2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Matthew Griffin

  • Academic Year Sophomore
  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Whippany, N.J.
  • Highschool Whippany Park
  • INFLCR matthew-griffin-3

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Member of the Villanova sprint group who is coming off a career best performance in the 400 meters to close out the 2025 outdoor season ... Posted a PR of 48.61 in the preliminary heats at the BIG EAST Championships ... Has specialized in the 400 meters as a collegian and has competed in the event at the BIG EAST Championships both indoors (2025) and outdoors (2024, 2025) ... Prior to his collegiate career he was a two-sport athlete in high school who was a standout performer both on the track and in soccer ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2023-24 and has been a three-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at Villanova.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
55 Meters 7.18 High School
200 Meters 23.05 High School
300 Meters 37.47 High School
400 Meters (relay) 49.18 Penn Invitational (4.6.2024)
400 Meters (open) 48.61 BIG EAST Championships (5.16.2025)
600 Meters 1:21.92 High School
800 Meters 1:59.07 High School
High Jump 1.78 Meters High School
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2023-24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2025 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 16 400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 48.61 13th
2025 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 28 400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 49.82 13th
2024 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 10 400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 50.29 18th
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Whippany Park High School: Earned a total of 11 varsity letters during his scholastic career, including eight in track & field (four indoor, four outdoor) and three in soccer as a striker … Set school records in the 400 meters both indoors and outdoors as well as the 600 meters indoors ... As a soccer player was a three-time first team all-county and all-conference selection ... Ranked second in school history for career goals scored ... Named a Morris Country Scholar-Athlete as a senior ... Achieved Distinguished Honors status academically all four years of high school.
 
Personal: Born 1/19/05 ... Exploratory Arts major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Sprints