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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Gary Mata

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Biloxi, Miss.
  • High School Biloxi

Biography

Career Accolades:

  • Chi Alpha Sigma (2023-24)
  • Gulf South Conference Honor Roll (2023 & 2024)
  • University of West Alabama Dean’s List
    • 2023-24 (Fall & Spring)

Career Best Times (after 2023 season):

  • 8K – 25:01.6 at the UAH Chargers XC
  • 8K – 26:20.4 at the 2023 GSC Championships (10/21/23)
  • 4-Mile: 21:59.1 at the City Auto Twilight Classic (9/2/23)
Top Performances and Career Results (TFRRS)
2024: 
  • NCAA South Region XC Championships – 32:30 (38th)
  • Gulf South Conference – 25:34 (28th)
  • UAH Chargers XC Invitational – 25:01 (59th)
  • Chile Pepper XC Festival – 26:19 (2nd)
  • Firehawk Invitational – 26:32 (7th)
  • Montevallo Falcon Classic – 26:34 (9th)

2023: Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society … GSC Honor Roll … UWA Dean’s List for Fall & Spring Semesters … Competed in four events on the season … Finished as a scoring runner for the team four times …
  • Finished 73rd at the City Auto Memphis Twilight Classic with a 4-mile time of 21:59.1 (Sept. 2)
  • Finished 9th at the Alexander ASICS Invitational with an 8K time of 26:27.0 (Sept. 30)
  • Finished 182nd at the UAH Chargers Invitational with an 8K time of 26:34.1 (Oct. 7)
  • Finished 40th at the GSC Championships with an 8K time of 26:20.4 (Oct. 21)

2022: UWA Dean’s List for Spring Semester … Competed in four events on the season … Finished as a scoring runner for the team four times …
  • Finished 82nd at the Montevallo Falcon Classic with an 8K time of 30:35.8 (Sept. 16)
  • Finished 90th at the ASICS Invitational with an 8K time of 29:30.5 (Oct. 1)
  • Finished 25th at the Bobcat Invitational with an 8K time of 28:28.7 (Oct. 8)
  • Finished 92nd at the GSC Championships with an 8K time of 30:44.0 (Nov. 5)

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior