Matt Politis

Duke Cross Country Headshots at Kennedy Tower in Durham, NC on September 1, 2021.

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-11
Weight:
0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pearl River, N.Y.
High School:
Pearl River

Honors: 2020 All-ACC Second Team (DMR, Indoor)

2020 XC: Competed in one race during the fall campaign, finishing his 8K in 26:17.2 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (9/25).

2019-20 T&F: Competed in six meets throughout the indoor season ... finished fourth in the men's mile in the season-opening Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (1/11) with a time of 4:19.58 ... helped the men's DMR squad take fourth at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/17) ... clocked a PR time of 4:14.20 in the mile at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (1/24) for a 17th-place result ... part of the DMR team that finished second at the Camel City Invitational (2/7) and first at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14) ... picked up second-team All-ACC status by helping the DMR quartet place fourth at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/27) with a total time of 9:49.63 ... also set a personal-best time in the 800m at ACC's, clocking 1:53.27 ... did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 XC: Ran in five meets during the fall season ... opened the campaign with a fourth-place result at the Elon Opener (8/30), clocking a personal-best 6K time of 18:31.1 ... took fourth at the Great American XC Festival (10/5) with an 8K finish of 24:48.4 ... came in sixth at the Hokie Open (10/18), crossing the finish line at 24:49.0 on the 8K course.

2018-19 T&F: Participated in two meets during the indoor season … earned fifth-place at the Camel City Invitational (2/1) in the 1000m with a PR time of 2:35.44 … ran in the 1500m and 4x800m relay throughout the outdoor campaign … secured fifth at the Battle of the Blues (4/6) in the 1500m (4:03.48) ... clocked a PR 1500m time of 4:01.58 at the Tennessee Relays (4/11), while helping the 4x800m squad take fifth overall.

2018 XC: Redshirted the 2018 cross country season.

Prior to Duke: Attended Pearl River High School in Pearl River, N.Y. … anchored Pearl River’s sprint medley relay team at the New Balance Indoor Nationals … his personal-best split time of 1:53.3 in the final 800m helped the team finish third place to earn him high school All-America honors … finished as the champion of the Manhattan cross country Varsity C race in Van Cortland Park … has personal-bests of 2:29.04 in the 1,000m and 4:15.26 in the mile.

Duke Cross Country PR
6K – 18:31.1 (8/30/2019)
8K – 24:48.4 (10/5/2019)

Duke Indoor PR
800m – 1:53.27 (2/28/2020)
1000m – 2:35.44 (2/1/2019)

Duke Outdoor PR
1500m – 4:01.58 (4/11/2019)

Last Updated on November 20, 2020