2005: Earned all-region honors after finishing fifth at the NCAA Regionals on Nov. 5 ... three top ten finishes - against Detroit Mercy finishing 3rd, at Wisconsin-Parkside with a 6th place finish, and at the NCAA Regionals finishing 5th ... best 8k time came at Wisconsin-Parkside with a time of 25:34 ... earned All-America accolades after finishing 30th (24th in team scoring) at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 19.
2004: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team and the All-GLIAC second team ... had two top 10 finishes - against Detroit Mercy finishing 4th and at Cross Country Nationals with a 6th place finish ... finished 11th at the NCAA Regional, improving his time by over a minute from 2003 and qualifying for the NCAA Championship ... finished with a time of 34:00.1 at the NCAA Championship ... best 8k time came at the GLIAC Championship (26:02.1).
2003: Placed 15th in his first WSU meet, the Seagull Opener in Salisbury, Md. ... best 8k time came at the GLIAC Championship (26:35.3).
Pre-WSU: Attended Macomb Community College for two years ... competed in 2002 for MCC.
High School: A 2001 graduate of Warren Mott ... was a four-year cross country and track letterwinner for the Marauders ... earned all-region, all-county and all-conference honors ... named team MVP, team most improved and most dedicated ... set the school record in the 5k (16:12).
Personal: Full name--Matthew Jonathan Fecht ... born November 17, 1983, in Warren ... son of Mark and Leslie Fecht ... has an older brother, Nick ... is a secondary education major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2004, Winter 2005, and Fall 2005 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
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| Salisbury Opener - 8k |
27:22.68 |
15th |
| Virginia Tech - 6k |
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20:15.23 |
16th |
| Iowa - 6k |
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19:02 |
20th |
| Detroit Mercy - 4 mile |
21:27 |
32nd |
20:58 |
4th |
20:20 |
3rd |
| Wis.-Parkside - 8k |
DNR |
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26:11 |
28th |
25:34 |
6th |
| CC Only Nationals - 8k |
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26:19.64 |
6th |
| Louisville Classic - 8k |
29:03.90 |
186th |
| Lehigh/Paul Short - 8k |
27:08.99 |
95th |
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25:41 |
143rd |
| Bucknell - 8k |
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26:53.25 |
49th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate - 8k |
DNR |
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DNR |
| GLIAC - 8k |
26:35.3 |
38th |
26:02.7 |
12th |
28:11.4 |
38th |
| NCAA Regional - 10k |
33:50.1 |
58th |
32:42.37 |
11th |
31:50.3 |
5th |
| NCAA Championship - 10k |
DNR |
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34:00.1 |
56th |
32:40.1 |
30th |
