Matthew Baker

  • Matthew
  • Baker

  • Event
    Sprints
  • Class
    Sophomore
  • High School/Other
    Leonardtown
  • Hometown
    Leonardtown, Md.

Updated: May 14, 2018

2018 outdoor: Logged a time of 21.72 in the 200 meters to place ninth and a 51.33 in the 400 meters to finish 12th at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier ... Clocked a time of 21.79 seconds in the 200 meters and 49.59 seconds in the 400 meters at the National Relay Championships … Tallied a time of 21.88w seconds in the 200 meters and 49.68 seconds in the 400 meters at the Tennessee Relays … Ran a personal-best time of 21.64 seconds in the 200 meters to place second and 49.55 seconds in the 400 meters to finish ninth at the VertKlasse Meeting … Clocked a time of 22.06 seconds in the 200 meters and 51.46 seconds in the 400 meters at the Weems Baskin Relays.

2018 indoor: Ran a time of 49.81 seconds in the 400 meters prelims at the ACC Championships … Finished fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 50.54 seconds at the Roanoke Tune Up … Ran a time of 50.07 in the 400 meters, and ran the third leg on the 4x400-meter relay team that finished eighth at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational … Clocked a personal best time of 48.48 seconds in the 400 meters and ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished sixth at the Rod McCravy Memorial … Ran a time of 22.43 seconds in the 200 meters and a 49.30 in the 400 at the Clemson Invitational … Tallied a time of 49.17 in the 400 meters at the Nittany Lion Challenge to place fifth, while running the third leg on the 4x400-meter relay team that placed fifth.

2017 outdoor: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the ACC Championships, earning a top-25 finish in the event ... Also ran the 400 at four different meets during the regular season, recording a personal-best time of 48.56 seconds at the War Eagle Invitational ... Was a member of the winning 4x400-meter relay team at the Penn Relays, finishing with a time of 3:08.75 in the Men's College Final.

2017 indoor: Competed in the 400-meter dash at five meets as a freshman, with a top time of 49.11 seconds coming in the prelims at the ACC Championships ... Also was a member of the 4x400 relay team at the ACC Championships, placing seventh overall with a time of 3:12.09 – good enough for third on Tech’s all-time list ... Ran the 500 meters at the Virginia Tech Invitational, recording a personal-best time of 1:06.17.

High school: Participated in indoor and outdoor track for three seasons, winning four letters at Leonardtown ... Earned all-SMAC honors his senior year … Holds a school record in the 300-meter event (36.40) and the 500-meter race (1:10.06).

Personal: Born Jan. 7, 1998 ... Son of Timothy and Lynn Baker ... Has two younger siblings, Megan and Michael ... Majoring in general engineering with plans to focus on mechanical and science engineering.

Baker's Track and Field Career Bests

Indoor Outdoor

200m - 22.43, Clemson Invitational (2018)

400m - 48.48, Rod McCravy Memorial (2018)

500m - 1:06.17, VT Invitational (2017)

200m - 21.64, High Point VertKlasse (2018)

400m - 48.56, War Eagle Invitational (2017)