Matt Scherer
Matt Scherer (Born November 21, 1983) is an American track and field athlete and a top professional pacemaker.
High school career
Scherer competed for Red Hill High School in Bridgeport, Illinois from 1999-2002. His senior year he scored 28 individual points at the Illinois High School Association State Championship meet, which placed his school 3rd in the team standings.[1]
College career
Scherer attended the University of Oregon from 2003-2006 where he studied Business and was a 9-time All-American. In 2005 he ran the anchor leg of 3rd place 4x400m relay at the NCAA Championship meet, finishing in a time of 3:00.81 which was ranked #7 all-time in NCAA Championship Meet History He won the Pac-10 championship in the 400m in 2006 in 45.19.[2]
Professional career
Ran the 400 meter leg of the American Record setting indoor distance medley relay on February 12, 2010.
Ran 1:14.41 in the 600m on June 15, 2008, the 8th fastest time ever run [3]
Pacing career
Began pacing full-time in 2011 and has paced for many of the top 800m and 1500m runners in the world.
This table lists the records he has paced:
Date | Name | Nationality | Event | Time | Record | Competition | Ref |
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3 July 2010 | Abubaker Kaki | 1000m | 2:13.62 | Sudanese National Record USA Area Record | Prefontaine Classic | ||
19 February 2011 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | 1000m | 2:21.71 | Qatari National Indoor Record | Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix | ||
18 February 2012 | Mohammed Aman | 800m | 1:45.40 | Ethiopian National Indoor Record | XL Galan | ||
29 April 2012 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen | 1500m | 3:36.39 | Norwegian National Record | Payton Jordan Invitational | ||
16 May 2012 | Mohammed Aman | 800m | 1:43.51 | Korean Area Record | Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting | ||
9 June 2012 | David Rudisha | 800m | 1:41.74 | USA Area Record | adidas Grand Prix | ||
14 July 2012 | Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich | 800m | 1:43.15 | Kenyan National Junior Record | KBC Night of Athletics | ||
20 July 2012 | Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich | 800m | 1:43.15 | Kenyan National Junior Record | Herculis | ||
20 July 2012 | Kevin López | 800m | 1:43.74 | Spanish National Record | Herculis | ||
20 August 2012 | Nate Brannen | 1000m | 2:16.52 | Canadian National Record | Gugl Games | ||
20 August 2012 | Mohamed Al-Garni | 1000m | 2:17.32 | Qatari National Record | Gugl Games | ||
21 February 2013 | Mohammed Aman | 800m | 1:45.05 | Ethiopian National Indoor Record | DN Galan |
Personal bests
References
- "Records & History". Ihsa.org. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- "2006 Pac-10 Track and Field Championships Men 400m Dash". DirectAthletics. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- "Men's 600m". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- "2006 Pac-10 Track and Field Championships Men 200m Dash". DirectAthletics. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- "Men's 300m". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- http://preclassic.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=120&title_id=143&do=title&pg=1&folder_id=190&page_id=304
External links
- Official website
- docs.google.com - Extensive statistical spreadsheet on races paced by Matt Scherer