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Two-Time IC4A Qualifier PRs: 800 (in - 1:59.15; out - 1:56.90); Mile (in - 4:20.95); 1500 (out - 3:54.90); 3000 (in - 9:01.43) 2008 Cross Country: Ran his best time at the Mason Invitational, clocking in at 26:07.00 to finish 32nd... Best finish was 14th at the James Madison Invitational. 2008 Outdoor: Competed in 800-meter and 1500-meter... Best time in the 800-meter came at the Patriot Open Invitational with a time of 1:56.90... Competed in the CAA Championships, running the 1500-meter and finishing with a time of 3:54.90. 2008 Indoor: Top time in the 800-meter run was 1:59.15 at the Patriot Games... Ran the mile in 4:20.95 at the Virginia Tech Invitational... Clocked in at 9:01.43 in the 3000-meter run at the Father Diamond Invitational... Was a member of the team's top 4x800-meter relay team of the season, combining with Michael Pachella, Sam Horn and Erin McWhorter, to top the IC4A-qualifying standard with a time of 7:45.96 at the Millrose Games... Also ran on the team's fastest distance medley relay team of the season, teaming with Ryan Murphy, Marcus Wyche and Michael Pachella to cross the finish line in an IC4A-qualifying time of 10:01.21 at the Virginia Tech Invitational. 2007 Cross Country: Ran his fastest time of the season at the IC4A Championships, finishing the five mile race in 27:11.00... Finished in 57th place at the Mason Invitational. At JMU: Competed for a year at James Madison before transferring to George Mason when the Dukes dropped their men's track and field program. Prep: Was All-District and All-Region for cross country and was a member of the district and regional champion 4x800 teams as a sophomore at Fort Defiance High School... All-Region and All-State for cross country, the Valley District Individual Champion for cross country, district champion in the 1000, 1600 and 4x800, regional champion in the 1000 and 4x800 and AA state champion in the indoor 1000 as a junior... All-Region and All-State for cross country, the Valley District Individual Champion for cross country, district champion in the 1600 and 4x800, regional champion in the 1000, 1600 and 4x800 and state champion in the 4x800 as a senior... Ran as a member of the Virginia team at the Foot Locker Championships as a sophomore, junior and senior... Was a member of the 4x800 team that broke the state records in both indoor and outdoor track as a senior... Was a member of the VHSL State AA Cross Country Championship team in 2003. Personal: Full name is Matthew Scott Bailey... Born March 2, 1988... Parents are Darrell and Barbara Bailey... Has three siblings, Allison, 17, Josh, 13, and Andrew, 6... Hobbies include rock climbing and hiking... Majoring in information technology. |
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