5. Matthew Maton Still Has It
The long-awaited match-up between the year's two sub-four minute milers in Matthew Maton and Grant Fisher did not materialize as Maton dropped the 1500m to focus on the Friday morning 5k. The choice was a prudent one, as the Oregon recruit won in 14:47.10 over Oklahoma State freshman Cerake Geberkidane (14:52.87).
| Place | Name | Affiliation | Time | Heat (Pl) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Maton | Unattached | 14:47.10 | 1 (1) | ||||
| 2 | Cerake Geberkidane | Oklahoma St. | 14:52.87 | 1 (2) | ||||
| 3 | Albert Meier | Unattached | 14:55.47 | 1 (3) | ||||
| 4 | Levi Thomet | Unattached | 14:56.06 | 1 (4) | ||||
| 5 | Caleb Webb | Unattached | 14:56.77 | 1 (5) | ||||
| 6 | Miler Haller | Unattached | 14:57.19 | 1 (6) | ||||
| 7 | Michael Watts | Stony Brook | 14:58.29 | 1 (7) | ||||
| 8 | Kyle Levermore | Oregon | 15:01.49 | 1 (8) | ||||
| 9 | Andrew Marston | Unattached | 15:02.97 | 1 (9) | ||||
| 10 | Thomas Pollard | Unattached | 15:03.84 | 1 (10) | ||||
| 11 | Thomas Slattery | Fordham | 15:19.47 | 1 (11) | ||||
| Nicholas Dahl | Unattached | DNF | 1, | |||||
| Connor Hendrickson | Texas | DNS | 1, | |||||
| Dan Curts | Iowa St. | DNS | 1, |
"I wasn't as nervous as I usually am for a race because the past couple races this season, usually I've been going for times and just to break records," he said. "This one, I was just going for top two, didn't really care what the time was, finally got to race something and not just hang on for dear life. I was more excited to race again because it's been a long time."
The race marked Maton's first since his historic 3:59.38 on May 8. He suffered nagging Achilles soreness from racing in a new pair of spikes that night and dropped many of the major post-season high school events, including the adidas Dream Mile and Brooks PR Invitational 2 Mile.
He chose the 5k over 1500m because he did not feel as race sharp, though he still managed to throw down a 60-second closing quarter for the win.
As for the 1500m finals on Saturday, he picked Oregon freshman Blake Haney for the win.
"Gotta go with my teammate," he said.
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