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2018-19 Cross Country & Track & Field Roster

Frank Mattia
Frank Mattia
Frank Mattia

John Payne

  • Position Cross Country
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Portland, Tenn.
  • Highschool Portland High School

Biography

2018-19
Indoor Track and Field - senior
Date Meet Distance Place Time
1/19/19 Samford Open 3000m 3 8:49.89


2017-18 
Cross Country - junior
Placed third at the Montevallo Falcon Classic, leading UTC to a second place team finish
Date Meet Distance Place Time
09/02/17 Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic 4-mile 16 20:44.68
09/16/17 Montevallo Falcon Classic 8-kilometer 3 26:18.44
09/30/17 Greater Louisville Classic 8-kilometer 15 25:59.26
10/13/17 Crimson Classic 8-kilometer 78 26:02.3
10/28/17 SoCon Championships 8-kilometer 28 26:18.6
11/10/17 NCAA Region Championships 10-kilometer 115 33:46.4

2016-17
Cross Country - sophomore
Ran a PR in the 5K at the Belmont Opener ... topped his previous best in the 8K at the SoCon Championships.
Date Meet Distance Place Time
09/03/16 Belmont Opener 5-kilometer 31 16:00.1
09/09/16 UTC PowerAde Invitational 5-kilomter 25 16:15.41
10/01/16 JSU Foothills Invitational 8-kilometer 22 25:53.9
10/15/16 UTC Front Runner Invitational 8-kilometer 12 26:22.42
10/22/16 SoCon Championships 8-kilometer 34 25:27.81
11/11/16 NCAA Region Championships 10-kilometer 148 35:04.7


2015-16
Cross Country - freshman
Missed most of the season due to an injury ... placed 10th in his first collegiate meet, the Front Runner Invitational ... placed 25th at the Southern Conference Championships and 114th at the NCAA South Region Championships.
Date Meet Distance Place Time
10/17/15 Front Runner Invitational 5-kilometer 16:06.24
10/31/15 SoCon Championships 8-kilometer 26:12.89
11/13/15 NCAA Region Championship 10-kilometer 33:37.83

High School
Four-time team cross country MVP … school record holder in cross country 5K … 2014 Sumner County cross country champion … 2014 Sumner County cross country Runner of the Year … three-time All-MSCCA … school record holder in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m … four-time track team MVP … county record holder in the 1600m and 3200m … eight-time track and field all-county … DAR Faculty Award recipient … Class Valedictorian … Class President.
 
Personal
Son of John and Sarah Payne … oldest brother of Sam and George

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Cross Country
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Cross Country
  • 2017-18Junior

    Cross Country
  • 2018-19Senior

    Cross Country