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Bradley University Athletics

2020 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Redshirt Freshman
    Class
  • Elburn, Ill.
    Hometown
  • Kaneland
    High School
Matthew Richtman
Matthew Richtman
Redshirt Freshman
Class
Elburn, Ill.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
2019 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year
All-Missouri Valley Conference (Cross Country): 2019
MVC Honor Roll: 2019, 2020, 2021
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (4): Fall '18, Spring '19, Spring '20, Fall '20


CAREER BESTS & RESULTS


2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country: Named Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year • Also earned All-MVC honors during his rookie season • Placed third at the MVC Championship as Bradley won the meet with a modern-day conference record 17 points • His third-place finish tied the school record for a Bradley freshman • Finished second on the team in four of his five meets during the season • Placed 51st at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K mark of 32:02.7 – the fourth-best time in the region by a rookie • Clocked a season-best 8K time of 24:56.5 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.
 
Indoor: Scored in a pair of events at his first MVC Indoor Championship • Placed fifth in the 3,000m run, while finishing sixth in the 5,000m run • Clocked a season-best time of 14:36.53 in the 5,000m run at the GVSU Big Meet – the eighth-best time in school history • Ran a season-best mark of 8:26.96 in the 3,000m run at the Meyo Invitational.


2018-19 SEASON
Redshirt season • Placed 26th at the 2019 US Junior Cross Cross Country Championship in February with an 8K time of 26:01.


HIGH SCHOOL
Member of the cross country and track teams at Kaneland High School from 2014 to 2018 • Won the Illinois Cross Country Class 2A Championship in 2017, while placing fourth in 2016 • Earned all-state honors during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons • Helped lead the Knights to a sixth-place team finish in 2017 • Also a two-time all-state honoree in track • Owns the school record at the state cross country meet with a time of 14:21, while posting PRs on the track at 4:17 in the 1,600m and 9:14 in the 3,200m.

PERSONAL
Born January 13, 2000 • Son of Tom and Karen Richtman • Two sisters, Rebecca and Rachel • Rebecca runs for the cross country and track teams at Winona State • Majoring in mechanical engineering.