2012 Men's Track & Field Roster

Matthew Campbell
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Mich.
- High School:
- Rochester
- Position:
- Sprints
Last Updated: June 21, 2013
At Michigan ... All-America honorable mention(2012, Outdoor 4x400-meter relay) ... All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year (2012) ... Two-time U-M Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree (2012 indoor, 2013 outdoor).
-- (I)/ R-Senior (O) (2013) ... Championship Meets...At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 10-12), helped the 4x100-meter relay qualify for the finals (40.34) before tearing his achilles tendon in the 200-meter prelims ...Outdoor... At the Toledo Invitational (May 2-3), placed third in the 200-meter dash (21.65), and ran the second leg of the winning 4x100-meter relay (40.25) and first leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:13.87) ... At the Penn Relays (April 25-27), ran the second leg of the sprint medley relay that took 14th (3:24.23) and the distance medley relay that finished 12th (9:54.89) ... At the EMU Invitational (April 19-20), took fourth in the 200-meter dash (22.21) and ran the second leg of the winning 4x100-meter relay (41.78) ... At the UNC Joe Hilton Invitational (April 13), finished third in the 200-meter dash (21.43), and ran the second leg of the winning 4x100-meter relay (40.94) and third leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:14.54) ... At the California/Virginia Tri-Meet (April 6), finished third in the 200-meter dash (21.87), ran the second leg in the 4x100-meter relay that finished first (40.55), and ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished first (3:13.16) ...Indoor (no remaining eligibility)... At the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16), competed unattached and finished fifthin the 400-meter dash (50.17).
Senior (I)/R-Junior (O) (2012) ... All-America honorable mention (Outdoor 4x400-meter relay) ... All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year ...Championship Meets... At the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 6-9), ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished 19th in the prelims, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors ...At the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds (May 24-26), ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay that qualified for the NCAA Championships (8th, 3:06.15) ...At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13), placed 19th in the 400-meter dash prelims (48.51), ran the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay that placed ninth in the prelims (40.75), and ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished fifth (3:06.27) ... At the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24), competed in the preliminary round of the 200-meter dash, but did not finish ...Outdoor... At the Len Paddock Invitational (May 3-4), finished third in the 400-meter dash (47.90) and ran the second leg of the runner up 4x100-meter relay (41.22) ... At Penn Relays (April 26-28), ran the first leg of the 4x400-meter relay, which finished third (3:11.17) ... At the Mt. SAC Relays (April 19-20), finished 28th in the 200-meter dash (21.90) and ran the third leg of the second-place 4x400-meter relay (3:08.88) ... At the Georgia Spec Towns Invitational (April 12-14), posted an eighth-place finish in the 200-meter dash (21.82), ran the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay, which finished fourth (41.27), and ran the third leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:09.28) ... At the William & Mary Colonial Relays (April 6-7), finished eighth in the 400-meter dash (49.64) and ran the second leg of the runner up 4x400-meter relay (3:12.13) ...Indoor...U-M's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree ...At the SPIRE Invitational, finished 10th in the 200-meter dash (21.62) and anchored the runner up 4x400-meter relay (3:17.35) ... Placed second in the 60-meter dash (6.99) and ran the first leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:14.34) at Navy's Wesley A. Brown Invitational (Jan. 28) ... At the Jack Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21), placed second in the 400-meter dash (49.85) and ran the anchor leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:17.61) ... Won the 200-meter dash (21.97) and ran the first leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished second (3:21.48) at 'The Dual' vs. Ohio State (Jan. 14).
Junior (I)/R-Sophomore (O) (2011) ... Championship Meets ... Finished ninth in the 100-meter dash and 15th in the 200-meter dash at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) ... Finished 20th in the 400-meter run and fourth on the 4x400-meter relay at Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-27) ... Outdoor ... Won the 100- and 200-meter dashes against Ohio State in 'The Dual' (April 17) ... Won the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the UCLA Rafer Johnson Invitational (April 7-8); also ran on the 4x100m Relay (second) and 4x400m Relay (first) ... Finished fourth in the 200-meter dash and sixth in the 400-meter dash at the FSU Relays (March 25-26) ... Indoor ... Finished second in the 400-meter dash and helped Michigan win the 4x400-meter relay at the Grand Valley State Big Meet (Feb. 11-12) ... Won the 400-meter dash (unseeded), finishing in 48.45 seconds at ND Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4-5) ... Finished second in the 400-meter dash against Ohio State in 'The Dual' (Jan. 15).
Sophomore (I)/R-Freshman (O) (2010) ... Championship Meets ... Ran on the 4x400-meter relay team at the NCAA East Region Preliminaries (May 29), taking 17th ... Ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that took seventh place at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 16) ... Finished 13th in the 400-meter dash at the 2010 Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) ... Outdoor ... Finished fourth in the 100-meter dash at the Eastern Michigan Invitational (April 17) ... Took third in the 200-meter dash at the Duke Invitational (April 2) ... Indoor... Set career-highs in the 60-meter dash (Silverston Invite; Feb. 20), 200-meter dash (Meyo Invite; Feb. 6) and the 400-meter run (Big Ten Indoors; Feb. 27) ... Finished fifth in 200-meter dash and ran on U-M's 4x400-meter relay teamat EMU Invitational (Jan. 9).
Freshman (2009) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Championship Meets ... Finished 21st in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.48 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1) ... Outdoor ... Redshirted ... Indoor ... Ran a time of 7.20 in the 60-meter dash at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21) ... Clocked a time of 22.31 in the 200-meter dash at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 14) ... Ran a time 49.71 in the 400-meter dash at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7).
Prep ... Rochester High School (2008) ... County champion in the 4x200-meter relay in 2008 ... League champion in the 400-meter dash in 2008 ... two-time Regional champion in the 400-meter dash (2007, 2008) ... All-State selection in 400-meter relay... Team MVP (2008) ... Two-time team captain (2007-08)... Two-time letterwinner in football.
Personal ... Enrolled in Stephen M. Ross School of Business ... Born on February 16, 1990 ... Son of Gina and James Williams.
COLLEGIATE BESTS
# Converted time
Event | Time | Date |
60m (I) | 6.99 | 2/20/10 |
200m (I) | 21.57# (21.97) | 1/14/12 |
400m (I) | 47.75 | 2/11/11 |
100m (O) | 10.53 | 5/6/11 |
200m (O) | 21.28 | 4/9/11 |
400m (O) | 47.75 | 2/11/11 |