2020-21 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Matt Culhane

Matt Culhane

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Rushford, Minn.
  • Highschool:
    Rushford Peterson HS
  • Major:
    Fisheries and Wildlife Biology

Summary

Biography

2019-20
Indoor (Redshirt Junior):
Did not compete

Outdoor (Redshirt Junior): Competed at the Coastal Carolina Invitational ... Won the discus competition, tossing the implement 49.60m (162-9) ... His toss was the 19th-best in the reduced outdoor season (March 14).

2018-19
Indoor (Junior):
Redshirted the season.

Outdoor (Junior): Redshirted the season.

2017-18
Indoor (Sophomore):
Competed in six meets, including the Big Sky Championship … Threw a season-best 57-3 (17.45m) in the weight throw to move into sixth on North Dakota’s all-time top 10 at the UND Indoor Open … Opened the season with a then-PR 53-4.5 (16.27m) in the weigh throw to crack the UND top-10 … Finished 12th at the Big Sky Championship in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Outdoor (Sophomore): NCAA Midwest Regional qualifier in the discus, throwing the implement in seven meets … No. 2 all-time in the discus throw after popping a 179-4 (54.67) at the Big Sky Championship to finish second and earn All-Big Sky honors … Finished 11th at the Drake Relays in the discus (159-9, 48.70m) … Jumped onto the school’s top-10 list at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational with a 165-1 (50.32m) … Won the NDSU Tune-up alongside teammate Chris Evenson with a then-PR of 170-3 (51.89m).

2016-17
Indoor (Freshman): Earned a personal record in the shot put with a throw of 49-11.75 (15.23) at the Big Sky Conference meet … Earned the ninth spot in UND history with a weight throw PR of 53-02.25 (16.21) at the Big Sky Conference meet ... Had initially set a personal record in the weight throw and the 10th spot in UND history with a mark of 51-10.00 (15.80) at the UND Indoor Tune-Up …Was the runner-up in the weight throw at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Earned first letter.

Outdoor (Freshman): Redshirted the outdoor season.

Before UND
A 2016 graduate of Rushford-Peterson High School ... A four-time letterwinner in track who led team to a state title during his senior year ... Earned All-Three Rivers Conference honors as a senior ... Conference champion in both the shot put and discus ... Also earned academic all-conference honors ... Was also an all-conference performer in both football and basketball and won a state championship in the latter.

Personal
Majoring in kinesiology ... Son of Jim and LuAnn Culhane ... Father played football at Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC).

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Throws
  • 2017-18Redshirt

    Throws
  • 2018-19Junior

    Throws
  • 2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Throws
  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

    Throws