| Mark Matusak |
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Cross Country: Crossed the finish line in the top 15 three times in 2007, including an eighth-place showing at the Pac-10 Championships, where he also earned his best time of the year (23:16)...took 10th at the Stanford Invitational and 11th at the NCAA West Regional...made the Pac-10 All-Academic second team...selected to the 2006 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association's Men's Division I All-Academic team...notched two top-25 finishes during his sophomore season - 22nd at the Stanford Invitational and 23rd at the Pac-10 Championships...his time of 24:18.57 was the second best among Cal runners at the Pac-10 Championships...also secured the second-best mark for Cal runners at the NCAA West Regional, coming in 37th with a time of 31:18.29...came in 17th at the 2005 Pac-10 Championships, clocking in at 24:56 and was second among Cal runners...placed 21st at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 30:53. Track: In 2008, finished in third in the 1500 meters at 3:43.37 at the NCAA West Regional to advance to the national championships...took third in the 1500 at the Pac-10 Championships, earning a new personal-best time of 3:42.52, which also ranks sixth in school history...came in second in the mile at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, clocking a regional-qualifying 4:00.59, earning Cal's fifth best all-time score in that event...in 2007, PRed in the 800 (1:52.56) at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational and the 5000 (14:16.28) at the Stanford Invitational...led the Bears at the 2006 Pac-10 Championships in the 1500-meter run with a time of 3:45.04...finished second among Cal runners at the MPSF Championships in the 3000 meters, crossing the finish line with a season-best time of 8:06.18 (5th). High School: Captured a bronze medal in the 1500 (3:49.81) at the 2005 Pan Am Junior Championships after winning the event (+3:47.07) at U.S. Junior Nationals...won the state 1600-meter title as a junior and senior at Loyola High School...in 2005, was the runner-up in the 3200-meter race at the state meet...took first at the 2003 and 2004 Division II State Cross Country Championships after placing third in 2002...finished third at the 2004 Footlocker Nationals after placing 22nd in 2003...won the 2005 Nike Outdoor two-mile (8:51.13)...helped his high school to the 2002 and 2004 state cross country titles and a No. 6 national ranking in 2002...school was the 2005 state track and field runner-ups. Personal: Born in Torrance, Calif....parents are Jan and Elizabeth Matusak...has one brother, Eric...psychology major.
