2014-15 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Matt Widule
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Hometown:
- Menomonee Falls, Wis.
- Height:
- 5-11
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Senior/Senior
Notables
• 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Preliminary Round qualifier (110 hurdles)
At Wisconsin
2015 Outdoor: Finished 15th in the preliminary heat of the 110 hurdles at the Big Ten Championship (5/15-17) with a time of 14.82 ... Placed third in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.96 at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) ... Finished 11th in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.95 at the Musco Twilight (5/2) ... at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/18), finished eighth in the 110 hurdles with the time of 14.78
2015 Indoor: Placed 28th in the 60-meter hurdles at the ISU Classic (2/13-14) with a time of 9.63 ... finished 25th in the preliminary round of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.32 at the Armory Track Invitational (1/30-31)
2014 Indoor: Finished 19th in the preliminary round of the 60-meter hurdles in 8.33 at the Big Ten championships (2/28-3/1) ... at the Red a White Open (2/21), won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.20 ... placed 24th in the preliminary round of the 60-meter hurdles in 8.37 and finished 20th in the semifinal round in 8.21 at the Tyson Invitational (2/14) ... finished third in the preliminary round (8.24) and second overall (8.13) in the 60-meter hurdles at the Armory Collegiate Invitational (2/8) ... placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.16 after finishing fifth in the preliminary round of the event in 8.24at the Bill Bergan Invitational (2/1) ... at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25), finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles by crossing the finish line in 8.33 ... also placed 13th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.79 ... making his season debut, won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.33 at the Wisconsin vs. Missouri Dual (1/18)
2014 Outdoor: Placed 17th in the 110 hurdles at the Big Ten championships (5/16-18) with a time of 14.77 ... ran a season-best time of 14.59 in the 110 hurdles to win the event at the Wisconsin Open (5/10) ... at the Tom Botts Invitational (5/3), earned a runner-up finish in the 110 hurdles in 14.67 ... at the Long Beach Invitational (4/19), finished 11th in the 400 meters (48.56), 32nd in the 200 meters (22.31) and helped his team place fourth in the 4x400 relay (3:16.32) ... also placed 10th in the 800 meters in 1:53.16 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18) ... finished runner-up in the 110 hurdles in 14.68 and helped his team to a second-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay in 41.90at the UW-Platteville Invitational (4/12) ... at the Rex Foster Invitational (4/6), won the 110 hurdles in 14.68 and helped his team finish runner-up in the 4x100 relay in 42.04 ... making his outdoor debut, finished third in the 110-meter hurdles (15.28) and helped his team win the 4x200-meter relay (1:28.24) at the Walt Disney World Open (3/21-22)
2013 Indoor: With a time of 8.13 seconds, finished 15th in the 60 hurdles at the Big Ten championships (2/22) ... won the 60 hurdles at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/1) in a season-best time of 8.08 seconds ... won the 60 hurdles in 8.15 seconds at the Red a White Open (2/15) ... with a time of 8.29 seconds, finished seventh in the preliminary round of the 60 hurdles at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/26) ... finished eighth with a dash of 7.14 seconds in the 60 meters at the Badger Track Classic (1/12) ... set a new personal best of 7.13 seconds in a preliminary section of the 60 meters ... earned a second-place finish in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.46 seconds
2013 Outdoor: Finished 17th at the Big Ten championships (5/11) in the 110 hurdles in 15.03 ... won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.41 seconds and helped the 4x100-meter relay team win the event in 40.80 secondsat the Wisconsin Open (5/4) ... earned a runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.72 seconds at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (4/26-27) ... also finished 15th in the preliminary round of the 100 meters in 11.12 seconds ... finished fifth in the 100 meters in 11.19 seconds at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/20) ... at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/13), finished 18th in the 100 meters in a personal-best time of 11.03 seconds ... also finished fourth in the 110 hurdles in 14.63 seconds ... with a personal-best time of 11.06 seconds, placed 13th in the 100 meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/30) ... also finished 14th in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.94 seconds ... at the Alabama Relays (3/22-23), earned a 10th-place finish in the 110 hurdles in 14.57 seconds and a 21st-place finish in the 100 meters in 11.41 seconds
2012 Indoor: With a personal-best dash of 8.05 seconds, finished eighth in a preliminary section of the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Ten championships (2/24), and went on to finish seventh in the finals with a time of 8.09 ... claimed second in the 60-meter hurdles at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/2) with a time of 8.09 ... took the win in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.14 seconds at the Red a White Open (2/17) ... finished second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.16 seconds at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/21) ... came in third in the 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 8.26 at the Badger Track Classic (1/14) ... in a consolation run of the 60-meter hurdles, finished third with a time of 8.13 seconds at the Frank Sevigne Invitational (2/4) ... in the qualifier of the 60-meter hurdles, finished in 8.08 and then placed eighth in the finals with a time of 8.54 at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/28)
2012 Outdoor: With a personal-best time of 14.32 seconds, took the win in the 110-meter hurdles at the Wisconsin Open (5/5) ... placed 13th in a preliminary section of the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.37 at the Big Ten championships (5/12) ... came in 46th place with a time of 14.47 in the 110 hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/25) ... finished third in a time of 14.37 in the 110 hurdles at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/20) ... finished runner-up in the 110 hurdles at the Triton Invitational (4/28) with a time of 15.16 ... came in sixth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.70 at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23) and also finished 21st in the 200 meters after clocking in at 22.23 ... finished 14th in a preliminary section of the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.98 at the Stanford Invitational (4/6)
2011 Indoor: Completing unattached finished fifth in the preliminary round of the 60 meters (8.43) and placed third in the finals (8.32) at the Badger Track Classic (1/15) ...
2011 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles competing unattached at the Rex Foster Open (4/8) crossing the line in 15.28
High School
Named 2010 Wisconsin Gatorade Boys' Track and Field Athlete of the Year ... won 2010 Wisconsin Division 1 state titles in the 110-meter hurdles (14.21) and the 4x200-meter relay, setting a state record in the relay at 1:27.94 ... also finished runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2010 state meet by one hundredth of a second ... won state title in the 110-meter hurdles (14.37) as a junior ... Wisconsin's 2009 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year ... won a school-record nine medals at the state meet during his prep career ... career state medals consist of three gold medals, two silvers, two bronze, a fourth and a sixth ... coach: Mike Burling ... also played football ... member of student council and German Club
Personal
Parents Pat and Barb Widule ... one brother Bob Widule ... major is computer engineering
Why Wisconsin
Great academics, love the city, great Track a Field reputation.
| Personal Bests | ||||||
| Indoor | Outdoor | |||||
| 60 Meters | 7.13 | 1-12-13 | 100 Meters | 11.03 | 4-13-13 | |
| 60 Hurdles | 8.05 | 2-24-12 | 200 Meters | 22.23 | 3-23-12 | |
| 200 Meters | 22.79 | 1-25-14 | 400 Meters | 48.56 | 4-19-14 | |
| 800 Meters | 1:53.16 | 4-18-14 | ||||
| 110 Hurdles | 14.32 | 5-5-12 | ||||
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2012 Outdoor - West Preliminary Round
110 Hurdles: 46th-P (14.47)
At the Big Ten Championships
2015 - Outdoor
110 Hurdles: 15th (14.82)
2014 - Indoor
60 Hurdles: 19th-P (8.33)
2014- Outdoor
110 Hurdles: 17th-P (14.77)
2013 - Indoor
60 Hurdles: 15th-P (8.13)
2013 - Outdoor
110 Hurdles: 17th-P (15.03)
2012 - Indoor
60 Hurdles: 7th (8.10)
60 Hurdles: 8th-P (8.05)
2012 - Outdoor
110 Hurdles: 13th-P (14.43)
