2021 Men's Track & Field Roster

Staverne Joseph
Juan DeLeon
Joshua Mills
Trevor Fleeman

Yariel Matute

Yariel Matute

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Mission, TX
  • Highschool:
    Juarez Lincoln High School

Summary

Biography

2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Graduate Student): Won WAC Championship in 4x100-meter relay and earned All-WAC First Team honors with time of 40.73, the fourth-fastest in program history, while earning silver and All-WAC First Team honors in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.44, the seventh-fastest in program history, silver with All-WAC Second Team honors in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:15.15, and All-WAC Second Team honors in the 200-meter dash with a fifth-place time of 21.76 at the WAC Championships (5/15) … Finished second in 200-meter dash preliminaries with time of 21.41, the sixth-fastest in program history … Part of fastest 4x100-meter relay team in program history, finishing in 40.18 at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight (4/24) … Part of fifth-fastest 4x100-meter relay team in program history with time of 40.77 at Roadrunner Invitational (4/17) … Part of third-fastest 4x100-meter relay team in program history with time of 40.70 and fifth-fastest 4x400-meter relay team with tie of 3:12.41 at the UIW Invitational (4/10) … Part of second-fastest 4x100-meter relay team in program history with time of 40.62 at the UTSA Invitational (3/20).

2020 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt Senior): Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field (Senior): Redshirted the season.
 
2019 Indoor Track & Field (Senior): WAC Athlete of the Year … Won two WAC Indoor Championships, including the 400-meter dash with the sixth-fastest run in program history (48.54) and the 4x400-meter relay (3:15.96) which earned him All-WAC First Team honors … Earned silver in the 200-meter dash by breaking the program record (21.53) … Ran three fastest and four of top five 200-meter dashes in program history … Ran four of top seven 400-meter dashes in program history … Earned WAC Track Athlete of the Week honors after setting two program records with a 21.56 200-meter dash and a 3:15.11 4x400-meter relay and recording the second-fastest 400-meter dash in program history (48.08) at the Texas Tech Open (2/1-2/2).
 
2018 Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Competed in eight meets … posted seven top-10 finishes … finished in second place in the 400-meter dash at the Western Athletic Conference Championships with a time of 47.35 seconds to earn First Team All-WAC honors while also finishing in fifth place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.23 seconds to earn Second Team All-WAC honors … recorded a time of 21.42 seconds in the 400-meter dash at the Tom Tellez Invitational as he came in 12thplace while also helping his 4x100-meter relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 42.21 seconds … came in second place in the 400-meter dash at the J Fred Duckett Twilight after crossing the finish line with a time of 47.06 seconds while also helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 3:19.57 … finished in second place in the 200-meter dash at the UIW Invitational after crossing the finish line with a time of 21.23 seconds while helping his 4x200-meter relay team to a first place finish with a time of 1:28.24 and also helping his 4x100-meter relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 42.41 seconds … won the 200-meter relay at the UTRGV duals with a time of 21.43 seconds while also winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.48 seconds … helped his 4x100-meter relay team to a fourth place finish at the Bobcat Invitational after finishing with a time of 42.66 seconds and also helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 3:15.64 … opened the season with a third place finish in the 400-meter dash at the UTSA Invitational after finishing with a time of 48.62 seconds.
 
2018 Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Competed in four meets … posted four top-10 finishes … finished in second place in the 400-meter dash at the Western Athletic Conference Championships with a time of 48.40 seconds to earn First Team All-WAC honors while finishing in sixth place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.24 seconds to earn Second Team All-WAC honors … finished in third place in the 400-meter dash at the Texas A&M Aggie Twilight with a program best time of 47.80 seconds … helped his distance medley relay team to a third place finish at the Howie Ryan Invitational after finishing with a time of 10:48.68 … opened the season with a ninth place finish in the 200-meter dash at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a time of 21.97 seconds while helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 3:20.01.
 
2017 Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Competed in 10 meets … finished in fifth place in the 400-meter dash at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships to earn Second Team All-WAC honors after finishing with a time of 49.09 seconds while also helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a fourth place finish after finishing with a time of 3:17.01 … posted a ninth place finish in the 400-meter dash at the Bobcat Classic after finishing with a time of 48.65 seconds … helped 4x400-meter relay team to a third place finish after finishing with a time of 3:15.95 … posted season best time of 48.30 seconds in the 400-meter dash at the Victor Lopez Classic to finish in fifth place while also helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 3:17.48 … posted a fifth place in the 200-meter dash at the UIW Quadrangle  after finishing with a time of 21.90 seconds while also helping his 4x100-meter relay team to a second place finish after posting a time of 43.54 seconds … posted a career best time of 2:09.52 in the 800-meter run at the Islander Open to finish in fifth place while helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a second place finish with a time of 3:21.11 … won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes at the Valley Classic Collegiate Meet with times of 10.83 seconds and season best 21.73 seconds.

2017 Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Competed in five meets … posted a third place finish in the 400-meter dash at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships to earn First Team All-WAC honors after finishing with a season best time of 48.63 seconds while also helping his 4x400-meter team to a fourth place finish after finishing with a time of 3:19.20 … helped 4x400-meter relay team to a third place finish at the Aggie Twilight after crossing the finish line with a time of 3:17.42 … posted a fifth place finish in the 400-meter dash at the Aggie Team Invitational after finishing with a time of 49.47 seconds.

2016 Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in nine meets … posted a fifth place finish in the preliminary round of the 400-meter hurdles at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships after finishing with a time of 48.92 seconds and then finishing in fifth place in the finals with a time of 47.97 seconds while also helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a third place finish with a time of 3:16.44 … finished in eighth place in the 400-meter dash at the Bobcat Classic after finishing with a career-best time of 47.41 seconds … finished in ninth place in the 400-meter dash at the Beach Invitational after crossing the finish line with a time of 47.84 … posted a 29thplace finish in the 400-meter dash at the Mt. SAC Relays after finishing with a time of 48.72 seconds … finished in third place in the 400-meter dash at the UTSA Invitational 48.66 seconds while also finishing in seventh place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.05 seconds … helped his 4x400-meter relay team to a second place finish at the Bobcat Invitational after they finished with a time of 3:12.09 … helped his 4x400-meter relay team to a 13thplace finish at the Texas Relays after they finished with a time of 3:15.04 … finished third in the 400-meter dash at the Victor Lopez Classic after finishing with a time of 47.47 seconds and also helped his 4x400-meter relay team to a fifth place finish with a time of 3:14.33 … opened the outdoor season with a second place finish in the 200-meter run at the Islanders Open after finishing with a time of 21.68 seconds while also finishing in fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.97 seconds and helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a first place finish with a time of 3:13.62.

2016 Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in four meets … finished second in the preliminary round of the 400-meter dash at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 48.30 seconds before finishing in second third place in the finals with a time of 48.59 seconds while also helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a third place finish with a time of 3:16.09 … finished in second place in the 400-meter dash at the Howie Ryan Invitational after finishing with a time of 49.71 seconds while also helping his 4x400-meter relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 3:24.61 … posted an 18thplace finish in the 200-meter dash at the Houston Invitational after finishing with a time of 22.88 seconds while also finishing in 21st place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.18 seconds and helped his 4x400-meter relay team to a ninth place finish with a time of 3:23.81 … posted a pair of second place finishes at the Battle of the Palms after finishing the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.90 seconds and the 600-meter run with a time of 1:22.70.

   

Juarez Lincoln High School
: Is the school record holder in the 400-meter dash as Juarez Lincoln High School, the 2015 6A Regional runner-up and a UIL 6A state qualifier where he placed 8th ... was also part of the school record setting 4x100, 4x200, 4x400-meter relay teams.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

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  • 2017Sophomore

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  • 2018Junior

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  • 2019Senior

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  • 2020Redshirt Senior

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  • 2021Graduate Student

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