2019 USC Track & Field Roster
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Myrtue, Matthew
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Matthew Myrtue
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Covington, La.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Matthew Myrtue is in his final season as a middle distance runner for the Trojans. He is serving as one of USC's team captains for the 2020 season.
2019: Myrtue set his 1500m PR of 3:53.80 in placing fifth at the Trojan Invitational. He rean a season-best 800m of 1:52.12 to place 12th at the Pac-12 Championships. He set his indoor 800m PR of 1:51.64 at the Tyson Invitational to move to sixth on USC's all-time list. He went on to place 15th in the event at the MPSF Championships with a time of 1:53.54. Myrtue was also named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America Track/Cross Country Second Team.
2018: Myrtue opened his season with a win in the 1500m at the Beach Opener with a time of 4:03.27. He had a PR of 4:01.66 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational. He placed third in the 800m at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a time of 1:52.47. Ran an 800m PR of 1:51.87 to place 12th at the Pac-12 Championships.
2017: He had a season-best 800m time of 1:55.96 at the Trojan Invitational on March 18. He placed seventh in the 800m with a time of 1:58.53 at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30. Had a time of 2:00.74 in the 800m to place 26th at the MPSF Indoor Championships on Feb. 25, which ranks eighth on USC's all-time indoor list.
HIGH SCHOOL: Myrtue graduated from Fontainebleau HS in Mandeville, La. in 2016. He has bests of 48.5 in the 400m and 1:54.8 in the 800m. He is a Wendy’s High School Heisman Louisiana winner and was Louisiana Composite All-State his junior and senior years.
PERSONAL: Matthew was born on June 9, 1998 in Baton Rouge, La....Parents are Mark and Lisa Myrtue and he has one sister, Olivia…Sports hero is Drew Brees...Lists favorite food as Fried Oyster Po-Boys...One day would like to travel to Madrid or Tokyo...Enjoys researching the stock market…Favorite actor is Matt Damon and favorite musical artist The Weeknd...He will work in private equity upon graduation…He is a Computer Science and Business Administration major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 800m – 1:51.87 1500m – 4:01.66
2019: Myrtue set his 1500m PR of 3:53.80 in placing fifth at the Trojan Invitational. He rean a season-best 800m of 1:52.12 to place 12th at the Pac-12 Championships. He set his indoor 800m PR of 1:51.64 at the Tyson Invitational to move to sixth on USC's all-time list. He went on to place 15th in the event at the MPSF Championships with a time of 1:53.54. Myrtue was also named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America Track/Cross Country Second Team.
2018: Myrtue opened his season with a win in the 1500m at the Beach Opener with a time of 4:03.27. He had a PR of 4:01.66 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational. He placed third in the 800m at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a time of 1:52.47. Ran an 800m PR of 1:51.87 to place 12th at the Pac-12 Championships.
2017: He had a season-best 800m time of 1:55.96 at the Trojan Invitational on March 18. He placed seventh in the 800m with a time of 1:58.53 at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30. Had a time of 2:00.74 in the 800m to place 26th at the MPSF Indoor Championships on Feb. 25, which ranks eighth on USC's all-time indoor list.
HIGH SCHOOL: Myrtue graduated from Fontainebleau HS in Mandeville, La. in 2016. He has bests of 48.5 in the 400m and 1:54.8 in the 800m. He is a Wendy’s High School Heisman Louisiana winner and was Louisiana Composite All-State his junior and senior years.
PERSONAL: Matthew was born on June 9, 1998 in Baton Rouge, La....Parents are Mark and Lisa Myrtue and he has one sister, Olivia…Sports hero is Drew Brees...Lists favorite food as Fried Oyster Po-Boys...One day would like to travel to Madrid or Tokyo...Enjoys researching the stock market…Favorite actor is Matt Damon and favorite musical artist The Weeknd...He will work in private equity upon graduation…He is a Computer Science and Business Administration major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 800m – 1:51.87 1500m – 4:01.66
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