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Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, Matt attended Broadneck H.S. in Annapolis, MD prior to the University of Richmond, where he earned degrees in Psychology, Latin American & Iberian Studies, and Theatre. As if earning three degrees was not enough, Matt was an All-American in the 10k on the track for the Spiders and led them to the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2010, where the team finished 24th. Now running professionally, Matt continues his distance dominance. In January 2014, he ran 61:47 at the Houston Half Marathon/USA Half Marathon Championships making him the 17th fastest American all-time at the distance, and the 5th place finish earned Matt a spot representing Team USA at the World Half Marathon Championships. After making his debut in the Chicago Marathon in 2014, he ran a personal best 2:12:28 in the 2015 Berlin Marathon, and went on to place 6th in the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials.

Matt's introduction to the running world was as a sprinter (though he admits it was a not very fast and humbling experience!). When not training and taking the distance world head-on, Matt enjoys reading, photography, and cooking. In his down-time, he can be found spending time with his Boxer/Great Dane Harlow.

Late in 2013, Matt came out as an gay athlete, and was the first professional runner to speak openly on the subject, hoping to inspire LGBT acceptance in the running community (click here to read his post).