EUGENE, Ore. – Portland senior Matt Strangio capped off a historic collegiate career with a sixth-place finish in the men's 5,000 meters at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships tonight at Hayward Field. Strangio clocked a personal-best and school-record time of 13:23.28 to secure First Team All-America honors in his final collegiate race.
Strangio is one of the most accomplished distance runners in program history. In cross country, he was the 2023 West Coast Conference Individual Champion, a 2024 Cross Country All-American, and earned All-WCC honors three years in a row — Honorable Mention in 2022 and First Team in 2023 and 2024.