Matt DeBall

Matt DeBall
Matt DeBall
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Hometown:
    DeKalb, IL
  • Year:
    SR
  • High School:
    DeKalb HS
Bio

Awards

NCCAA Indoor National Meet Participant (2011) - track


2010-11 (junior)

Cross Country

  • Ran in all seven meets
  • Best finish was 67th in first meet of the year at Olivet Nazarene (9/10)(29:32)
  • Was 68th at CCAC Championships (11/6) (30:04)
  • Top 8K time was 28:52 at Wisconsin-Osh Kosh (10/16)
  • Finished 108th at NCCAA National Meet (11/13) (30:04)

Track and Field

  • Ran at the NCCAA Indoor National Meet in the 5,000 meter run
  • Finished 24th in 5,000 meter run at NCCAA National Meet with time of 17:10.90
  • Ran in 5 meets – 3 indoor, 2 outdoor
  • Best indoor 5,000 meter time was 16:58 at Carthage in 9th place
  • Best outdoor 5,000 meter time was 16:59.22 at University of Chicago

2009 (sophomore)
  • Participated in three meets before season ending injury
  • Best time in 8K came at Illinois Intercollegiate (9/18) with 28:59 time
  • Finished 42nd at Northern Illinois University meet (9/12)
  • Ran a 6K in 22:20 at Elmhurst University.

2008 (freshman)
  • Ran in only three meets due to injury
  • Was the top runner for Judson in the first two meets of the season
  • Missed the next four meets due to injury and then ran at CCAC Championships with a time of 29:19 (8k)
  • In first collegiate meet finished 26th at Aurora University (27:56)
  • 8k time was the best of the season in the first meet (27:56)
  • Ran at Cedarville University and was 48th (28:04).

High School
Graduated from DeKalb High School in 2008… letter winner for coach Mike Wolf…was one of top runners on team…only ran cross country in senior season…top runner at the Sterling Invitational…helped team to meet championships at Byron Invitational, East Peoria Invitational, and Rockford Guilford Regional…team won Regional Championship…received the coach's sportsmanship award for soccer and cross country…also lettered in track, basketball, and soccer…participated in the newspaper, New Pennies Staff, S.A.D.D., Spanish Club, and intramural basketball.

Personal
Son of David and Carolee DeBall…born on November 8, 1989…is undecided in major…enjoys scouting, camping, hiking, writing, reading, and traveling…cheers for the Denver Broncos and Milwaukee Admirals…likes to eat pasta, rice, chicken, and pudding…lists favorite sports movie as "Facing the Giants"…loves to vacation in Honolulu, Hawaii, by the oceans and mountains.

2010 Running Times

Date Time Place Meet

9/10/2010 29:32 8k 67 Olivet Nazarene

9/17/2010 29:37 8k 225 Illinois Intercollegiate

10/2/2010 30:27 8k 74 Wisconsin Lutheran

10/16/2010 28:52 8k 217 Wisconsin-Osh Kosh

10/23/2010 29:17 8k 225 NAIA Great Lakes Challenge

11/6/2010 28:55 8k 68 CCAC Championships

11/13/2010 30:04 8k 108 NCCAA National Championships

2011 Track & Field Times/Places

Indoor

Wisconsin-Whitewater: 5000 meter (16th - 17:20.62)

Carthage: 5000 meter run (9th - 16:58.88)

NCCAA Championships: 5,000 meter run (17:10.90, 24th)

Outdoor

UChicago: 5,000 meter run (16:59.22 – 18th)

Wisconsin-Whitewater: 5000 meter run (6th - 16:59.43)


2009 Running Times

Date Time Place Meet
9/4/2009 22:20 6k 111 Elmhurst College
9/12/2009 30:51.79 8k 42 Northern Illinois
9/18/2009 28:59 8k 143 Illinois Intercollegiate

2008 Running Times
Date Time Place Meet
9/12/2008 27:56.00 8k 26 Aurora University (IL)
9/20/2008 28:04.75 8k 48 Cedarville University (OH)
11/1/2008 31:37.93 8k 265 CCAC Conference Championship