Matt Treston

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Reading, United Kingdom
High School:
Reading Blue Coat School

Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 7/27/22

2022: Indoor - Placed sixth in the 60m hurdles at 8.36 at the Aggie Invitational, ran 8.31 in the prelims...Clocked a personal best 200m time of 22.00 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, also ran 8.30 in the 60m hurdles. Outdoor - Opened the season running a personal best 110m hurdles time of 14.75 to finish fourth at the Texas A&M vs. Texas dual meet...Ran the 110m hurdles (14.70) and 200m (21.50) at the 44 Farms Team Invitational...Clocked 400m hurdles time of 56.26 at the Alumni Muster, also ran a 110m hurdles time of 14.81.

2021: Did not compete.

2020 (Arizona): Indoor - Opened his season clocking a personal best time in the 60m (6.98) and 60m hurdles (8.25)...Clocked 7.02 on consecutive weekends, Texas Tech Shootout (2/14) and NAU Tune-Up (2/21). Outdoor - Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (Arizona): Indoor - Made two appearances in the indoor season…Clocked a PR of 6.98 in the 60-meter dash at NAU Friday Night Duals... Ran another PR of 22.47 in the 200-meter race at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational. Outdoor - Competed in two events...Clocked a collegiate best of 10.92 in the 100-meter race at the Desert Heat Classic...Closed out the season at the Pac-12 Championships where he ran a time of 11.00 in the 100-meter.

2018 (Arizona): Indoor - Competed at the Texas Tech Shootout in the 60m dash (7.20). Outdoor - Appeared in three meetings...Posted a season best in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.93 at the Mesa T-Bird Invitational.

2017 (Arizona): Indoor - Competed in 10 events in his debut season for the Cats...Tabbed a career mark of 7.00 in the 60-meter at the Friday Night Duels...Marked a career best 8.30 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Armory Track Invitational...Posted a career mark of 22.61 in the 200-meter at the Don Kirby Invite. Outdoor - Did not compete.

High School: Graduate of Reading Blue Coat School...Was the 2016 indoor 60-meter hurdle and outdoor 110-meter hurdle champion...Placed eighth overall at the IAAF World Junior Championships...Has competed on Great Britain's team for the world junior championships as well as England's U20 team in the 2016 Welsh Indoor International competition.

Personal: Born in Reading, United Kingdom...Son of Nick and Vanessa...Has one older brother, Jonathan.

Tidbits
Chose Texas A&M because of its elite environment.

Career Goals: Global Macro Trader
Something most people don't know about me: My whole family is South African
Favorite quote from a coach: "Adversity doesn't creat character, it exposes it."
Favorite Pro Track & Field Athlete: Lawrence Clarke
Favorite Non-Track & Field Pro Athlete: Percy Montgomery
Favorite City to visit: Rome, Italy
City I most want to visit: Charleston, South Carolina
My spirit animal: Cheetah
Favorite meal or restaurant: Good piece of Texas beef
Favorite movie: Gladiator
Favorite Pre-Meet Warm-up song/artist: Cinderella Man, Eminem
Favorite Song: Con te partirò, Andrea Bocelli
Favorite Musical Artist of All-Time: Chris Stapleton