Matt Popielarz
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Saginaw, Mich. High School: Heritage

Sophomore (2011) ... Finished 20th at the Illinois Orange & Blue Preview (Sept. 16) with a time of 26:21.

Freshman (2010) ... Wrapped the season with a 14th-place finish (31:27.0) at the EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 23) ... Ran in the open race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (Oct. 16), finishing 101st with a time of 27:22.1 ... Claimed 174th place (26:13.5) at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 2).

Prep ... Graduated from Heritage High School (2010) ... National Honor Society ... Honor Roll ... Earned All-Saginaw Valley League, all-county and all-region honors in cross country as a senior (2009) ... Contributed to Heritage HS' runner-up finish at the 2008 Michigan D1 state meet ... Claimed fourth place in the outdoor 1600m and eighth in the indoor 1600m at the 2010 Michigan state meets ... Also earned all-state honors in the 4x800m relay (2009) with a Saginaw Area record time of 7:52.4.

Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Born on March 25, 1992 ... Son of Donald and Deanna Popielarz.