| Matt Topping |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Kennewick, WA
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| High School:
Kamiakin
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| Birthdate:
09/03/1981
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| Experience:
1V
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| Birthplace:
Richland, WA
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2001-02: Ran in the Huskies’ season-opening win at the Emerald City Invitational, placing 39th overall in 28:26 ... did not see any other varsity action ... ran twice during the outdoor track season, clocking a 15:07.80 for 5000m at the Oregon Invite ... also ran the steeplechase, finishing 10th in 9:35.91 at the Ken Foreman Invitational ... indoors, competed at distance from a mile to 5000m ... top mile mark of 4:13.31 earned a fourth-place finish at the UW Invite ... notched top-10 finishes in five of seven indoor competitions ... was the team’s No. 3 runner at 3000m, clocking an 8:20.54 in a fourth-place finish at the UW Quad Classic. 2000-01: Competed in five cross country races for the Huskies as a freshman, including the Pac-10 Championship race ... recorded top finish of the year at the Emerald City Invite, placing ninth ... clocked season best time (25:40.88) at the Sundodger Invitational, earning him a 47th-place finish ... was 27th at the Big Cross Invite, 56th at the Wolverine Interregional, and 54th at the Pac-10 Championships ... on the track oval, competed in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m his freshman season … ran best 5000m time of 14:56.56 at the Washington Preview … only 3000m outdoor time of 8:57.13 came at the Oregon Dual … competed in his lone 1500m race of season at the Ken Foreman Invitational in Seattle, clocking a 4:01.16 … ran the 800, mile run, 3000m and relays during the indoor track season … was a member of the 4x800 relay that won the Jerry Martin Invitational title … recorded best mile time (4:27.04) and best 3000m time (8:51.68) at the Idaho Scoring meet … best 800m time of 1:59.37 came at the McDonald’s II Open meet … also ran on the distance medley relay team at the Early Bird Invitational.
High School and Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1981 in Richland, Wash. ... parents are Marcia and Charles ... has three sisters, Sarah (23), Mary (22) and Abby (17) ... placed sixth at the Washington state cross country meet ... was voted Big 9 Runner of the Year for cross country his junior and senior seasons, and for track his senior season ...placed in the top 10 at the state meet sophomore through senior seasons ... lettered all four years in cross country at Kamiakin High School ... plans to become a youth pastor.
