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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Matthew Mason

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown London, Ontario
  • Highschool Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secdonary (Boston U.)

Biography

2024-25: Cross Country: Did not compete... Indoor: Finished 243rd overall in the 3,000 meters (8:48.73) at the BU Valentine (2/14).. Was third in the 3,000 meters (8:38.29) at the Big Apple Invitational... Outdoor: Scored seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:08.62) at the Atlantic 10 Championship, while being 18th in the 5,000 meters (14:48.57) (5/4-5)... Finished 17th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Virginia Challenge (9:21.15) (4/18-19)... Took ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:19.70) at the Sam Howell Invitational (4/4)... Was 30th in the 1,500 meters (4:03.20) at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/21)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Graduate student transfer from Boston University... Four-year runner on the cross country and track teams... Named All-Patriot League for cross country all four years, garnering First Team honors as a sophomore and a junior and Second Team honors as a freshman and a senior... 2020-21 Patriot League Outstanding Rookie of the Meet... Scored in the steeplechase event at the 2023 and 2024 Patriot League Outdoor Championship, placing as high as fourth as a senior, while scoring in the 3,000 meters at the 2024 Patriot League Indoor Championship (seventh)... Finished 46th overall at the 2021 NCAA Northeast Cross Country Regional... Three-year member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Ran track and cross country at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School, where he held the school record in the 3,000m run (8:32) … Won the 2019 OFSAA cross country championship … Helped his squad win the 2018 ACXC National Championship … Seven-time regional champion between cross country and track & field.

Major: Graduated Cum Laude from Boston University in 2024, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration... Will study Finance in the Gabelli Graduate School of Business.
 
FORDHAM BEST TIMES
Indoor 3,000m: 8:38.29 (2025)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:03.20 (2025)
Outdoor 5,000m: 14:48.57 (2025)
Outdoor 3,000m steeplechase: 9:08.62 (2025)