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2017-18 Track & Field Roster
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Likely, Matthew
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Matthew Likely
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Evergreen, Ala.
- High School:
- Hillcrest High School
Bio
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)
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Senior (2019): Indoor โย Ran the BSC Indoor 60m race in 6.95 seconds and the 200m race in 22.21 seconds, both season bests โฆ Finished ninth at the Bulldog Invite 60m race in 7.05.ย Outdoor โย 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 โฆ Placed third at the Doc Anderson Invitational 200m race in 21.54W โฆ Crossed the finish line in sixth in the 200m (21.31) race and seventh in the 100m (10.60) race at the Bulldog Relays โฆ Member of the 4x100m (40.19) and 4x400m (3:15.67) that finished second at the Tiger Classic โฆ Turned in a ninth place finish at the War Eagle Invitational โฆ Set his personal record in the 100m race at the Sun Belt Conference Championship in 10.42 seconds โฆ Earned the silver medal in the 200m race at 20.65 the Sun Belt Conference Championship โฆ Part of the 4x100m relay team that won the race in 39.84 seconds at the SBC Championship โฆ Helped the 4x400m relay team finish second with a time of 3:09.04 at the SBC Championship โฆ Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m relay races โฆ Helped set the school record in the 4x100m race in 39.47 seconds and the schoolโs third fastest time in the 4x400m relay race in 3:08.90 at the NCAA East Preliminary โฆ 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 โฆ Ran the NCAA Championship 200m semifinal race in 20.74 seconds.
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Prior to Troy (Alabama, 2017): Indoor -ย 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 Tideโs 4x400-meter โBโ 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 Tideโs โBโ 4x400-meter relay squad that finished seventh in 3:18.16.ย Outdoor -ย 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 โBโ 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.
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Alabama 2016: Indoor -ย Clocked a time of 6.84 in the 60-meter prelims at the SEC Championships, claiming the 18th-best time in the event โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ Ran 6.92 to finish third in the 60-meter finals at the Indiana Relays after running 6.86 in the event preliminaries โฆ 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 โฆ 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.ย Outdoor -ย Crossed the 100-meter finish line in 11.03 to finish 18th at the Battle on the Bayou โฆ Ran the 200 meters in 23.00 to finish 20th at the FSU Relays.
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Prep School:ย 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 โฆ Recorded a time of 21.26 in the 200 meters, setting a new state record en route to claiming the state crown โฆ Also finished eighth in the long jump at the 2015 state meet โฆ Did not start competing in track & field until the age of 16 โฆ Also, a member of the Hillcrest-Evergreen boys basketball team.
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Personal:ย Matthew Likely โฆ Born on Jan. 12, 1997 โฆ son of Donald and Mary Likely.ย
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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)
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Senior (2019): Indoor โย Ran the BSC Indoor 60m race in 6.95 seconds and the 200m race in 22.21 seconds, both season bests โฆ Finished ninth at the Bulldog Invite 60m race in 7.05.ย Outdoor โย 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 โฆ Placed third at the Doc Anderson Invitational 200m race in 21.54W โฆ Crossed the finish line in sixth in the 200m (21.31) race and seventh in the 100m (10.60) race at the Bulldog Relays โฆ Member of the 4x100m (40.19) and 4x400m (3:15.67) that finished second at the Tiger Classic โฆ Turned in a ninth place finish at the War Eagle Invitational โฆ Set his personal record in the 100m race at the Sun Belt Conference Championship in 10.42 seconds โฆ Earned the silver medal in the 200m race at 20.65 the Sun Belt Conference Championship โฆ Part of the 4x100m relay team that won the race in 39.84 seconds at the SBC Championship โฆ Helped the 4x400m relay team finish second with a time of 3:09.04 at the SBC Championship โฆ Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m relay races โฆ Helped set the school record in the 4x100m race in 39.47 seconds and the schoolโs third fastest time in the 4x400m relay race in 3:08.90 at the NCAA East Preliminary โฆ 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 โฆ Ran the NCAA Championship 200m semifinal race in 20.74 seconds.
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Prior to Troy (Alabama, 2017): Indoor -ย 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 Tideโs 4x400-meter โBโ 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 Tideโs โBโ 4x400-meter relay squad that finished seventh in 3:18.16.ย Outdoor -ย 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 โBโ 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.
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Alabama 2016: Indoor -ย Clocked a time of 6.84 in the 60-meter prelims at the SEC Championships, claiming the 18th-best time in the event โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ Ran 6.92 to finish third in the 60-meter finals at the Indiana Relays after running 6.86 in the event preliminaries โฆ 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 โฆ 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.ย Outdoor -ย Crossed the 100-meter finish line in 11.03 to finish 18th at the Battle on the Bayou โฆ Ran the 200 meters in 23.00 to finish 20th at the FSU Relays.
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Prep School:ย 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 โฆ Recorded a time of 21.26 in the 200 meters, setting a new state record en route to claiming the state crown โฆ Also finished eighth in the long jump at the 2015 state meet โฆ Did not start competing in track & field until the age of 16 โฆ Also, a member of the Hillcrest-Evergreen boys basketball team.
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Personal:ย Matthew Likely โฆ Born on Jan. 12, 1997 โฆ son of Donald and Mary Likely.ย
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Monday, September 08
Gerad Parker Press Conference - Memphis Game
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