2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Matan Ivri

  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Position Distance
  • Hometown LShimshit, Israel
  • High School Haemek Hamaaravi
  • Instagram matanivri

Biography

TFRRS Profile

Honors: Ranks No. 9 in the outdoor top-10 for the 5000 meters... second-fastest 5000-meter time ever by an Israeli athlete...Israeli national record holder in the indoor 5000 meters...2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic athlete in cross country

2025 Cross Country: Finished 33rd overall at the Mizzou Opener (Aug. 29) covering the 5k course in 15:49.7.

2025 Outdoor Track: Finished 24th in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:50.93 at the NCAA West First Round (May 28-31)...finished third in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:33.79 at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 16-18)...won the 1500 meters with a time of 3:43.98 at the Badger Challenge (May 2)...finished third in his 1500 debut with a time of 3:43.50 and ninth in the 4xMile relay with a time of 16:37.65 at the Penn Relays (April 24)...ranks No. 9 in the outdoor top-10 for the 5000 meters...second-fastest 5000-meter time ever by an Israeli athlete...finished12th in the 5000 meters invitational with a personal best of 13:33.05 at the Stanford Invite (April 5).

2025 Indoor Track:Finished seventh in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:51.77 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28)...finished fifth in the 3000 meters with a time of 7:52.38 at the Meyo Invite (Feb. 1)...Israeli national record holder in the 5000 meters...finished 64th in the 5000 meters at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 7) with a personal best time of 13:45.52.

2024 Cross Country: Finished 58th overall at NCAA Championships (Nov. 23) covering the 10k course in 29:36.2...earned All-Region honors (Nov. 15)...finished 16th overall at Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15) covering the 10k course in 29:24.8...earned first-team All-Big Ten honors (Nov. 1)...named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Nov. 1)...finished 10th overall at Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1) covering the 8k course in 22:59.7...finished 54th at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19) covering the 8k course in 23:32.1...finished 25th overall at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite (Oct. 4) covering the 8k course in 23:43.6...finished 13th overall at the Big Ten Preview (Sept. 13) covering the 8K course in 24:01.7...finished fourth overall at the Badger Classic (Sept. 6) covering the 6K course in 18:16.5.

High School: Two-time Israeli League cup winner, finishing first in the 2023 1500m and 3000m... finished 14th at the 2023 IFAM Oordegem 5000m race... finished 17th at the 2022 IFAM Oordegem 5000m race... finished seventh at the 2021 U20 European Championships... finished fifth at the 2021 U20 3000m European Athletics Championship...finished fourth in the 2021 Israeli 10,000m Championships.

Personal: Parents are Ron and Rakefet Ivri… has three siblings, Idan, Neta, and Ofri… majoring in computer science

Why Wisconsin?

"The prestigious tradition in distance running and strong academic reputation of Wisconsin made the decision easy. Right away I recognized an awesome team culture and a great coach."

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

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