Track & Field
Matt Frawley - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

MattFrawley

  • class Senior
  • High school Monsignor Farrell

2009 (Sophomore): Outdoor – At SEC Championships, ran a season-best time of 1:53.51 in the 800m run … Member of 4x800m relay that turned in a time of 7:34.91 to place fourth overall at the Florida Relays … Took part in the 4x800m relay team that posted an eighth-place time of 7:48.81 at the Sea Ray Relays. Indoor – Ended season on high note, recording season-best 800m time of 1:54.70 at the SEC Championships … Turned in best mile time of the season at the Kentucky Invitational, crossing the line in 4:23.55.

2008 (Freshman): Outdoor – Ran season-best 800m run time of 1:55.55 at Jesse Owens Classic … At Stanford Invitational, posted a personal-best 1500m time of 4:04.04 … Placed 16th at SEC Championships in the 800m run with a time of 1:56.79. Indoor – Notched a personal-best 800m run mark at SEC Championships, clocking in at 1:54.78 … Member of seventh-place distance medley team at SEC Championships with a time of 10:01.70.

High School: Staten Island Advance All-Star in 2006 and 2007 … Selected All-New York City by New York Daily News as senior … Member of All-American 4x800m relay team as a junior … Sectional champ in both the indoor and 800 meters senior year … All-State in 800m junior year … Holds school records in the 500, 600, 800 (both indoor and outdoor), 1000 meters as well as a member of 4x200m, 4x800m and intermediate hurdle relay teams … Coached by Tome Cuffe … Played football all four years, earning all-league defensive honors and team recognition as most consistent defensive back in his final campaign … Holds school record for longest kick-off return (97yards) … Recipient of Staten Island Center for Independent Living scholarship for work as a person with a disability while helping mentor youth suffering from severe hearing loss.

Personal: Born May 1, 1989 … Parents are Larry and Maura Frawley … Has two siblings, one sister Erin and one brother Larry … Major is economics.

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