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2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Brian McWalters

Matthew Roma

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jackson, N.J.
  • Highschool Christian Brothers Academy

Biography

Matthew Roma2019-20: Cross Country: Was 57th at the Metropolitan Championship in 29:05.9 (10/11)... Finished 29th at the NYIT Invitational in 24:45.65 (9/14)... Placed 54th overall at the Fordham Fiasco in 28:44.84 (9/7)... Indoor: Did not compete... Outdoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19: Cross Country: Competed in seven meets... Placed 30th at the Metropolitan Championship... Was 81st overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 26:32.6 (10/27)... Finished 108th at the IC4A Championship in 25:19 (11/17)... Was 180th overall in the NCAA Northeast Regional in 36:47.0 (11/9)... Best finish came at the NYIT Invite, taking third in 26:36.5 (9/15)... Took ninth in the NJIT Invite in 26:14 (10/6)... Placed 69th at the Fordham Fiasco in 28:56.9 (9/8)… Indoor: Finished tenth in the 5,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship in 16:10.76 (2/1)... Was seventh in the 3,000 meter run at both the Brian Horowitz Invitational (8:58.40 - 1/11) and the FasTrack Last Chance Meet (9:06.62 - 2/15)… Placed 30th overall in the mile run at the Gotham Cup in 4:37.85 (1/18)... Outdoor: Was 11th overall in the 10,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship in 36:17.33 (4/12)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2017-18: Cross Country: Finished 17th in the 6K at the Stony Brook Invitational (9/2) in 19:18.72… Placed 69th at the Iona Meet of Champions (9/15) in 28:41.7… Finished 56th at the Metropolitan Championship (10/13) in 28:25.4… Placed 144th at the IC4A Championship (11/18) in 27:53.9… Indoor: Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the Last Chance Invitational (2/23) in 9:14.94… Outdoor: Finished second in the 10,000 meters at the Metropolitan Championship (4/14) in 34:27.37… Placed 16th in the 3,000 meters in a season-best 9:09.63… Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Wolfie Invitational (4/21) in 9:10.14… Selected to the ECAC President's Honor Roll... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2016-17: Cross Country: Finished 48th at the Metropolitan Championship (10/7) in 28:56.0… Placed 104th at the IC4A Championship (11/19) in 28:04… Indoor: Member of the 4x400 relay that took seventh at the Fordham Invitational (1/13) in 3:39.94… Also finished eighth in the 1,000 meter run in 2:46.03… Placed 59th in the 800 meter run 2:00.81… Outdoor: Finished 15th in the 5,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship (4/15) in 16:04.77… Member of the 4x800 relay that took second at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in 8:25.89… Also finished 14th in the 800 meter run in 2:02.36 and placed 21st in the 1,500 meter run in 4:15.78… Part of the 4x400 relay that took seventh at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22) in 3:41.65… Also placed eighth in the 1,500 meter run in 4:04.06… Finished 12th at the Tom Farrell Classic (5/6) in 4:20.58.

Before Fordham: Member of the varsity cross country and track teams at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, N.J... Graduated with distinction... Member of the National Honors Society and the honor roll... AP Scholar.

Major: Finance.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (5K): 16:32.90 (2016)
Cross Country (8K): 24.45.65 (2019)
Cross Country (10K): 35:00.2 (2017)
Indoor 800m: 2:00.81 (2017)
Indoor 1,000m: 2:46.03 (2017)
Indoor 3,000m: 8:58.40 (2019)
Indoor 5,000m: 16:10.76 (2019)
Outdoor 800m: 2:02.36 (2017)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:04.06 (2017)
Outdoor 3,000m: 9:09.63 (2018)
Outdoor 5,000m: 16:04.77 (2017)
Outdoor 10,000m: 34:27.37 (2018)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'9"
  • 2017Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'9"
  • 2018Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'9"
  • 2019Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'9"