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2020 Men's Track and Field Roster

Matt Brooks

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Baraboo, Wis.
  • Highschool Baraboo

Biography

2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.


2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor: Capped his four-year Panther career helping the squad to a runner-up finish at the Horizon League Championships, scoring and taking eighth in the 10k with a season-best time of 32:05.43 ... also finished 15th in the 5k in his last league meet ... started the outdoor season with a time of 32:22.35 in adverse conditions down in St. Louis Mar. 29 ... came in 11th in the 5000m at the Kentucky Open April 20.

2019 Indoor: Just missed a scoring spot, taking 10th in the 5k at the Horizon League Championships ... competed two other times on the year ... started the year 11th in the 3k with a time of 9:09.16 at the Tierney Classic Jan. 19 ... had a season-best 5k time of 15:15.02 at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 8.

2018 Cross Country: Helped Milwaukee to a runner-up finish at the Horizon League Championships, just missing a spot on the all-league team with a 20th-place finish in 25:40.4 ... helped MKE earn a regional ranking, checking in at No. 13 - the highest ranking in program history ... started his senior season taking 22nd overall in 26:33.7 at the Vic Godfrey Invite Sept. 8 ... one week later, finished 37th overall at Indiana State's home meet ... dropped over a minute off his time at the Loyola Lakefront Invite Sept. 29, crossing the line in 25:34.1 ... placed 86th overall in 25:53.0 at the annual Bradley Classic Oct. 12 ... capped his cross country career at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, taking 124th overall in 33:20 ... served as a team captain.


2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Competed in one meet on the year before having his season cut short due to injury ... finished 14th in the 5000m at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic Mar. 24 ... named to the Horizon-League All-Academic Team ... named to the Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2018 Indoor: Battled injury to start his junior season, competing in three meets on the year ... opened things up at the Mark Messersmith Invite Jan. 27, taking 15th in the 3000m ... ran his first 5k two weeks later at the GVSU Big Meet, clocking in at 15:37.34 ... dropped big time and finished fourth overall in the 3k at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17 ... named to the Horizon-League All-Academic Team and the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2017 Cross Country: Again finished with a scoring spot at the Horizon League Championships, taking 34th overall in 27:03.1 ... started his season 23rd overall at the Bradley Intercollegiate Sept. 15 with a time of 27:26.5 - helping Milwaukee to a third-place finish as a team ... turned in a season-best 8K time of 26:30.99 at the Louisville Classic Sept. 30 ... had another strong showing in 26:41.4 at the Bradley Classic Oct. 13 ... finished third on the team and 121st overall in 33:39 at the NCAA  Great Lakes Regional Nov. 10 ... voted a team captain.


2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Had a big showing at the Horizon League Championships, scoring in the 10,000m with a time of 31:54.99 for eighth place ... also came in 14th in the 5000m at the league meet ... kicked off the outdoor season by taking third in the 5k at the Edmonds Invite Mar. 25 ... one week later, finished third in the 10k at the Big Blue Classic in 31:42.20 ... turned in a season-best 5000m time of 15:07.28 at the Pacesetter Invite April 22.

2017 Indoor: Ran in both the 3k and 5k at the league meet ... started his sophomore season taking 17th in the mile at the Tierney Classic Jan. 21 ... one week later, posted a season-best 3,000m time of 8:46.87 at the Parkside Classic for sixth place ... turned in a season-best time in the 5k at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 11, crossing the line in 15:10.03  ... named to the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2016 Cross Country: Scored and came in 29th overall at the Horizon League Championships in 27:07.2 ... started the season by leading the team at the UIC Opener with a 6K time of 20:45.8 ... one week later, scored and came in 23rd overall at the Midwest Open ... had a solid time of 25:57.98 at the Louisville Classic Oct. 1 ... two weeks later, turning a PR run of 25:49.5 at the Bradley Classic for 79th ... closed out the year scoring third for the team at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in 33:01.9 Nov. 11.


2015-16 Season
2016 Outdoor: Finished 11th in the 10,000m and 14th in the 5000m at the Horizon League Championships ... ran in just two other meets on the year ... took third in the 5000m at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 19 ... placed eighth in the 10k at the Big Blue Classic April 2.

2016 Indoor: Competed in both the 3000m and 5000m at the Horizon League Championships as a freshman, posting season-best times in both events ... made collegiate debut Jan. 24 at the Tierney Quad, taking seventh in the 3000m ... one week later, was eighth in the 5k at the Mike Lints Open.

2015 Cross Country: Finished sixth on the team and 28th overall as a freshman at the Horizon League Championships ... was the top Panther at his collegiate debut, taking 11th overall at the Flyers/Flames Challenge Sept. 5 ... two weeks later, was part of a team win at the Friendship Invite, finishing 22nd overall ... dropped time and came in 113th at the Notre Dame Invite Oct. 2 ... posted a season-best 8k time of 25:56.5 at the Bradley Classic Oct. 16 ... capped his season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, finishing 143rd in his first collegiate 10k.


High School
Ran track three years at Baraboo High School ... graduated with the school record in the 3200m ... named most valuable and most improved over his career ... ran cross country just one year, earning all-conference honors and was named team MVP ... also played soccer for three years.


Personal
Son of Keith and Karen Brooks ... born May 29, 1997.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior

  • 2019Senior

  • 2020Redshirt Senior