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Bradley University Athletics

2026 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Pretoria, South Africa
    Hometown
  • Oos-Moot
    High School
Matthew Burnett
Matthew Burnett
Sophomore
Class
Pretoria, South Africa
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
MVC Men's Indoor Track & Field Champion (1): Distance Medley Relay (2025)
MVC Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Conference (1): Distance Medley Relay (2025)

CAREER BESTS (RESULTS)
CROSS COUNTRY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
N/A  800m: 1:50.36 (2/1/25)  800m: 1:49.12 (5/17/25)
 1,500m: 3:51.75 (3/28/25)

2024-25 SEASON
Cross Country: Did not compete during the 2024 season.

Indoor: Competed in three meets during the 2025 indoor season. Made his collegiate debut at the Meyo Invitational on Feb. 1, 2025, and ran the sixth-fastest 800m time in program history at 1:50.36. Finished in sixth place in the 800m MVC Championship race in March at 1:52.83. Was part of the MVC-Championship-winning Distance Medley Relay team (ran the second leg) and program-record-setting 4x400m Relay team (ran the first leg). Ran the fifth-fastest 800m time on the event squad that finished the indoor season ranked 16th in the country. 

Outdoor: Competed in seven meets during the 2025 outdoor season. Took first place in the 800m event at the Stanford Invitational in early April, clocking in at 1:49.31 from the third heat. Ran a career-best 1:49.12 in the 800m Preliminary Round at the MVC Championship to qualify for the MVC Championship race, but ultimately scratched from the event. The time ranked as the fifth-fastest in program history. Ran under 1:50.00 four times in five tries during the outdoor season and had the fourth-fastest time on the event squad that ranked as high as seventh in the country and finished the outdoor season ranked 16th.