2011 (Outdoor): Recorded a season-best at theCactus Cup (3/19) placing second in the long jump with a mark of6.70m (21-11.75) … qualified at the Texas State Invite(4/15) in the 100 meter dash … placed seventh at the BobcatInvitational (4/30) in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.08… finished 13th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.27and 17th in the 400 meter dash at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/25)… placed eighth in the Islanders men’s top 10 inthe 200 meter dash with a time of 22.07 at the Border Olympics(3/5).
2011 (Indoor): Placed third in theIslanders men’s top 10 in the 55m with a time of 6.77 at theTexas Tech Invitational (1/21) … currently in seventh placein the Islanders men’s top 10 in the distance medley relaywith a time of 10.22.79, which he posted at the SouthlandConference Championships … sits in fifth place in therecords in the long jump with a mark of 6.54 (21-05.50), which heposted at the McNeese Cowboy Indoor Meet … finished 45th atthe Texas Tech Invitational (1/21) in the 200 meter dash with atime of 0:23.07.
2010 Outdoor Track: Competed in six meetsduring the outdoor season running the 400, 200, 100m dash, 4x1, 4x4relay and long jump ... qualified for the Southland Conferenceoutdoor championships in the 400m and 4x1 relay.
2010 Indoor Track: Competed in the 200m, 400mdash, 4x400m relay and long jump for the Islanders ... best finishwas 10th in the 400m with a time of 0:50.11 at the TexasTech Invite.
High School: Ran track at Byron P. Steele HighSchool for the Knights and was coached by Mike Bursness ... ran a49.8 in the 400-meter, long jump of 22'9" his senior year ...Academic All-District his sophomore and junior years ... made theregional meet his junior and senior years ... qualified for statehis senior year ... finished first in the long jump, 4x1, 4x2,second in 4x4 in districts ... finished first in the long jump,second in 4x2, third in 4x1 at regionals ... finished fifth in longjump and sixth in 4x2 at state meet ... holds individual schoolrecord in long jump, 4x1, 4x2 and 4x4 ... lettered in football ...received football Academic All-District as a junior.
Personal: Born Matthew Ryan Youngblood on Sept.9, 1990, in Washington, Penn. ... son of Pat and Sherri Youngblood... has a brother Aaron ... majoring in Biology/Animal Science ...plans on being a Veterinarian ... hobbies include track and lakeactivities.
