Katie Matthews Named Student-Athlete of the Week

April 25, 2011 | Women's Track & Field

April 25, 2011

Junior Katie Matthews of the Boston University women's track & field team has been named this week's GoTerriers.com Student-Athlete of the Week.

At Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational on Friday, Matthews set a school record in the 5,000-meter run. The Rocky Hill, Conn., native crossed the finish line in 16:01.16 and broke Marisa Ryan's three-year-old mark (16:02.95).

An All-American in the 5,000m during the indoor season, Matthews also earned a personal record in the 10,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational on March 25.