Matt Hamlett
Matt Hamlett
Height: 5-8
Weight: 165
Year: So.
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
High School: St. John Bosco HS
Events: Sprints

2013 (Track & Field)
Earned All-SCIAC honors for the third consecutive season...was a part of the 4x 100 meter relay team that ran the seventh fastest time in school history and also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships...team ran a time of 41.63...Also a part of 4x 400 meter relay team that ran the seventh fastest time in school history with a time of 3:17.18...finished seventh in the 200m at the SCIAC Championships with a time of 22.78...also placed eighth in the 400m dash with a time of 50.04...inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the first time.

2012 (Track & Field)
Earned All-SCIAC recognition as part of the 4x400m Relay Team that ran a 3:18.56 at SCIAC Championships (April 27-28)...ran fastest 200m dash at Occidental (March 3) with a time of 22.66...ran fastest 400m dash at Caltech (April 7) with a time of 50.49...ran fastest 4x400m relay of 3:16.14 at the Occidental Invitational (May 5). 

 

2011 (Track & Field)
Named to the All-Conference team due to his finish in the 4x400m relay at the SCIAC Championships (Apr. 29-30)...ran the lead leg of the 4x400m relay, helping his team finish sixth at the SCIAC Championships with a time of 3:24.89...recorded his fastest 200m and 400m times at SCIAC Quad Meet No. 3 (Apr. 16), clocking times of 23.13 and 51.27 respectively.

2010 (Football)
Appeared in five games for the Kingsmen...scored first collegiate touchdown on career-high 29 yard run against La Verne (Oct. 16)...finished season with 22 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown.

2010 (Track & Field)
Finished 14th in the 400-meter dash at the SCIAC Championships with a time of 52.85...traveled to the NCAA Championships as an alternate for the 4x400-meter relay team.

2009 (Football)
Appeared in three games for the Kingsmen...carried the ball one time for no gain.

St. John Bosco High School
Member of varsity track and field team for four years and Braves football for two seasons.

Personal
Full name: Matthew Terrell Hamlett...born on Jan. 24, 1991 in Long Beach, Calif....the oldest of Angela and Bobby Hamlett's two children...has a younger sister Danielle...family currently resides in Long Beach, Calif...has done volunteer work at soup kitchens, beach clean up and Habitat for Humanity...currently majoring in Political Science and minoring in Economics.

Favorites
Movie: Pulp Fiction
Music: Rhythm and Blues
Food: Short Ribs, Mac n Cheese, Collard greens and Lasagna
Sports (other): Basketball and Football
Pro Teams: Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Vikings
Pro Athletes: Adrian Peterson, Kobe Bryant and Tyson Gay
TV Show: The Firm
Quote: "Run fast."



Ran fastest 200m dash on March 4 with a time of 22.66… ran fastest 400m dash on April 7 with a time of 50.49… ran fastest 4x400m relay on May 5 with a time of 3:16.14.