Matt French

Class: Senior Hometown: Howell, Mich. High School: Howell

Last College: Western Michigan Height: 5-10 Position: Distance

2005 Cross Country: Did not compete.

2005 Outdoor: Finished 23rd in the 5000m in a time of 14:53.50 at the Big 12 Championship ... Finished 13th in the 10,000m at the Big 12 Championship in a time of 31:13.32.

2005 Indoor: Ran a time of 8:31 in the 3000m at the ISU Classic ... Finished 35th in the 3000m at the Big 12 Championship in a time of 8:36.41 ... Had a 10th place finish in the 3000m at the KSU/KU/MU Triangular in a time of 8:47.07 ... Finished fifth in the 5000m at the Husker Invitational (14:59.14).

2004 Cross Country: Scored points in all six team events for KU ... Started the season with a fourth place finish at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 26:23.02 ... Finished fifth overall at the KSU Wildcat Invitational with a time of 25:37.5 ... Placed 60th at the Roy Griak Invitational (25:37) ... Had his best time 8k time of the season at NCAA Pre-Nationals, finishing with a time of 25:13.7 ... Finished 27th overall and third on the team at the Big 12 Championship (25:27.07) ... In the first 10k of the season at NCAA Midwest Regionals, finished 26th in a time of 31:22.06.

2003 Cross Country at WMU: Won the Bronco Invitational in a time of 24:36 ... Finished 19th at the MAC Championships (24:59).

2003 Outdoor at WMU: Redshirted.

2003 Indoor at WMU: Redshirted.

2002 Cross Country at WMU: Finished 12th at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 26:43 ... Placed 25th at the Purdue Invitational with a time of 24:45.

High School: Placed fourth at the 2001 MHSAA Division I State Cross Country Championships ... Finished second in the 3200m at the Division I MHSAA State Track and Field Championships.

Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1983, in Alma, Mich. ... Parents are Phil and Mary French ... Majoring in secondary education/science.