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  Matt Joyner

Matt Joyner

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Jackson, Tenn.

High School:
Madison Academic

Height:
6-0

Event:
Cross Country/Distance

04/13/2013

Batson Runs Fastest 100 Time in the World for 2013 To Lead Tide

University of Alabama sprinter Diondre Batson ran the fastest 100-meter dash time in the world.

04/06/2013

Hakansson's UA Record in Hammer Highlights Day at Crimson Tide Invite

Alabama Men 2nd, Women 4th at Crimson Tide Invite.

11/09/2012

Cross County Women Finish 6th; Men 14th At NCAA South Regional

Katelyn Greenleaf led the Crimson Tide women with a 24th place finish, while Gil Walton finished 66th to lead the UA men

10/26/2012

Alabama Finishes 11th In Both Divisions at SEC Cross Country Championships

The UA men's team finished with 309 points while the women's team amassed 268 points

10/13/2012

Cross Country Women Wins Crimson Classic; Men Finish Fifth

The Alabama women secured first place with four individual top-25 finishes to beat Tennessee by 20 points on the 5-kilometer course

Career Bests
Track
• 800 meters - 1:56.21
• 1,500 meters - 4:00.08
• Mile - 4:17.90
• 3,000 meters - 8:50.99
• 3,000 meter steeplechase - 9:26.15

Cross Country

• 5 kilometers - 15:37.37
• 8 kilometers - 26:04.43
• 10 kilometers - 32:55.46

Sophomore
2013 Outdoor Season
Placed 2nd in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:39.83 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... finished 5th at the Spec Towns Invitational in the 1,500 meter with a time of 4:01.83 ... competed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and placed 5th with a time of 9:26.15 ... clocked at 4:04.40 in the 800 meters at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays, placing 34th.

2013 Indoor Season
Ran a 8:50.99 and came in 20th at the Auburn Invitational in the 3,000 meters ... placed 18th at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener with a 3,000 meter time of 8:54.66.

Freshman
2012Outdoor Season
Came in 19th in the 1,500-meter prelims at the SEC Championships with a time of 4:01.56 ... was eighth in the 1,500 meters at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational with a personal best 4:00.08 ... timed a 4:00.81 in the 1,500 meters at the Spec Towns Invitational to finish ninth ... ran first leg of distance medley relay team that finished first at Alabama Relays ... recorded a personal-best 1:56.21 in the 800 meters at the Bulls Invitational to finish ninth.

2012Indoor Season
Set a career best in the mile at SEC Championships with a 4:17.90 finish ... placed 15th in the mile with a 4:19.52 at Texas A&M Invitational ... ran 4:19.26 in the mile at the New Balance Invitational ... was 11th overall in the mile at the Auburn Invitational with a time of 4:26.58 ... recorded a 4:22.81 in the mile at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener.

2011Cross Country
Finished in 114th with a time of 34:24.8 at the 10-kilometer NCAA South Regional ... was 82nd overall with an 8-kilometer time of 27:14.39 at the SEC Championships ... came in 72nd at the 8-kilometer Crimson Classic with a time of 26:59.91 ... placed 153rd overall with a personal-best time of 26:04.43 at the 8-kilometer Greater Louisville Classic ... finished in 78th with a time of 27:06.40 in first race with UA at the 8-kilometer Commodore Classic.

Prep and Personal
Was the 2010 Tennessee A-AA State Champion in cross country ... also named to the 2010 all-state and all-region teams ... finished third at the 2009 state championships en route to all-state and all-region honors...was a four-time state champion on the track winning A-AA state titles in the 800 and 1,600 meters in 2010 and 2011 ... owns a personal best of 1:56.28 in the 800 meters and 4:16.44 in the 1,500 meters ... was named the Jackson Sun 2010 and 2011Track & Field Athlete of the Year ... finished fourth at the 2009 state championships in the 1,600 meters and was named to the all-state and all-region teams that year as well... had a perfect 4.0 GPA in high school.