Matt Leeder Class: Sophomore Hometown: Brockville,Ontario High School: Thousand Island Secondary Event: Distance

All-South Region

Cross Country: 2007

Collegiate Bests:

8K (XC): 24:26

10K (XC): 31:06.10

1500m: 3:45.5

Mile: 4:10.87

3000m Indoor: 8:12.3

5000m Outdoor: 14:31.58

2008 Track:

Outdoor-

• Ran at the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships where he posted a time of 3:49.57 in the 1,500m.

• Redshirted during the outdoor season. Competed unattached while prepping for the cross country world championship.

• Finished third in the 1,500m at the Seminole Twilight running a collegiate-best time of 3:46.18.

• Clocked in at 14:31.58 during the Snowbird Invitational in the 5,000m.

Indoor-

• Scored points at the ACC Championships with a sixth-place, 4:12.87 during the mile run.

• Posted the fastest time during the prelims with a career-best run of 4:10.87 that ranked him 10^th in the ACC.

• Fastest 3000m race of the year came at the Husker Invitational where he crossed the line in 8:13.30.

2007 Cross Country:

• Represented Canada at the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships. Came in 30^th overall, third for North American runners, with a time of 24:26.

• Won the Canadian Junior National Cross Country Championships in a time of 25:09.3.

• Posted an 8K career-best time at the Notre Dame Invitational with a 24:30 to take 29^th.

• Ran a personal-best 10K time of 31:06.10 at the NCAA Championships to finish 97^th overall.

• Finished second in his collegiate debut running a time of 25:34.0 at the Covered Bridge Open.

• Came in 17^th at the NCAA South Region Championship with a time of 31:16.63 to earn All-Region accolades.

• Second on the team, 19^th overall, with a time of 24:45.90 at the ACC Championships.

Prep:

• Ran at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships to finishing 64th overall in the junior division -second amongst North American runners - with a time of 27:30 in the 8K race.

• Took fourth in the event at the 2007 World Youth Championship in Brazil.

• Silver medalist at the 2007 NACAC Cross Country Championships with a 6K time of 18:56.

• Took second at the Canadian Cross Country Championships with a time of 25:59.2 to earn his spot on the national team at the World Championships.

• Won a trio of Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA) cross country titles, capped by the senior division title in 2006.

• Won both the 1,500m and 3,000m titles in the senior division in 2007 after silver medals in both races during the 2006 summit.

• Captured the gold medals in the junior division of both the 1,500m and 3,000m as a sophomore.