2022-23 Cross Country Roster

Matthew Carmody 2021-22 Cross Country Roster

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Class Graduate/Senior
Hometown Des Moines, IA
High School Dowling Catholic
Matthew Carmody - Cross Country - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2022 All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team
  • 2021 All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team
  • 2021 Outdoor Track & Field First Team All-ACC (5,000m)
  • 2021 Indoor Track & Field First Team All-ACC (3,000m)
  • 2021 Indoor Track & Field Second Team All-ACC (5,000m)

AS A GRADUATE (2022-23)

  • Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships after a 17th-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional Championships
  • Finished 41st in the 8K at ACC Cross Country Championships with a PR of 23:46.8

AS A SENIOR (2021-22)

  • Finished 16th at Outdoor NCAAs in the 10000M with a PR of 28:34.28
  • Took second in the 3000m race at the 2021 Blue & Gold Invite (8:04.02)
  • Crossed the finish line at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships setting a PR at 29:38.3
  • Set a PR at the Joe Piane Invitational five mile race with a time of 23:22.6

AS A JUNIOR (2020-21)

  • Earned First Team All-ACC honors at the outdoor ACC Championships by taking fourth in the 5,000m  with a PR time of 13:41.79
  • Picked up First Team All-ACC honors at the indoor ACC Championships in the 3,000m with a third place finish (7:59.44) which was a PR
  • Named to Second-Team All-ACC at the indoor ACC Championships in the 5,000m by taking fifth place with a time of 13:59.28
  • Set a PR at the ACC Cross Country Championships (8k) by crossing the line in 23:49.9 to place 27th
  • Finished 17th in the 5,000m at the NCAA East Regional with a mark of 13:52.36

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)

  • Took home silver in the men’s 5000m at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 13:59.30 
  • Won the 5000m at the Iowa State Classic with a PR of 13:56.00, the second-fastest time in the ACC in the 2020 season

AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)

  • Recorded a personal best 3K steeplechase time of 9:10.02 on his way to 10th at the ACC Championships.
  • Logged a PR in the 3K steeplechase (9:10.59) at the Virginia Classic.
  • Competed in the 3K run (8:17.61) at the ACC Indoor Championships.
  • Established a PR in the 3K run (8:13.13) to finish sixth at the Meyo Invitational.
  • Set a PR in the mile with a time of 4:20.12 at the Gene Edmonds Open.
  • Placed third in the 3K run with a time of 8:22.84 at the Blue and Gold Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • Finished second on three occasions at the Iowa State meet (cross country, 2 mile and 5K).
  • As a junior, finished third at the state cross country championships.
  • Attended Dowling Catholic High School.
  • Native of Des Moines, Iowa.
  • Son of Jim and Julie Carmody.
  • Has five brothers, Tom, John, Joe, James and David, and one sister, Allison.
  • Brother John is a swimmer at Washington and Leigh College and brother Joe runs there.