Troy University Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Matthew Likely
- Position:
 - Sprints
 
- Class:
 - Senior
 
- Hometown:
 - Evergreen, Ala.
 
- High School:
 - Hillcrest High School
 
College Bests:
60m: 6.95 (11/30/18)
200m: 22.21 (11/30/18)
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100m: 10.42 (5/12/19)
200m: 20.49 (5/25/19)
 
Senior (2019): Indoor – Ran the BSC Indoor 60m race in 6.95 seconds and the 200m race in 22.21 seconds, both season bests … Finished ninth at the Bulldog Invite 60m race in 7.05. Outdoor – Part of the 4x100m (40.71) relay team that won the race and the 4x400m (3:22.98) relay team that finished second at the Doc Anderson Invitational … Placed third at the Doc Anderson Invitational 200m race in 21.54W … Crossed the finish line in sixth in the 200m (21.31) race and seventh in the 100m (10.60) race at the Bulldog Relays … Member of the 4x100m (40.19) and 4x400m (3:15.67) that finished second at the Tiger Classic … Turned in a ninth place finish at the War Eagle Invitational … Set his personal record in the 100m race at the Sun Belt Conference Championship in 10.42 seconds … Earned the silver medal in the 200m race at 20.65 the Sun Belt Conference Championship … Part of the 4x100m relay team that won the race in 39.84 seconds at the SBC Championship … Helped the 4x400m relay team finish second with a time of 3:09.04 at the SBC Championship … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m relay races … Helped set the school record in the 4x100m race in 39.47 seconds and the school’s third fastest time in the 4x400m relay race in 3:08.90 at the NCAA East Preliminary … Finished in 11th at the NCAA East Preliminary 200m race in a personal-best time of 20.49, second fastest in school history to advance to the NCAA Championships … Ran the NCAA Championship 200m semifinal race in 20.74 seconds.
 
Prior to Troy (Alabama, 2017): Indoor - Finished 25th in the 200 meters (22.15) and 40th in the 400 meters (50.91) at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb. 10-11 ... Ran the third leg on the Tide’s 4x400-meter “B” relay that finished 11th at the Tiger Paw in 3:18.94 ... Finished 13th in the 200 meters in a season-best 22.01 at the Bob Pollock Invitational on Jan. 27 ... Also ran the second leg on the Tide's 4x400-meter relay "B" squad that finished ninth in 3:25.16 ... Finished 11th in the 200 meters in a time of 22.10 and anchored the Tide 4x400 quartet that finished second in 3:17.96 at the Auburn Invitational posted a time of 7.09 in the prelims of the 60 meters at the Auburn meet but did not advance to the finals ... Posted a 6.97 in the prelims of the 60 meters at the Commodore Invitational on Jan. 13. Also ran the third leg on the Tide’s “B” 4x400-meter relay squad that finished seventh in 3:18.16. Outdoor - Finished 13th in the 100 meters (10.81) and 12th in the 200 meters (21.81) at the Crimson Tide Invitational on April 8 ... Also ran the second leg on the Alabama “B” 4x400-meter relay that finished eighth at the CTI in 3:25.45 ... Finished 14th in the 400 meters at the Florida State Relays on March 24 in a personal best 50.52 ... Opened the 2017 outdoor season with a seventh place finish in the 100 meters (10.87) and a fourth place finish in the 200 meters (21.74) at the Bulldog Relays on March 18.
 
Alabama 2016: Indoor - Clocked a time of 6.84 in the 60-meter prelims at the SEC Championships, claiming the 18th-best time in the event … Registered a 60-meter preliminary time of 6.91 and finished second in the open 200 meters with a time of 21.13 at the Tyson Invitational … Competed in the 60-meter preliminaries at the New Mexico Classic, crossing the finish in a time of 6.95 and finished 15th in the 200 meters in a time of 21.72 … Ran 6.92 to finish third in the 60-meter finals at the Indiana Relays after running 6.86 in the event preliminaries … Crossed the 60-meter preliminary finish line in a time of 6.89 followed by a 200-meter preliminary time of 21.91 at the Conference Clash … Ran 6.89 to finish sixth in the 60-meter finals after clocking a time of 6.88 in the preliminaries of the event at the Commodore Indoor Invitational. Outdoor - Crossed the 100-meter finish line in 11.03 to finish 18th at the Battle on the Bayou … Ran the 200 meters in 23.00 to finish 20th at the FSU Relays.
 
Prep School: A three-time AHSAA state champion, winning the 100 meters in both Class 3A and 4A along with the Class 3A 200 meters at the 2015 outdoor state meet … Recorded a time of 21.26 in the 200 meters, setting a new state record en route to claiming the state crown … Also finished eighth in the long jump at the 2015 state meet … Did not start competing in track & field until the age of 16 … Also, a member of the Hillcrest-Evergreen boys basketball team.
 
Personal: Matthew Likely … Born on Jan. 12, 1997 … son of Donald and Mary Likely.
 
60m: 6.95 (11/30/18)
200m: 22.21 (11/30/18)
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100m: 10.42 (5/12/19)
200m: 20.49 (5/25/19)
Senior (2019): Indoor – Ran the BSC Indoor 60m race in 6.95 seconds and the 200m race in 22.21 seconds, both season bests … Finished ninth at the Bulldog Invite 60m race in 7.05. Outdoor – Part of the 4x100m (40.71) relay team that won the race and the 4x400m (3:22.98) relay team that finished second at the Doc Anderson Invitational … Placed third at the Doc Anderson Invitational 200m race in 21.54W … Crossed the finish line in sixth in the 200m (21.31) race and seventh in the 100m (10.60) race at the Bulldog Relays … Member of the 4x100m (40.19) and 4x400m (3:15.67) that finished second at the Tiger Classic … Turned in a ninth place finish at the War Eagle Invitational … Set his personal record in the 100m race at the Sun Belt Conference Championship in 10.42 seconds … Earned the silver medal in the 200m race at 20.65 the Sun Belt Conference Championship … Part of the 4x100m relay team that won the race in 39.84 seconds at the SBC Championship … Helped the 4x400m relay team finish second with a time of 3:09.04 at the SBC Championship … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m relay races … Helped set the school record in the 4x100m race in 39.47 seconds and the school’s third fastest time in the 4x400m relay race in 3:08.90 at the NCAA East Preliminary … Finished in 11th at the NCAA East Preliminary 200m race in a personal-best time of 20.49, second fastest in school history to advance to the NCAA Championships … Ran the NCAA Championship 200m semifinal race in 20.74 seconds.
Prior to Troy (Alabama, 2017): Indoor - Finished 25th in the 200 meters (22.15) and 40th in the 400 meters (50.91) at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb. 10-11 ... Ran the third leg on the Tide’s 4x400-meter “B” relay that finished 11th at the Tiger Paw in 3:18.94 ... Finished 13th in the 200 meters in a season-best 22.01 at the Bob Pollock Invitational on Jan. 27 ... Also ran the second leg on the Tide's 4x400-meter relay "B" squad that finished ninth in 3:25.16 ... Finished 11th in the 200 meters in a time of 22.10 and anchored the Tide 4x400 quartet that finished second in 3:17.96 at the Auburn Invitational posted a time of 7.09 in the prelims of the 60 meters at the Auburn meet but did not advance to the finals ... Posted a 6.97 in the prelims of the 60 meters at the Commodore Invitational on Jan. 13. Also ran the third leg on the Tide’s “B” 4x400-meter relay squad that finished seventh in 3:18.16. Outdoor - Finished 13th in the 100 meters (10.81) and 12th in the 200 meters (21.81) at the Crimson Tide Invitational on April 8 ... Also ran the second leg on the Alabama “B” 4x400-meter relay that finished eighth at the CTI in 3:25.45 ... Finished 14th in the 400 meters at the Florida State Relays on March 24 in a personal best 50.52 ... Opened the 2017 outdoor season with a seventh place finish in the 100 meters (10.87) and a fourth place finish in the 200 meters (21.74) at the Bulldog Relays on March 18.
Alabama 2016: Indoor - Clocked a time of 6.84 in the 60-meter prelims at the SEC Championships, claiming the 18th-best time in the event … Registered a 60-meter preliminary time of 6.91 and finished second in the open 200 meters with a time of 21.13 at the Tyson Invitational … Competed in the 60-meter preliminaries at the New Mexico Classic, crossing the finish in a time of 6.95 and finished 15th in the 200 meters in a time of 21.72 … Ran 6.92 to finish third in the 60-meter finals at the Indiana Relays after running 6.86 in the event preliminaries … Crossed the 60-meter preliminary finish line in a time of 6.89 followed by a 200-meter preliminary time of 21.91 at the Conference Clash … Ran 6.89 to finish sixth in the 60-meter finals after clocking a time of 6.88 in the preliminaries of the event at the Commodore Indoor Invitational. Outdoor - Crossed the 100-meter finish line in 11.03 to finish 18th at the Battle on the Bayou … Ran the 200 meters in 23.00 to finish 20th at the FSU Relays.
Prep School: A three-time AHSAA state champion, winning the 100 meters in both Class 3A and 4A along with the Class 3A 200 meters at the 2015 outdoor state meet … Recorded a time of 21.26 in the 200 meters, setting a new state record en route to claiming the state crown … Also finished eighth in the long jump at the 2015 state meet … Did not start competing in track & field until the age of 16 … Also, a member of the Hillcrest-Evergreen boys basketball team.
Personal: Matthew Likely … Born on Jan. 12, 1997 … son of Donald and Mary Likely.
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