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2026-27 Men's XC/Track Roster

Tinoda Matsatsa

  • Class Senior
  • Event(s) Middle Distance / Distance
  • Hometown Boyds, Md
  • High School St. Andrew's Episcopal School

Biography

Career Performance List
Four-Time All-American

2025-26 Season:

  • Finished 12th in the 800m with a time of 1:45.92 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning Second Team All-America honors
  • Ran a personal best of 1:44.75 in the 800m to finish 7th in the preliminary round at the NCAA East Preliminary
  • Won the 800m with a time of 1:46.29 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
  • Finished 8th in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:22.41 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
  • Won the SMR Championship of America with a time of 3:13.96 at the Penn Relays
  • Finished 9th in the 800m with a time of 1:47.37 at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, earning Second Team All-America honors
  • Won the 800m with a time of 1:46.76 at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships
  • Placed 2nd in the 800m with a time of 1:45.12 at the Penn State National Open, setting the NCAA #4 all-time mark
  • Won the 600m with a PR of 1:16.20 at the Nittany Lion Challenge
  • Won the 1500m with a PR of 3:40.92 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener

2024-25 Season:

  • Finished 4th in the preliminary round of the 800m with a time of 1:45.36 at the NCAA East Preliminary
  • Won the 800m with a time of 1:45.49 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
  • Won the 4x800m Championship of America with a time of 7:13.95 at the Penn Relays
  • Won the SMR Championship of America with a time of 3:16.20 at the Penn Relays
  • Won the 800m with a PR of 1:45.04 at the Florida Relays
  • Placed 4th in the 800m with a time of 1:47.05 at the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning First Team All-America honors
  • Won the 800m with a time of 1:46.10 at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships
  • Won the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:13.36 at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships
  • Won the 800m with a time of 1:45.21 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational, setting the NCAA #3 all-time mark
  • Won the 1000m with a time of 2:16.84 at the Nittany Lion Challenge, breaking his own NCAA record
  • Placed 2nd in the Mile with a PR of 3:54.15 at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener

2023-24 Season:

  • Placed 2nd in the 800m with a PR of 1:45.17 at the Penn Relays Summer Showcase
  • Finished 14th in the preliminary round of the 800m with a time of 1:46.75 at the NCAA East Preliminary
  • Finished 7th in the 800m with a time of 1:51.41 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
  • Placed 4th in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:13.01 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
  • Finished 3rd in the 400m with a PR of 48.88 at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational
  • Finished 9th in the 800m with a time of 1:47.81 at the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning Second Team All-America honors
  • Placed 2nd in the 800m with a time of 1:46.98 at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships
  • Placed 2nd in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:13.15 at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships
  • Won the 1000m with an NCAA record time of 2:18.05 at the Hokie Invitational
  • Won the 600m with a PR of 1:16.68 at the Nittany Lion Challenge

Prior to Georgetown:
  • Personal Bests: 800m: 1:47.61, Mile: 3:58.70
  • 2023 USATF U20 800m National Champion 
  • 2023 New Balance Outdoor 800m National Champion
  • 2023 New Balance Indoor 800m National Champion

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Middle Distance/Distance
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Middle Distance/Distance
  • 2025-26Junior

    Middle Distance / Distance
  • 2026-27Senior

    Middle Distance / Distance