Tinoda Matsatsa Shatters NCAA Record, Crowned BIG EAST Men’s Track Athlete of the Week!

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the BIG EAST Conference declared that Georgetown University’s Tinoda Matsatsa received the BIG EAST Male Track Athlete of the Week accolade for the second time this season. Matsatsa set a new NCAA Indoor Track & Field 1000m record with a time of 2:16.84 at the Nittany Lion Challenge on January 18.
 
Assistant Coach Brandon Bonsey

“Tinoda has made an astonishing start to this indoor season with two school records and an NCAA record. He is significantly ahead of where he was at this point last year. He is an extremely thrilling talent, and I eagerly anticipate his achievements for the remainder of this season.”

Tinoda Matsatsa | So. | Boyds, Md. | Middle Distance/Distance

• Matsatsa set a new NCAA Indoor Track & Field 1000m record with a time of 2:16.84 at the Nittany Lion Challenge on January 18. His former record was nearly exactly a year apart, set on January 19, 2024, with a time of 2:18.05 at the Hokie Invitational.
• During the season’s opening weekend, Matsatsa annihilated the school record in the men’s mile with an impressive time of 3:54.15, finishing second at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
• This is the second occasion Matsatsa has received the BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week honor this season, marking the first instance in his Hoya career.
• In the previous season, the Boyds, Maryland native finished 2nd in the 800m with a time of 1:46.98 at the 2024 BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field Championships.

UP NEXT

The Blue & Gray will return to competition from January 24-25 at the Hokie Invitational hosted by Virginia Tech. A link to live results will be accessible on GUHoyas.com.