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2021-22 Track and Field

Matthew Pereira

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kildeer, Ill.
  • High School Lake Zurich
  • Position Distance
  • Concentration Mathematics, Computer Science
  • House Affiliation Dunster

Biography

Career Bests:
Mile - 4:19.45
1000 - 2:30.93
1500m - 4:00.17
3000m - 8:33.73
5000m - 14:27.95
10,000m - 29:50.87

2019-20
(Indoor) Competed in three meets for the Crimson, running two new events...Ran the mile in 4:19.45 at the BU Valentine Invitational... Posted a 2:30.93 in the 1000 at H-Y-P... Competed in the 5000 at Ivy League Heps, running a 15:04.60...(Outdoor) Did not compete in the outdoor season due to the Ivy League and Harvard canceling the spring season.

2018-19
Ran a personal record in the 3000 with an 8:33.73 at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational… Participated in his first 10,000m and ran a 29:50.87 at Raleigh Relays… Recorded a career fastest 14:27.95 in the 5000 at the Virginia Challenge.

2017-18
Ran a career-best 14:33.07 in the 5000m at the Penn Relays (Apr. 26-28) … Finished third at the UMass Lowell Invitational in the 1500m with a 4:00.17 (Mar. 31) … Hit a career high at the Wake Forest Outdoor Opener with an 8:39.06 in the 3000m (Mar. 24).

Before Harvard:
3200m - 9:11.79

"Matthew is a special talent and we can't wait to start working with him.  He is a two-time Footlocker finalist, and finished in the top six for three years in a row at the Illinois State cross country championship. Matthew is one of the most accomplished high school runners we've recruited to Harvard and he should make an immediate impact." – Coach Saretsky

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First-Year

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2021-22Senior

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