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2023-24 Men's Track and Field Roster

Pat Jacoby - DeSales
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Matt Santacoloma

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Orefield, PA
  • Highschool Parkland
  • Major MBA

Biography

As a Senior (2022-23) – Track & Field
·       Top times in indoor T&F were 4:35.17 (Mile), 9:01.31 (3,000-meters), and 15:19.44 (5,000-meters).
·       Placed eighth in the 5K at the MAC Indoor Championships.
·       Top times in outdoor T&F were 4:10.93 (1,500-meters), 15:15.53 (5,000-meters), and 31:18.35 (10,000-meters).
·       Finished fourth in the 10K at the MAC Outdoor Championships.
·       Named to MAC Winter and Spring Academic Honor Roll
 
As a Senior (2022) – Cross Country
·       Earned All-MAC Second-Team honors with a 15th place finish at the MAC Championships with a time of 26:02.1.
·       Named All-Region with a 19th place finish at the NCAA Division III Metro Region Championships.
·       Top 8K time was at the MAC Championships.
 
As a Junior (2021-22) – Track & Field
·       Top times in indoor T&F were 4:42.96 (Mile), 9:06.64 (3,000-meters), and 15:46.42 (5,000 meters).
·       Placed eighth in the 5,000-meters at the MAC Indoor T&F Championships.
·       Top times in outdoor T&F were 2:10.46 (800 meters), 4:14.46 (1,500 meters), 15:28.38 (5,000-meters), and 31:53.28 (10,000-meters).
·       Finished third in the 10K at the MAC Outdoor T&F Championships to earn All-MAC Third-Team honors.
 
As a Junior (2021) – Cross Country
·       Placed 10th to earn All-MAC First-Team honors at the MAC Championships with a time of 27:12.9.
·       Top 8k time was 26:41.8 at the NCAA Division III Metro Region Championships where he placed 32nd to earn All-Region honors.
·       Named to Academic All-MAC Team.
·       Named to MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
 
As a Sophomore (2020-21) – Track & Field
·       Top times in outdoor T&F were 2:11.31 (800-meters), 4:24.40 (1,500-meters), 9:10.17 (3,000-meters), 15:42.98 (5,000-meters), and 32:37.28 (10,000-meters).
·       Placed eighth in the 10,000-meters at the MAC Outdoor T&F Championships.
 
As a Sophomore (2020) – Cross Country
·       Fall season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
As a Freshman (2019-20) – Track & Field
·       Top times in indoor track were 9:35.63 (3,000-meters) and 16:47.61 (5,000-meters).
·       Named to MAC Winter and Spring Academic Honor Roll.
 
As a Freshman (2019) – Cross Country
·       Finished 43rd at the MAC Championships with a time of 26:59.4.
·       Ran a season-best 8K time at the MAC Championships.
 
Personal/High School
·       Son of Maria and Manny Santacoloma.
·       Participated in cross-country and track & field in high school.
·       HS CC team won District Championship in 2016 and 2017.
·       Named EPC CC All-Conference once.
·       Named CC All-Area Honorable-Mention by Morning Call once.
·       Qualified for States twice.
·       Graduated in May, 2023 with a degree in both business and marketing.
·       Pursuing his MBA in graduate school.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First-Year

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'6"