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2002: Clocked a 10K time of 31:25 to finish 22nd at the NCAA South Central Regional ... Ran an 8K time of 24:49 to finish 21st at the conference meet ... Best 8K time was a 24:38, which was good enough for a 28th-place showing at the Asics/Pacesetter Pre-Nationals ... Finished 34th at the Great American Cross Country Festival. 2001: Earned all-South Central Region and all-Big 12 Conference honors as a sophomore... was the Bears' top finisher in four of the six meets in which he ran... Placed 10th at the Big 12 Championships with a season-best 8K time of 24:35.5... Finished 15th at the NCAA South Central Regional with a 31:02 clocking... Top individual placing was a second-place finish at the UTA Season Opener (20:14)... Followed that performance with a third-place finish a the Baylor Invitational (25:29)... Placed fifth at the Auburn Invitational with a time of 24:41.10. 2000: Turned in two top 20 performances...First came in first collegiate meet, running the five-mile course at the Baylor Invitational in 27:23 to place ninth...Best 8,000-meter time was a 51st-place 26:13 clocking at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree...Finished 66th at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 27:19 in the 8,000...Ran the 10,000 in 32:23.27 to place 31st at the NCAA South Central Regional. High School: Earned four letters in cross country for head coach Jerry Carter at Grapevine High School in Colleyville, Texas...Named all-state as a senior after winning the 4A state title in the 3,200 meters...Three-time district and regional champion...Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is Matthew Richard Chance ... Born May 11, 1982 in Dallas, Texas ... Son of Richard and Stephanie Chance ... Married to women's runner Jessa Vacek ... Accounting major.
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