Matt Scherer (November 21, 1983 – December 2021) was an American track and field athlete and a top professional pacemaker.
High school career
Scherer competed for Red Hill High School in Bridgeport, Illinois, from 1999 through 2002. His senior year he scored 28 individual points at the Illinois High School Association State Championship meet, which placed his school 3rd in the team standings.[1]
College career
Scherer attended the University of Oregon from 2003 to 2006 where he studied Business and was a 9-time All-American. In 2005 he ran the anchor leg of the 3rd place 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Championship meet, finishing in a time of 3:00.81 which was ranked #7 all-time in NCAA Championship Meet History. He won the Pac-10 championship in the 400m in 2006 in 45.19.[2]
Professional career
Ran the 400 meter leg of the American Record setting indoor distance medley relay on February 12, 2010.[3]
Ran 1:14.41 in the 600m on June 15, 2008, the 8th fastest time ever run [4]
Personal life
It was announced on December 8, 2021, that Scherer died that week, at the age of 38, as per a statement by RunnerSpace where he worked as the Chief Operating Officer.[5]
Pacing career
Began pacing full-time in 2011 and paced for many of the top 800m and 1500m runners in the world.
This table lists the records he paced:
| Date | Name | Nationality | Event | Time | Record | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2010 | Abubaker Kaki |  Sudan |
1000m | 2:13.62 | Sudanese National Record USA Area Record |
Prefontaine Classic | |
| 19 February 2011 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla |  Qatar |
1000m | 2:21.71 | Qatari National Indoor Record | Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix | |
| 18 February 2012 | Mohammed Aman |  Ethiopia |
800m | 1:45.40 | Ethiopian National Indoor Record | XL Galan | |
| 29 April 2012 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen |  Norway |
1500m | 3:36.39 | Norwegian National Record | Payton Jordan Invitational | |
| 16 May 2012 | Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia |
800m | 1:43.51 | Korean Area Record | Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting | |
| 9 June 2012 | David Rudisha |  Kenya |
800m | 1:41.74 | USA Area Record | adidas Grand Prix | |
| 14 July 2012 | Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich | Kenya |
800m | 1:43.15 | Kenyan National Junior Record | KBC Night of Athletics | |
| 20 July 2012 | Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich | Kenya |
800m | 1:43.15 | Kenyan National Junior Record | Herculis | |
| 20 July 2012 | Kevin López |  Spain |
800m | 1:43.74 | Spanish National Record | Herculis | |
| 20 August 2012 | Nate Brannen |  Canada |
1000m | 2:16.52 | Canadian National Record | Gugl Games | |
| 20 August 2012 | Mohamed Al-Garni | Qatar |
1000m | 2:17.32 | Qatari National Record | Gugl Games | |
| 21 February 2013 | Mohammed Aman | Ethiopia |
800m | 1:45.05 | Ethiopian National Indoor Record | DN Galan |
Personal bests
- 200m - 20.89 - 5/13/2006 [6]
- 300m - 32.77 - 8/8/2006 [7]
- 400m - 45.19 - 5/14/2006 [2]
- 400m Hurdles - 53.21 - 2003
- 600m - 1:14.41 - 6/15/2008 [4]
- 800m - 1:46.11 - 6/8/2008 [8]
References
- ^ "Records & History". Ihsa.org. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ a b "2006 Pac-10 Track and Field Championships Men 400m Dash". DirectAthletics. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ http://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=5&do=news&year=2010&news_id=9178&folder_id=recent
- ^ a b "Men's 600m". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Former Oregon Ducks, pro runner Matt Scherer dies at 38". Oregon Live. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "2006 Pac-10 Track and Field Championships Men 200m Dash". DirectAthletics. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Men's 300m". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Eugene Diamond League - Nike Prefontaine Classic - Results/History - 2008 Results".
External links
- Official website
- docs.google.com - Extensive statistical spreadsheet on races paced by Matt Scherer
This page was last edited on 19 June 2023, at 14:19