Matt Anyiwo
2018 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Finished ninth in the 800-meter run at the season-opening Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/24) with a time of 2:00.18 … Finished sixth in the 400-meter dash at the Oral Roberts Invitational (3/31) with a time of 49.14 and was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that placed third with a time of 3:18.88 … Member of the third place 4×400-meter relay team at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) that clocked in with a time of 3:09.59 … Placed fourth the in seeded section of the 800-meter run at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a time of 1:54.66 … Member of the sixth-place 4×800-meter relay team at the National Relay Championships (4/27-28) that finished with a combined time of 7:42.90 … Recorded a personal-best time of 1:50.33 in the 800 meters at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/5) for a first-place finish … Qualified for the 800-meter run final at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13) where he finished eighth with a time of 1:51.27.
2018 INDOOR (Sr.)
Finished first in the 600-yard run at the season-opening Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a time of 1:12.63 … Notched a fourth-place finish in the 600 yards at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) with a time of 1:13.31 … Finished fourth in the 600-meter run at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) with a time of 1:14.17 and was a member of the fourth-place 4×400-meter relay team that clocked in at 3:21.46 … Qualified for the finals of the 600-yard run (1:11.39) at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24) and recorded an eighth-place finish (1:13.75) in the final to earn one point.
2017 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Claimed a 17th-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, clocking a time of 1:56.21 … Recorded a personal-best time of 1:50.67 in the 800 meters at the Ward Haylett Invite (5/6), good for a third-place finish … Contributed to a third-place finish in the 4×800-meter relay at the Texas Relays, where the team recorded a time of 7:29.96.
2017 INDOOR (Jr.)
Finished 10th in the 600-yard run at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/24-25) and earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors with a time of 1:11.17 … Assisted the 4×400-meter relay team to a first-place victory (3:08.18) at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11) … Won the 600-yard run at the Jayhawk Classic, recording a time of 1:11.81.
2016 OUTDOOR (So.)
Claimed 12th place in the 800 meters at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) after clocking a time of 1:51.37 … Placed third and posted his season-best 800-meter time after finishing in 1:51.35 at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7) … Runner-up in the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/23) with a time of 1:54.09 … Also assisted the 4×400-meter relay team to a first-place finish at the Kansas Relays.
2016 INDOOR (So.)
Finished 12th overall in the 600 yards at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/27) with his time of 1:11.69 in the preliminary round … Won the 600 yards at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) after clocking a time of 1:13.40 … Helped the 4×400-meter relay (3:15.70) team to a victory at the Bob Timmons Challenge … Runner-up at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29) in the 600 yards with a time of 1:13.66 … Also helped the 4×400-meter relay (3:19.87) claim second place at the Jayhawk Classic … Contributed to the 4×400-meter relay (3:18.54) first-place finish at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) … Won the 400 meters at the Bill Easton Classic.
2015 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Posted a season-best 800-meter clocking at the Kansas Relays (4/17) where he finished fifth in 1:52.80 … Claimed bronze in the 800 meters with his time of 1:52.80 at the Rock Chalk Classic (5/2) … Was the 18th finisher in the 800 meters at the Big 12 Championship (5/17) when he posted a time of 1:53.00 … Took fourth in his first-career 800-meter outing at the Baylor Invitational (4/3) with a clocking of 1:53.65.
2015 INDOOR (Fr.)
Concluded his first indoor season with a season best and third-place finish in the 600 yards at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) with his time of 1:10.18 … Also helped the distance medley (9:40.17) and 4×400-meter relays (3:10.29) to fourth and fifth-place finishes, respectively, at the Big 12 Championship … First open 400-meter outing came at the Bill Easton Classic (1/9) where he finished eighth with a time of 50.50 … Took third in the 600 yards at the Jayhawks Classic (1/30) with a time of 1:13.24.
HIGH SCHOOL
Top 800-meter time of career was 1:51.95 at the Homewood-Flossmoor sectional in 2014, the second-fastest time in school history … All-State selection in 2014 … Selected as team MVP in 2012, 2013 and 2014 … Top 400-meter time of career was 48.11 and ranked No. 2 in school history … Helped team to 2011 and 2014 conference championships … Lettered in football and cross country in addition to track.
PERSONAL
Son of Valerie Hazley-Anyiwo … Has two older brothers, George and Michael … Majoring in communications.
