) and silver for the 400 meter hurdles (56.55) at the CCSU Track & Field Invitational...Finished fourth and set a personal best for the 400 meter hurdles (55.69) at the Northeast Conference Championship.
2018 Indoor: Set a personal best time in the 400 meter dash (51.71) and finished fifth at the 2018 Yale Collegiate Invitational...Won the bronze medal for the 4x400 (3:27.57) at the Joe Donahue Games...Set a personal best for the 500 meter dash (1:07.39) and finished 22nd overall at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic...Finished seventh in DMR (10:37.96) at the NEICAAA Indoor Track & Field Championships...Came in fifth for 4x400 (3:24.30) at the 2018 NEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
2017 Indoor: Competed at the the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational in the 500 meter dash, running a time of 1:09.98 and placing 10th overall.
2016 Outdoor: Competed in the 400 meter hurdles, setting a personal record time of 57.60 in the preliminaries of the NEC Championships...Recorded fourth place best finish of the season at the CCSU Invite in the 400H for running a time of 58.72.
2016 Indoor: Set a personal record in the 500 meter run in the preliminary race of NEC Championships in 1:08.59...Ran another career best time in the 400 meter dash at the Joe Donahue Games.
Before Central: Ran track and field for Mark T. Sheehan High School under Coach Charles Farley...Was an All-SCC member for the 4x400 Meter Relay and the Sprint Medley.
News mentions
Central recently was the runner-up at the 2019 NEC Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
Central was named the NEC runner-up with a total of 150 points.
Kevorni Welsh was crowned the 2019 NEC long jump and high jump champion.
CCSU will host the Northeast Conference championships on May 4-5.
Richard Grudzwick set a new outdoor 800 meter record with a time of 1:50.06.
Central came in eighth out of a field of 10 teams.
CCSU competes next Saturday at UConn in the Northeast Challenge.
Men's track travels to Virginia on April 5-6.
Junior Kevorni Welsh was crowned the NEC men’s long jump champion with a jump of 7.11 meters.
Central is back in Boston on Feb. 1-2 for the New England Championships.
Richard Grudzwick won the 500-meter event.
Marquis Ward finished first in the men's high jump.