Austin Mathews

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.
High School:
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Major:
Biology

2022: Competed four times on the season... Finished fifth at the Firetower Project Open... Finished 48th at the AAC Championships.

2021: Competed in five of the Pirates’ six meets, developing into a consistent scorer for the squad … Began the campaign with a 14th-place result in the 6K at the Elon Opener where he posted a time of 18:42 – the fastest on the squad … Clocked a career-best 10K time of 31:53 at the NCAA Southeast Regional to finish in 110th place … Placed 51st at the American Athletic Conference Championships with an 8K showing of 26:53.

2020: Placed 34th at the American Athletic Conference Championships with an 8K time of 25:41.

2019: Did not compete in any events as a freshman.

Personal: Son of Deedee and Sean... Has two siblings, Hunter and Noah... Hunter plays tennis at Kentucky Weslyan.

Personal-Best Times (Prep Career)
800m – 1:56.10
Mile – 4:12.49
Two Mile – 9:10.03
5K (Track) – 14:59.16

Winner of the Kentucky Dream Mile (2019)
2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals 15th in the two-mile run
NIKE Cross Country National Qualifier (71st at NXN)
Runner up 2018 Kentucky Outdoor State Championship (3A) 1600m