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Matt Friant
Matt Friant
Year: Senior
Hometown: Conway, AR
High School: Conway

2012: Named to the All-ASC Second Team after finishing in the top-14 at the ASC Championships...Placed 12th at the 8K ASC Championships running a 27:18...Named ASC Runner of the Week once...Finished as the team’s top runner in each race...Placed 7th at the University of Dallas Invitational running a 29:42 in the 8K race...Finished 4th at the Ozarks Invitational running a 28:09 in the 8K race...At the 4-mile Arkansas Tech University Invitational, ran a 21:57 for a 10th-place finish...Placed 6th at the 4.1-mile Arkansas D-III Championships running a 22:49...Member of the ASC All-Academic Team.

2011: Named to the All-ASC Second Team after finishing tenth at the 8K ASC Championships with a time of 27:07.78...Posted three top-10 performances...Competed in the NCAA III South/Southeast Regional and finished 47th running a 28:02.7...Finished 3rd at the 8K Ozarks Inviational running a 27:22...Was 6th at the Arkansas D-III Championships (4.1-mile) running a 21:58.60...Member of the ASC All-Academic Team.

2010:
Named the ASC Freshman of the Year after finishing as the top freshman at the ASC Championships...Named to the All-Conference Second Team...Ran a 27:54.18 at the ASC Championships for an 8th-place finish...Top 8K time came at the Memphis Twilight where he ran a 26:40.15...Finished 11th at the 8K Texas-Tyler Invitational...Placed 18th at the Rhodes College Invitational, running a 27:13 in the 8K.