Mat Maier
Mat Maier
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • High School:
    Northeast HS
  • Previous College:
    University of North Carolina Pembroke

Bio

Collegiate PRs

  • 8K, 25:37.1
  • 10K, 34:25.7

2020: Made his Tallahassee debut at the Alligator Lake Invitational (9/18/20) and ran an 18:10.1 on the 5K course, finishing 16th overall...set the school record for the 8K with a 27:52.9 at the FSU Invitational (10/2/20), earning...finished first at the TCC Eagle Invite (10/17/20)...with a time of 28:41, which earned him NJCAA Region 8 Men's Runner of the Week honors...placed 14th at the FCSAA Championships (10/30/20)...with a time of 28:19.4...posted a 28:31.42 at the NJCAA Championships (11/14/20), good for 62nd overall.

2019: Ran his freshman season at the University of North Carolina Pembroke...was a teammate of current Eagle Will Stratton...made his collegiate debut at the Trevecca D2 Showcase (9/28/19) and posted a time of 27:23.3 in the 8K...ran a season-best time of 25:37.1 at the Royals Challenge (10/11/19)...helped UNCP to a third-place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Championships (10/26/19) with a time of 27:18.71...ran his first 10K of the season at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship (11/9/19) and posted a 34:25.7.

High School: Prepped at Northeast High School for coach Steve Wilcox...earned recognition as the city, county, and regional champion during cross country...also saw success for the track team earning titles in the 800-meter run and 1600-meter run...also played basketball in high school...named defensive player of the year.

Personal: The son of Kristin and Ed Maier...has two older brothers, EJ and Bradley...maintained a 3.96 grade point average at Northeast High School...a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta...lists his favorite movie is Grownups and favorite artists as Post Malone...enjoys eating tacos...a business finance major.

News Mentions

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Cross country runners earn Scholar All-America honors

The men's team placed seventh nationally among Division II programs

March 5, 2021

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Eagles take 12th in Iowa

Bryce Bass led the Eagles on Saturday

November 14, 2020

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Eagle men climb two spots in the national rankings

TCC is one of four Region 8 teams in the Division II poll

October 22, 2020

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TCC’s Mat Maier named Region 8 Runner of the Week

Maier has finished atop the TCC leaderboard in back-to-back races at the ARP

October 20, 2020

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Eagle men notch first XC national ranking

TCC is one of four Region 8 schools in the DII poll

October 9, 2020

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Maier runs to school-record at FSU Invite

Maier bested the previous school record by 17 seconds

October 2, 2020

Photos

Mat Maier action photo 1
  • FSU Invitational @ Tallahassee, Fla./Apalachee Regional Park
Mat Maier action photo 3
  • NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships @ Ft. Dodge, Iowa