Matt Tegenkamp

Height: 6-1
Weight: 145
Event: Middle Distance
Personal Records: 3:56.38 for the Mile, 7:34.98 for the 3000m and 13:04.90 for the 5000m in 2006; 3:34.25 for the 1500m and 8:07.07 for the mile (AR) in 2007
Born: Januray 19, 1982
Current Residence: Madison, Wisconsin
High School: Lee's Summit, (Missouri) '00
College: Wisconsin '05
Coach: Jerry Schumacher

Career Highlights: Became the American two-mile record holder; was a USA Outdoors 5000m runner up twice; came in fifth at the 2001 World XC Championships Junior race in 2001; became the USA Junior XC champion in 2001; was the USATF Club XC champion in 2005; came in fourth at the 2007 World Outdoors for the 5000m event; was the USA Indoor 3000m champion in 2007;

2007: Was a runner up in the USA Outdoors 5000m (13:31.31); came in eighth in 1500m at Athens (3:34.25PR); placed sixth in 1500m at Heusden (3:36.48); took sixth place in 3000m at Monaco (7:37.31); was fourth placer in 3000m at Stockholm (7:35.68); came in fourth at the World Outdoors (13:46.78); took third place at the Nike Prefontaine Classic two mile (8:07:07AR); became the USA Indoor 3000m champion (7:46.08)
2006: Was a 5,000m runner up at the USA Outdoors (13:15.00); placed eighth at Stockholm (13:04.90PR); came in seventh in 1500m at Berlin (3:35.95PR); took sixth place in the Eugene 2-mile (8:16.50); was a fifth placer at Monaco (7:34.98PR); won first at Madison (3:56.38PR); was ranked by Track and Field News as third in the US in both the 1500m/mile and the 3000m events, and second in the US in the 5000m event with bests of 13:04.98 and 7:34.98
2005: Was sixth placer at the USA Outdoors 5000m (13:25.36); placed fifth in the NCAA Outdoors 5000m (13:41.07); became the Big 10 1500m champion (3:39.40); won the USATF Club XC Championships 10km (29:47); was ranked as tenth in the US for the 5000m event by Track and Field News with bests of 13:25.36 and 7:43.33
2004: Came in third at the NCAA Outdoors 5000m (14:11.45); placed second at the Big 10 Champs; achieved a best of 13:30.90
2003: Did not compete due to injury
2002: Was a runner up at the Big 10 Champs 5000m; achieved bests of 7:57.08i and 13:44.77