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Wayne State University Athletics

2011 Men's Cross Country Roster

Matt Devey

Matt Devey

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Canton, Mich.
  • High School:
    Salem

Summary

Biography


2011: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... ran in four of seven races ... finished 119th (26:50) at Spartan Invite (9/16) ... had season-best 18th place finish (26:55) at the George Mason Invite (10/1) ... placed 56th (27:54.01) at the Michigan Intercollegiate Championship (10/7) ... finished in the top-50 (47th/27:15.03) at the GLIAC Championship (10/22)

2010: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... finished 12th (21:06) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/11) ... placed 58th at the Michigan State Spartan Invite (9/17) with a time of 26:13 ... followed it up with a 8th place time at the Carnegie Mellon Invite (26:24.31) ... did not run at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/16) or the Mercyhurst-Gannon Invitational (10/23) ... came back to finish 76th (27:32.2) at the GLIAC Championships (11/6) ... did not participate in the NCAA Midwest Regional race (11/20).

2009: Ran in seven races with one top-10 finish ... In his first collegiate race, produced a top-5 showing in the form of 4th place (19:07) showing at the Winona Duel ... had a 53rd place (16:43) showing at the Flyer 5k Challenge ... finished 32nd (21:57) at the Detroit Titan Invitational ... ran his second best race of the season at the Cardinal Invite finishing 23rd (27:00.7) ... placed 105th at the Lehigh Paul Short Run ... ran a time of 27:16.7 at the Lucian Rosa Invite to place 41st ... ended the season finishing 63rd at the GLIAC Championship (26:51.8).

High School: A 2009 graduate of Salem High School ... earned three letters in cross country and two in track for the Rocks ... finished 10th at the 2008 cross country regional in a time of 16:31.1, then placed 59th at the state cross country meet (16:20.0) ... finished 181st at the 2007 state cross country meet (17:17.0) ... placed 59th at the regional as a sophomore (18:38.0) ... finished second in the 2009 Division I region 5 3200m run (9:43.39), then placed 13th at the state meet in a time of 9:40.16 ... earned team Most Improved and Most Valuable honors ... served as a team captain for the SHS track squad in 2009.

Personal: Full name--Matthew F. Devey ... born June 23, 1991, in Canton ... son of Daniel and Denise Devey ... father ran track and cross country at Utah ... has two brothers, Scott and Eric, and one sister, Cami ... is majoring in Biochemical Chemical-Biology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 ... has been a member of the Boy Scouts. 

Matt Devey's Career Statistics
2009
Meet Time Place
Winona Duel 19:07 4th
Flyer 5K Challenge 16:43 53rd
Detroit Titan Invitational 21:57 32nd
Cardinal Invitational 27:00.7 23rd
Lehigh Paul Short Run 26:34 105th
Slippery Rock Invite NF NF
Lucian Rosa Invite 27:16.7 41st
GLIAC Championship 26:51.8 63rd
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships DNR
NCAA Division II Championships  DNQ
2010
Meet Time Place
Detroit Titan Invitational 21:06 12th
Michigan State Invitational 26:13 58th
Carnegie Mellon Invitational 26:24.3 8th
Chile Pepper CC Festival DNR DNR
Mercyhurst-Gannon Invitational DNR DNR
GLIAC Championships 27:32.2 76th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships DNR DNR
NCAA Division II Championships DNQ DNQ
2011
Meet Time Place
Detroit Titan Invitational DNR DNR
Michigan State Spartan Invitational 26:50 119th
George Mason Invitational 26:55 18th
Michigan Intercollegiate Championships 27:54.01 56th
Raider Run 8K at OCC DNR DNR
GLIAC Championship 27:15.03 47th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championship DNR DNR
NCAA Division II Championships  DNQ

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2010Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2011Junior

    5'11"