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2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Matt Chabala

  • Position Sprints
  • Indoor Elig. R-Sr.
  • Outdoor Elig. R-Sr.
  • Hometown San Ramon, Calif.
  • High School Athenian

Biography

Indoor Mark Date
60m 7.20 1/25/20
200m 22.96 12/7/19
Outdoor Mark Date
100m 11.33 4/27/19
200m 23.14 3/16/19
Javelin 44.73m (146-9) 4/13/19

2019-20
Indoor: Improved his lifetime-best in the 60m three times ... Began the year with a 7.23 at Navy in December ... At the Patriot Games in late January, matched that time in the prelims and then ran a season-fast 7.20 in the semifinals ... In seven races, never ran slower than 7.28 ... Also ran a lifetime-best in the 200m dash, timing 22.96 at Navy in December ... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0 in the fall semester.
Outdoor: Season cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19
Indoor: Walked onto the team ... Ran 7.47 in the 60m twice, at CNU and at the JDL Invitational ... Also ran the 200m in 24.60 at CNU.
Outdoor: Scored at the CAA Championships in the javelin, placing fifth ... Also took eighth in the 100m dash and ran on the 4x100m relay ... Ran a lifetime-best 23.14 in the 200m to open the season at the W&M Triangular ... Ran another lifetime-best of 11.33 in the 100m dash at UVA in late April ... Best throw in the javelin of 44.73m (146-9) came at George Mason in mid-April ... CAA Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0.

2017-18
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Did not compete.

2016-17
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Did not compete.

Prep
Did not run track in high school ... Four-year member of the Athenian baseball team as an outfielder ... Captained the team to its first league title as a senior ... Dean's list ... Founder of the bowling club.

Personal
Son of Jan Chabala and Mary Francis ... Mother, Mary, graduated from W&M Law in 1990 ... Enjoys rock climbing, tetris, and spending time outdoors ... Graduated with his degree in economics in 2020..

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Junior

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sprints
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    Sprints