North Carolina State University Athletics
2012 Cross Country Roster
Matt Sonnenfeldt
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Kentucky
Cross Country
• 2x All-NCAA Southeast Region (2011 & 2012)
• 2012 All-ACC
• SEC All-Freshman Team: 2009
2014 Outdoor Track and Field
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 5,000m.
• Ran a season-best time of 14:05.34 in the 5,000m at the Wolfpack Last Chance Meet.
• Took eighth place in the 5,000m at the Payton Jordan Classic after clocking a time of 14:20.85.Ran in the 5,000m and the 10,000 at the ACC Championships.
2013-2014 Indoor Track and Field
• Finished in first place in the 3,000m at the High Point Invitational with a time of 8:18.41.
• Set a personal-best in the 5,000m run at the UCS Invitational with a time of 14:14.70.
• Took fourth-place in the the Hokie Invitational in the 3,000m with a time of 8:16.15.
2013 Cross Country
• Did not compete
2012 Cross Country
• Recorded a 31:28 time at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Ky.
• Earned All-Region honors with a ninth place finish (29:58.54) at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in Charlotte, N.C.
• Achieved All-ACC recognition following his eighth place finish (23:57.5) at the ACC Championships in Blacksburg, Va.
• Finished 57th overall (24:03) at the Wisconsin Invitational
• Raced to a 14th place finish (24:04) at the Notre Dame Invitational
2012 Outdoor Track
• Finished 15th in the 10,000m at the ACC Championships
2011-12 Indoor Track
• Placed fourth at the ACC Championships in the 5,000m, running a time of 14:19.02
• Also posted a sixth-place finish in the 3,000m at the ACC Championships
• Ran a collegiate-best time of 8:08.38 in that event at the Valentine Invitational
• Posted a collegiate-best time of 4:08.08 in the mile
2011 Cross Country
•Ran unattached Sept. 16 at the adidas Cross Country Challenge, and finished eighth in a time of 14:59.8 over the 5k course
•Finished 25th on Sept. 24 at the Roy Griak Invitational, taking the 8k course in 24:44.4
•Finished 148th at the Wisconsin adidas Open on Oct. 14
•Finished 20th at the ACC Championships on Oct. 29 at the Musser Fruit Research Center at Clemson, S.C., running the 8k course in a time of 24:04.8
•Earned all-regional honors with a 25th-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Louisville, Ky., running the 10k course in a time of 30:52.6
•Came in 123rd at the NCAA Championships
2011 Outdoor Track
• Redshirted the season
2010-11 Indoor Track
• Redshirted the season
2010 Cross Country?
•Finished fourth at the Wolfpack Invitational in a time of 15:12?
•Placed 20th at the Roy Griak Invitational
?• Finished 20th at the ACC Championships, running a time of 24:18 for the 10k course
?• Was NC State's No. 4 runner at the NCAA Southeast Regional and NCAA Championships
2010 Outdoor Track
• Best time in the 5,000m was 14:23.14 at the SEC Outdoor Championships
2009-10 Indoor Track
• Finished 11th at the SEC Indoor Championships and 14th at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 5,000m
2009 Cross Country?
•Was Kentucky's No. 3 runner as a freshman in 2009
?• Earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team?
•Made his collegiate debut at the Eastern Kentucky Invitational and ran the four-mile course in a time of 19:02.1 to take second place
?• Finished eighth at the Old Timers Classic at Bowling Green in a time of 25:26.87 over the five-mile course
•Finished 35th in a field of 336 at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic?
•Finished 31st at the SEC Championship, running the 8k course in a time of 26:02.46
?• Finished 55th at the NCAA Southeast Regional
Prep/Personal?
•Claimed Foot Locker South runner-up honors as a senior with 10th-fastest time on the course
?• Was Tennessee's state champion in cross country as a senior after runner-up finishes as a sophomore and junior?
•Tennessee state runner-up as well as regional champ in the 3200-meter and 1600-meter runs as a senior?
•Was cross country regional champion as a sophomore, junior and senior
?• Was an all-state track selection as a sophomore and a junior?
•Holds 3A state, regional and league cross country course records?
•Set records in the 3200-meter and 1600-meter runs
?• Set school record in 5000 and 3200 meters
?• Majoring in program management