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2012 Men's Track and Field Roster

Matt Turlip

  • Position Middle Distance/Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 138
  • Class Senior
  • Major Finance/International Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
  • Hometown Dunellen, NJ
  • High School Dunellen

Biography

2010-11: Earned three All-America honors during the season: finished fourth in the mile (4:15.43) and seventh in the distance medley relay (10:04.49) at the NCAA Indoor Championship (3/11-12), and sixth in the 1,500m (3:55.94) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (5/26-28)…broke the NYU 1,000m indoor record with a time of 2:27.33 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (2/4)…helped the DMR break the NYU indoor record with a silver-medal finish (9:54.88) at the ECAC Indoor Championships (3/4-5)…also earned a silver medal in the 1,000m (2:29.02) at that meet…won the mile (4:18.02) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/26-27)…also won the mile (4:13.46) at the NYC Metro Indoor Championships (1/29)…notched a career-best time in the mile (4:06.65) at the Boston University Valentines Invitational (2/11-12)…broke the school record in the 1,500m with a time of 3:45.76 at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet (5/14)…won the 1,500m (3:25.71) and took second in the 5,000m (15:16.68) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/22-23)…won the 800m with a season-best time (1:54.55) at the TCNJ Lions Invitational (4/30)…won the 1,500m (3:50.25) at the Matthew Vassar Open (5/6)…took second in the 800m (1:54.90) at the Ramapo Roadrunners Invitational (4/2)…posted a season-best time in the 5,000m (15:09.09) at the Duke University Invitational (4/8-9)…seven-time UAA Athlete of the Week…competed in eight cross country races and notched five top-20 finishes…took second in the 6K (19:16.9) at the Stevens Invitational (9/24)…placed sixth (25:47) at the UAA Championship and earned First Team All-UAA honors (10/30)…finished 28th at the NCAA Atlantic Regional (25:50.9) and earned All-Region honors (11/13). 2009-10: Earned All-America honors with his sixth-place finish in the mile (4:13.70) at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/12-13)…won the mile (4:18.74) and earned Second Team All-UAA honors by helping the DMR to a second-place finish (10:08.93) at the UAA Indoor Championships (3/5-6)…ran a season-best time in the event (4:09.09) at the Keogh Invitational (2/19)…helped the Violets’ 4x1,500m relay set a new team record with its time of 16:10.26 at the Raleigh Relay (3/26-27)…placed second in the 1,500m (3:57.06) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/24-25)…NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier in the event…won the 800m (1:56.35) at The TCNJ Invitational (4/10)…placed 38th (26:10.9) at the NCAA Cross Country Championship (11/21), helping NYU to a fourth-place national finish…earned All-Region honors with his 21st-place finish (25:45.9) at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championship (11/14)…placed fifth (26:31.29) and earned First Team All-UAA honors at the UAA Championship (10/31)…three-time UAA Athlete of the Week (1/11, 3/1, 4/5). 2008-09: NCAA All-Atlantic Region honoree in cross country…finished fifth (25:51.97) and earned First Team All-UAA Cross Country honors (11/1)…took ninth place (16:29.6) at the NYU Cross Country Invitational (9/20)…NCAA qualifier in the indoor distance medley relay and outdoor 1,500m…placed second in the 1,500m (3:54.43) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/25-26)…recorded a first-place finish in the 1,500m (3:54.43) at the NYC Metro Outdoor Championships (4/18)…placed fifth in the mile (4:19.39) at the NYC Metro Indoor Championships (1/28)…UAA Co-Athlete of the Week (5/4)…UAA Fall Sport All-Academic honoree. 2007-08: Finished sixth (19:20.2) in his first collegiate competition at the Monmouth Cross Country Kickoff (9/1)…ran 26:28 at the NCAA Division III National Championship, finishing 211th overall as NYU won the National Championship (11/17)…captured 17th place (26.05) at the UAA Championship (10/27)…took 49th place (26:071) at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championship (11/10). High School: Won the New Jersey Group 1 Championship in the 3,200m…named All-Area in the 1,600m…three-time sectional champion in the 1,600m…ran his school’s fastest times in the 800m and 1,600m…also played basketball for three seasons and football for two seasons…founder of the Ski & Board Club…Dunellen Recreation volunteer…choir member…New Jersey State Scholar Athlete…Lions Club Scholar…Governor’s Scholar…GMC Scholar Athlete…served as school salutatorian and as president of the student council…member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Enjoys hanging out with friends, surfing, playing Mario Kart, snowboarding, juggling, fishing, and biking…planning on a career in finance.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009Sophomore

    Middle Distance/Distance
    5'10" 140 lbs
  • 2010Junior

    Middle Distance/Distance
    5'10" 135 lbs
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    2011Senior

    Middle Distance/Distance
    5'10" 138 lbs
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  • 2012Senior

    Middle Distance/Distance
    5'10" 138 lbs