Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

CAREER STATS

Matthew Pelletier is in his third and final season with the Yellow Jackets.....competed in seven cross country meets in the fall and was among the team’s top five finishers each time.....NCCAA All-American placing 14th in 26:05 in the 8K for runner-up squad.....G-MAC First Team as conference runner-up in 26:42 guiding CU to fifth straight league crown.....career-best 10K of 32:24 in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional as team’s #3 runner.

2015-16 - G-MAC Indoor Second Team performer on the track as a junior.....placed 4th in the mile in a season-best 4:30.60 and 5th in the 3K in 9:12.81.....fastest 3K was 8:44.80 at Grand Valley State.....recorded outdoor bests of 4:10.75 in the 1,500 at the Yellow Jacket Open and 15:37.83 at Wilmington.....competed in all seven cross country meets on the 2015 schedule and was among the team’s top five finishers in each outing.....NCCAA All-American in a career-best 8K time of 25:48 to finish 14th overall.....helped guide the Yellow Jackets to the NCCAA banner.....G-MAC First Team finishing 7th in 27:13 for conference title squad.....covered the 10K in 32:44 at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional to place 60th of 215.....G-MAC Academic Team.

2014-15 - Did not run during the indoor or outdoor track & field seasons.....one of three runners to participate in all seven cross country meets in 2014.....Cedarville Open individual champion in a season-low 8K time of 26:03.....finished 15th at Carnegie Mellon in 26:10 and was 82nd of 569 in the All-Ohio Championship in 26:22.....G-MAC Second Team honors after placing 8th in 26:31.....came in 81st of 202 at the Division II Midwest Regional in 33:16.

2012-14 - Ran one season of cross country at NCAA Division I Miami (Ohio) and two years of track & field.

High School - Five-time All-Ohio Division III performer at Berkshire High School.....earned the honor twice in cross country.....placed 8th in the state as a junior in 15:51.10 for the 5K and was 7th as a senior in 16:01.46.....on the track, state runner-up in the 3200 meters as a junior in 9:29.59.....finished 3rd in the event as a senior in 9:28.35.....placed 5th in the 1600 as a sophomore in 4:24.04.

Personal -Dean’s List student as a finance major at Cedarville University.....born 7/12/93 in Mayfield, OH.....son of Robert and Julie Pelletier.....younger brother, David, is a sophomore distance runner with the Yellow Jackets.....also has one older sister, a younger sister, and another younger brother.