Athlete Awards
Wilson, Matt
Matt Wilson
- Award:
- Pitt Student-Athletes of the Week
- Week:
- 6/1/2021
- Sport:
- Track & Field
- Bio:
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PITTSBURGH – Eddita Pessima of women’s track & field and the men’s 4x400m relay team of Cobe Wiggins, Lonzell Feagin, Matt Wilson, Ade Jones-Roundtree were named the Office Depot/Supra Student-Athletes of the Week following impressive performances in their respective sports.
Pessima, a junior, had a strong weekend at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla., as she was able to advance to the quarterfinal round of the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles. Pessima posted a new personal record time of 13.16 seconds, the second fastest in program history, to advance before taking 23rd place overall in the quarterfinal round and just missing out on advancing to Eugene for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Pessima also qualified for the Saturday quarterfinal in the 400m hurdles as she posted a time of 59.02 seconds in the first round. In the quarterfinal round, Pessima once again posted the 23rd place finish to miss out on keeping her season alive at NCAA’s. The Maryland native closed out her impressive season with the second fastest 100m hurdle time and fifth fastest 400m hurdle time in program history.
Following a lengthy delay due to a power outage inside the stadium at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, the Panthers 4x400m relay quartet of Wiggins, Feagin, Wilson and Jones-Roundtree took the track and didn’t disappoint. After a couple strong opening legs, Jones-Roundtree grabbed the baton for the anchor lap and posted a split of 46.22 seconds to secure the third-place finish in the heat for the Panthers and an automatic qualifying time to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The quartet was able to post a season-best time of 3:06.92 while their time was also good enough for seventh fastest in the field and fifth fastest time in program history in the event. The relay squad is the first at Pitt since 2016 to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships and they will be aiming to become the first relay squad since 2014 to earn All-America recognition.
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Pessima, a junior, had a strong weekend at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla., as she was able to advance to the quarterfinal round of the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles. Pessima posted a new personal record time of 13.16 seconds, the second fastest in program history, to advance before taking 23rd place overall in the quarterfinal round and just missing out on advancing to Eugene for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Pessima also qualified for the Saturday quarterfinal in the 400m hurdles as she posted a time of 59.02 seconds in the first round. In the quarterfinal round, Pessima once again posted the 23rd place finish to miss out on keeping her season alive at NCAA’s. The Maryland native closed out her impressive season with the second fastest 100m hurdle time and fifth fastest 400m hurdle time in program history.
Following a lengthy delay due to a power outage inside the stadium at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, the Panthers 4x400m relay quartet of Wiggins, Feagin, Wilson and Jones-Roundtree took the track and didn’t disappoint. After a couple strong opening legs, Jones-Roundtree grabbed the baton for the anchor lap and posted a split of 46.22 seconds to secure the third-place finish in the heat for the Panthers and an automatic qualifying time to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The quartet was able to post a season-best time of 3:06.92 while their time was also good enough for seventh fastest in the field and fifth fastest time in program history in the event. The relay squad is the first at Pitt since 2016 to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships and they will be aiming to become the first relay squad since 2014 to earn All-America recognition.
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|---|---|---|
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