2023 Track & Field Roster
Boling, Matthew
Matthew Boling
- Position:
- Sprints/Jumps
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Strake Jesuit
Bio
2020 SEC Indoor Men's Freshman Runner of the Year
2021 SEC Indoor Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2021 NCAA Indoor Champion/First Team All-American (200m)
2021 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (Long Jump)
2021 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2021 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (100m)
2021 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (200m)
2021 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (4x100m Relay)
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2022 SEC Indoor 60m Champion
2022 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (60m)
2022 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (200m)
2022 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (Long Jump)
2022 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2022 SEC Outdoor Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2022 SEC Outdoor 200m Champion
2023: Outdoor – Ran a season-best and facility record 20.17 in the first round of the 200-meter dash at the NCAA East Prelims, going on to place eighth in the quarterfinals with a 20.20 (wind-aided) in the quarterfinals…Placed 10th in the 200m prelims at the NCAA Championships with a time of 20.25…Victorious in the 200m at the Spec Towns & Torrin Lawrence Invitational, clocking a time of 20.26…Finished fifth in the 200m at the SEC Championships, clocking a 20.52 in the finals after running a 20.36 in the prelims…Ran a season-best time of 10.20 (wind-aided) in the 100m at the Mt. SAC Relays to finish eighth…Victorious in the Spec Towns & Torrin Lawrence Invitational with a 10.24…Finished 18th in the 100m prelims at the SEC Championships (10.36)…Ran the second leg on the 4x100m relay team that posted a time of 38.62 (No. 2 in school history) at the NCAA Championships, finishing seventh in the prelims…Ran the second leg on the 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams that emerged victorious at the Texas Relays with respective times of 1:20.22 and 2:58.82…The 4x400m time marked a school record for the Bulldogs and ranked No. 4 in collegiate history.
Indoor – Won the 200-meter dash national title after registering a school record 20.12, which was the No. 5 all-time collegiate performance/performer….Runner-up at the SEC Championships thanks to his 20.44 in the 200m…Grabbed top honors at the Texas Tech Open in the 200m with a 20.42…Became the No. 3 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 5 all-time collegiate performance in the 300m with a 32.40 to win the Clemson Invite…Part of the winning 4x400m relay team at the Tiger Paw Invite with the second-fastest time in school history (3:02.90)…Runner-up in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Championships thanks to a 3:03.10…Also finished second in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships after the foursome completed the race in 3:03.32.
2022: Outdoor – Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of Year for the outdoor season…Set a school 100-meter dash record with a wind-legal 9.98 (1.6 meters/second) to win the Tom Jones Memorial…Swept the FSU Relays (10.03) and Torrin Lawrence Memorial (10.05)…Finished fourth at the SEC Championships with a 100m time of 10.13…Qualified for Nationals after registering a 10.18 for 11th in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA East Prelims…Set a school and facility record thanks to a wind-legal 200m of 19.92 (-0.9 m/s) to win the Georgia Tech Invitational…Captured his first SEC outdoor title thanks to a 20.01 in the 200m…Was the third qualifier in the 200m quarterfinal at the East Prelims after crossing the line in 20.24…Ran a leg on the school record 4x400m relay at the Tom Jones Memorial that finished third with a 3:02.10…Qualified for Nationals in the 4x400m relay after taking sixth in the quarterfinal after recording a 3:03.77…Competed in a single long jump competition and went 7.46m/24-5.75 for 13th at the Tom Jones meet...Scored a team-high 11 points at the NCAA Championships, earning a silver medal in the 200m with a 20.13 and taking sixth in the 100m after crossing the line in 10.18…Ran the opening leg on the 12th-place and Second Team All-American 4x400m relay after the Bulldogs clocked a 3:03.73.
Indoor – Moved to No. 2 on the school’s all-time top-10 list in the 60-meter dash with a 6.56 during the NCAA Championships prelims…Finished the NCAA 60m final in fifth for First Team All-America honors with a 6.63 for fifth place…Tied for the SEC 60m title after speeding to a 6.64 finish…Set a meet record with a 6.60 to win the 60m at the Samford Invite…Won the 200m at the Razorback Invite thanks to a meet record 20.27…Also finished first in the 200m in three other meets, including the NCAA prelims (disqualified in the final because of a lane violation)…Part of school record 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships that captured the school’s first title in the event with a 3:02.59…Ran a leg on 4x400m with a then school record time of 3:04.07 to win the Razorback Invite…Earned First Team All-America honors in the 4x400m relay team with a 3:05.46 for fourth place at the NCAA Championships…Marked his fourth First Team All-America certificate (third scoring) by taking third in the long jump (7.86 meters/25 feet, 9 ½ inches)…Set a school/facility record in the long jump after soaring 8.25m/27-1 (No. 14 all-time NCAA performer) to win the Clemson Invite…Earned runner-up honors in the long jump at SECs with a top effort of 7.90m/25-11.
2021: Outdoor – Registered a wind-aided 9.97 (+3.2) to earn runner-up honors in the 100-meter dash at the SEC Championships and finish with the country’s fourth-fastest time prior to the NCAA Championships…Took third in the 200m with a 20.06 at the SEC Championships to set a school record and finish with the nation’s fourth-best time in the event prior to Nationals…Open leg of 4x100m relay team that set a school record and took second at the NCAA Championships with a 38.54 to lock down his third First Team All-America certificate of the meet…Also ran on relays that had then school record times for second-place finishes of 38.57 and 39.02 at the NCAA East Prelims and SEC Championships, respectively…Clocked a 10.09w (+3.1) to be the ninth qualifier in the 100m at the NCAA East Prelims while also running a windy 20.16 (+2.6) for fourth in the 200m…Registered a 10.15 in the semifinal and a 10.19 in the final at the NCAA Championships to earn a First Team All-America certificate with a sixth-place finish in the 100m…Collected another First Team All-America certificate in the 200m after taking fifth with a 20.48.
Indoor - Captured the NCAA title after setting a 200m school record with a 20.19, which made him the No. 5 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 6 all-time collegiate performance…Opened the 4x400m relay with a 45.28 split as the Bulldogs took fourth with a 3:04.84 at the NCAA Championships…Scored in the long jump at the NCAA Championships after traveling 25-5.25 for seventh…Ran the opening leg (45.18 split) of the school record 4x400m relay (3:04.72) to earn third at the SEC Championships…Shattered the school record in the long jump with a mark of 26-5.75 for fourth at the SEC Championships…Had the top qualifying time in the 200m (20.37) during the prelims of the SEC Championships before being disqualified in the final for crossing the lane line…Finished first in the 200m at the Razorback Invitational after registering a 20.53…Ran in one 400m race and set a facility record of 45.51 to win the Carolina Challenge with the third-best time in UGA history…Won the 60m at the Clemson Invitational with the third-fastest time in school history (6.64)…Finished first in the long jump at the Tiger Paw Invitational after traveling 25-5.50 and the Clemson Invitational (24-6.25).
2020: Indoor – Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual...Voted the SEC Men's Freshman Runner of the Year...Had a personal-best time of 6.68 in the 60-meter dash to take second at the Orange & Purple Elite and move to third on Georgia’s all-time top-10 list…Also had a pair of 6.74s in the Orange & Purple prelims and at the Bob Pollock Invitational…Debuted in the 200m at the Razorback Invitational and was fifth with a 20.90…Returned in the 200m at the Tyson Invitational and registered a school record 20.66, that finished the season as the nation’s fourth-fastest time…After flying to a 20.74 in the prelims, crossed the 200m finish line in 20.71 in the final at the SEC Championships…Long jumped twice, topping out at 24 feet, 7 ¼ inches for second at the Orange & Purple Elite.
High School: Won the 100-meter dash (10.15 wind-aided) and the 200m (20.36) and was third in the long jump (25 feet, 3 ½ inches) at the 2019 USATF Under-20 Championships…Swept the 100m (10.11) and 200m (20.31) and was a part of the winning 4x100m (38.26) and 4x400m relay (2:59.30) squads at the 2019 Pan American U-20 Championships – both relay times were world u-20 records…Earned a silver medal in the 4x400m relay at the 2018 World U-20 Championships…Captured the 2019 Texas state high school 100m (10.13) title…Two-time (2018-19) state long jump champion (25-4.50w in 2019; 23-11.75w in 2019)…Part of state title winning 4x400m relay team in 2019…Finished second in the 400m (46.76) and third in the 4x400m relay at the 2018 state meet…Took fourth in the long jump (23-7.25w) and 400m (47.43) at the 2017 state meet…Ran a leg on the runner-up Swedish medley relay squad at the 2017 New Balance meet…Personal-best times of 9.98w (100m), 10.11 legal (100m), 20.30w (200m), 20.31 (200m), 46.15 (400m) and 26 feet, 3 ½ inches (long jump)…Member of National Honors Society and Athletes Taking Action.
Personal: Born June 20, 2000…Son of Monique Boling and Mark Boling…Twin brother, Michael, was valedictorian at Strake Jesuit and is currently at Georgia Tech…Intending to major in Business.
2021 SEC Indoor Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2021 NCAA Indoor Champion/First Team All-American (200m)
2021 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (Long Jump)
2021 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2021 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (100m)
2021 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (200m)
2021 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (4x100m Relay)
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2022 SEC Indoor 60m Champion
2022 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (60m)
2022 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (200m)
2022 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (Long Jump)
2022 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2022 SEC Outdoor Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2022 SEC Outdoor 200m Champion
2023: Outdoor – Ran a season-best and facility record 20.17 in the first round of the 200-meter dash at the NCAA East Prelims, going on to place eighth in the quarterfinals with a 20.20 (wind-aided) in the quarterfinals…Placed 10th in the 200m prelims at the NCAA Championships with a time of 20.25…Victorious in the 200m at the Spec Towns & Torrin Lawrence Invitational, clocking a time of 20.26…Finished fifth in the 200m at the SEC Championships, clocking a 20.52 in the finals after running a 20.36 in the prelims…Ran a season-best time of 10.20 (wind-aided) in the 100m at the Mt. SAC Relays to finish eighth…Victorious in the Spec Towns & Torrin Lawrence Invitational with a 10.24…Finished 18th in the 100m prelims at the SEC Championships (10.36)…Ran the second leg on the 4x100m relay team that posted a time of 38.62 (No. 2 in school history) at the NCAA Championships, finishing seventh in the prelims…Ran the second leg on the 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams that emerged victorious at the Texas Relays with respective times of 1:20.22 and 2:58.82…The 4x400m time marked a school record for the Bulldogs and ranked No. 4 in collegiate history.
Indoor – Won the 200-meter dash national title after registering a school record 20.12, which was the No. 5 all-time collegiate performance/performer….Runner-up at the SEC Championships thanks to his 20.44 in the 200m…Grabbed top honors at the Texas Tech Open in the 200m with a 20.42…Became the No. 3 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 5 all-time collegiate performance in the 300m with a 32.40 to win the Clemson Invite…Part of the winning 4x400m relay team at the Tiger Paw Invite with the second-fastest time in school history (3:02.90)…Runner-up in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Championships thanks to a 3:03.10…Also finished second in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships after the foursome completed the race in 3:03.32.
2022: Outdoor – Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of Year for the outdoor season…Set a school 100-meter dash record with a wind-legal 9.98 (1.6 meters/second) to win the Tom Jones Memorial…Swept the FSU Relays (10.03) and Torrin Lawrence Memorial (10.05)…Finished fourth at the SEC Championships with a 100m time of 10.13…Qualified for Nationals after registering a 10.18 for 11th in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA East Prelims…Set a school and facility record thanks to a wind-legal 200m of 19.92 (-0.9 m/s) to win the Georgia Tech Invitational…Captured his first SEC outdoor title thanks to a 20.01 in the 200m…Was the third qualifier in the 200m quarterfinal at the East Prelims after crossing the line in 20.24…Ran a leg on the school record 4x400m relay at the Tom Jones Memorial that finished third with a 3:02.10…Qualified for Nationals in the 4x400m relay after taking sixth in the quarterfinal after recording a 3:03.77…Competed in a single long jump competition and went 7.46m/24-5.75 for 13th at the Tom Jones meet...Scored a team-high 11 points at the NCAA Championships, earning a silver medal in the 200m with a 20.13 and taking sixth in the 100m after crossing the line in 10.18…Ran the opening leg on the 12th-place and Second Team All-American 4x400m relay after the Bulldogs clocked a 3:03.73.
Indoor – Moved to No. 2 on the school’s all-time top-10 list in the 60-meter dash with a 6.56 during the NCAA Championships prelims…Finished the NCAA 60m final in fifth for First Team All-America honors with a 6.63 for fifth place…Tied for the SEC 60m title after speeding to a 6.64 finish…Set a meet record with a 6.60 to win the 60m at the Samford Invite…Won the 200m at the Razorback Invite thanks to a meet record 20.27…Also finished first in the 200m in three other meets, including the NCAA prelims (disqualified in the final because of a lane violation)…Part of school record 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships that captured the school’s first title in the event with a 3:02.59…Ran a leg on 4x400m with a then school record time of 3:04.07 to win the Razorback Invite…Earned First Team All-America honors in the 4x400m relay team with a 3:05.46 for fourth place at the NCAA Championships…Marked his fourth First Team All-America certificate (third scoring) by taking third in the long jump (7.86 meters/25 feet, 9 ½ inches)…Set a school/facility record in the long jump after soaring 8.25m/27-1 (No. 14 all-time NCAA performer) to win the Clemson Invite…Earned runner-up honors in the long jump at SECs with a top effort of 7.90m/25-11.
2021: Outdoor – Registered a wind-aided 9.97 (+3.2) to earn runner-up honors in the 100-meter dash at the SEC Championships and finish with the country’s fourth-fastest time prior to the NCAA Championships…Took third in the 200m with a 20.06 at the SEC Championships to set a school record and finish with the nation’s fourth-best time in the event prior to Nationals…Open leg of 4x100m relay team that set a school record and took second at the NCAA Championships with a 38.54 to lock down his third First Team All-America certificate of the meet…Also ran on relays that had then school record times for second-place finishes of 38.57 and 39.02 at the NCAA East Prelims and SEC Championships, respectively…Clocked a 10.09w (+3.1) to be the ninth qualifier in the 100m at the NCAA East Prelims while also running a windy 20.16 (+2.6) for fourth in the 200m…Registered a 10.15 in the semifinal and a 10.19 in the final at the NCAA Championships to earn a First Team All-America certificate with a sixth-place finish in the 100m…Collected another First Team All-America certificate in the 200m after taking fifth with a 20.48.
Indoor - Captured the NCAA title after setting a 200m school record with a 20.19, which made him the No. 5 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 6 all-time collegiate performance…Opened the 4x400m relay with a 45.28 split as the Bulldogs took fourth with a 3:04.84 at the NCAA Championships…Scored in the long jump at the NCAA Championships after traveling 25-5.25 for seventh…Ran the opening leg (45.18 split) of the school record 4x400m relay (3:04.72) to earn third at the SEC Championships…Shattered the school record in the long jump with a mark of 26-5.75 for fourth at the SEC Championships…Had the top qualifying time in the 200m (20.37) during the prelims of the SEC Championships before being disqualified in the final for crossing the lane line…Finished first in the 200m at the Razorback Invitational after registering a 20.53…Ran in one 400m race and set a facility record of 45.51 to win the Carolina Challenge with the third-best time in UGA history…Won the 60m at the Clemson Invitational with the third-fastest time in school history (6.64)…Finished first in the long jump at the Tiger Paw Invitational after traveling 25-5.50 and the Clemson Invitational (24-6.25).
2020: Indoor – Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual...Voted the SEC Men's Freshman Runner of the Year...Had a personal-best time of 6.68 in the 60-meter dash to take second at the Orange & Purple Elite and move to third on Georgia’s all-time top-10 list…Also had a pair of 6.74s in the Orange & Purple prelims and at the Bob Pollock Invitational…Debuted in the 200m at the Razorback Invitational and was fifth with a 20.90…Returned in the 200m at the Tyson Invitational and registered a school record 20.66, that finished the season as the nation’s fourth-fastest time…After flying to a 20.74 in the prelims, crossed the 200m finish line in 20.71 in the final at the SEC Championships…Long jumped twice, topping out at 24 feet, 7 ¼ inches for second at the Orange & Purple Elite.
High School: Won the 100-meter dash (10.15 wind-aided) and the 200m (20.36) and was third in the long jump (25 feet, 3 ½ inches) at the 2019 USATF Under-20 Championships…Swept the 100m (10.11) and 200m (20.31) and was a part of the winning 4x100m (38.26) and 4x400m relay (2:59.30) squads at the 2019 Pan American U-20 Championships – both relay times were world u-20 records…Earned a silver medal in the 4x400m relay at the 2018 World U-20 Championships…Captured the 2019 Texas state high school 100m (10.13) title…Two-time (2018-19) state long jump champion (25-4.50w in 2019; 23-11.75w in 2019)…Part of state title winning 4x400m relay team in 2019…Finished second in the 400m (46.76) and third in the 4x400m relay at the 2018 state meet…Took fourth in the long jump (23-7.25w) and 400m (47.43) at the 2017 state meet…Ran a leg on the runner-up Swedish medley relay squad at the 2017 New Balance meet…Personal-best times of 9.98w (100m), 10.11 legal (100m), 20.30w (200m), 20.31 (200m), 46.15 (400m) and 26 feet, 3 ½ inches (long jump)…Member of National Honors Society and Athletes Taking Action.
Personal: Born June 20, 2000…Son of Monique Boling and Mark Boling…Twin brother, Michael, was valedictorian at Strake Jesuit and is currently at Georgia Tech…Intending to major in Business.
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