Matyas Csiki-Fejer
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 140
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- Hometown:
- Manchester, Mo.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Parkway West
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- Major:
- Law & Public Policy
Bio
• Also a member of Suffolk's men's indoor and outdoor track & field teams
• First Suffolk male student-athlete to run at NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships (2019)
• Fist Suffolk cross country runner, male or female, to capture All-America status in cross country (2021)
PERSONAL RECORDS
5K: 15:40.5, at Suffolk Short Course Classic, Sept. 3, 2021
8K: 24:15.4, at Geneseo Mike Woods Invitational, Oct. 2, 2021
5 MILE: 23:36.3, at UMass Dartmouth Invitationall, Sept. 18, 2021
SENIOR • 2021
USTFCCCA All-America ... USTFCCCA All-East Region ... CCC Runner of the Year ... CCC Individual Champion ... CCC Scholar-Athlete ... All-CCC ... Eight-time CCC Runner of the Week ... Captain ... Runner-up at the Short Course Invite with a 5K time of 15:41 at Franklin Park (Sept. 3) … CCC Runner of the Week (Sept. 8) ... Topped the 256-runner field at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational a 5-mile time of 23:36.30 (Sept. 18) … CCC Runner of the Week (Sept. 20) ... Finished second at the Mike Woods Geneseo Cross Country Invitational with an 8k time of 24:15.4 (Oct. 2) … CCC Runner of the Week (Oct. 4) ... Won the individual title in the Battle for Boston Common with an 8k time of 25:24 at Franklin Park (Oct. 16) … Notched a 25:23.6 8k to claim second at the Suffolk Invite (Oct. 16) … CCC Runner of the Week (Oct. 18) ... Captured the CCC Championship individual title with an 8k of 25:00 (Oct. 30) … CCC Runner of the Week (Nov. 1) ... Logged a 25:40.4 8k at NCAA D3 East Regional Championship to finish fourth in the 236-runner field (Nov. 13) … Placed 35th at the NCAA DIII Championships with an 8k time of 24:20.0 (Nov. 20).
JUNIOR • 2020
Captain ... season cancelled due to COVID-19.
SOPHOMORE • 2019
USTFCCCA All-New England ... GNAC Champion ... GNAC Runner of the Year ... All-GNAC First-Team ... Captain ... Won Keene State's Early Bird Invitational behind a 5k time of 15:49.2 to top the 125-runner-field (Aug. 31) ... Named GNAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 3) ... Runner-up in the 257-runner field at the 47th annual UMass Dartmouth Invitational with a five-mile time of 25:10.54 (Sept. 21) ... Tabbed GNAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 23) ... Topped the 193-runner field at the Keene State Invitational with an 8k time of 25:57.3 (Oct. 5) ... Garnered GNAC Runner of the Week (Oct. 7) ... Captured the Battle for Boston Commons and Suffolk Invitational individual crown as he set the 8K pace with a time of 26:03.7 to top the 245-runner field at Franklin Park (Oct. 19) ... Earned GNAC Champion status behind a SJC Course-record 8K time of 26:40, the fifth student-athlete in the last five years to clock in a sub-27:00 time on the Monks course (Nov. 2) ... Garnered a 19th-place finish at the NCAA Division III New England Regionals with an 8K time of 25:29.5 (Nov. 16) ... Named GNAC Runner of the Week (Nov. 18) ... ... Took 148th out of 279 runners at NCAA Division III National Championships, clocking in an 8K time of 25:47.5 in Louisville, Kentucky (Nov. 23).
FRESHMAN • 2018
USTFCCCA All-New England ... GNAC Rookie of the Year ... All-GNAC First-Team ... Topped the field of 21 runners at the Suffolk Duals, which featured Lasell and Newbury, at Great Barrington Fair Grounds with a 5k time of 17:35.1 (Aug. 31) ... Finished inside the top-20 in a field of 295 runners with a 8k time of 25:39.76 to take 18th overall at the 42nd UMass Dartmouth Invitational (Sept. 15) ... Swept the GNAC weekly awards, taking home both runner and rookie of the week (Sept. 17) ... Put together the seventh-best performance by a first-year runner in the 8k heat at the Purple Valley Classic, which featured seven of the nation's top teams, with a team of 27:35.0 to take 67th out of 208 (Sept. 22) ... Named GNAC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 24) ... Finished as runner-up in the field of 152 at the Suffolk Invite at Franklin Park (Oct. 12) ... Tabbed GNAC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 15) ... Contributed to Suffolk's third-place finish at the GNAC Championships with an individual 8k time of 27:29, good for fourth in the field of 85, the best time of any first-year competitor (Oct. 28) ... Put together the best finish amongst GNAC counterparts at the NCAA DIII New England Regionals at Bowdoin with a 23rd-place performance behind an 8k time of 25:45.72 (Nov. 10).
ACADEMICS
CoSIDA Academicf All-American First-Team selection in 2021-22 ... CoSIDA Academic All-American Second-Team selection in 2020-21 ... CoSIDA Academic All-American Fourth-Team honoree in 2019-20 ... Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District First-Team selection (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) ... Three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic selection (2018, 2019, 2021) ... Two-time CCC Fall Academic All-Conference selection (2020, 2021) ... GNAC All-Academic Team honer in 2019-20 ... Eight-time Member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022) ... Eight-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • PARKWAY WEST
Letterwinner and two-time captain at Parkway West … Three time All-District honoree … Two-time All-Sectional selection … Three-time all-conference honoree … Two-time member of the St. Louis All-Metro Team … Also lettered in track and field and captained the team for two years … Two-time State Qualifier in the 800m … Qualified for the State Championships with the 4x800m team in 2018 … All-State selection in the 4x800 his senior year … National AP Scholar, Glory of Missouri Award, Member of Beta Chi Pi … Mu Alpha Theta, and Rho Kappa Honors Society … Graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2018.
News mentions
Matyas Csiki-Fejer of the Suffolk men’s cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field team was recognized as an inaugural Division III Commissioner’s Association (DIIICA) Region II Student-Athlete of the Year Thursday afternoon.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer of the Suffolk men's cross country and indoor track & field teams was announced as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) nominee for the inaugural Division III Commissioners’ Association (DIIICA) Student-Athlete of the Year on Thursday morning.
Suffolk men’s cross country and track & field senior Matyas Csiki-Fejer was named to the 2021-22 Academic All-America First-Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the national organization announced Wednesday.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer of the Suffolk men’s cross country and track & field team continues to make Ram Nation history as the senior standout was once again awarded for his combined academic and athletic accomplishments as he was selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Cross Country/Track & Field Team, the organization announced Thursday.
The Suffolk men’s cross country team and captain Matyas Csiki-Fejer was awarded for its academic accolades as it earned 2021 All-Academic Award status, presented by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches (USTFCCCA) Thursday afternoon.
Feature story by Suffolk University's Office of Marketing and Communications' Tony Ferullo on Matyas Csiki-Fejer, who at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, became the first All-American runner in Suffolk history
All-America honors from the 2021 NCAA Division III Cross Country season were announced on Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and the announcement featured Suffolk men’s cross country’s own Matyas Csiki-Fejer.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer capped off his Suffolk men’s cross country career with an exclamation point, An All-American, 35th-place performance at the 2021 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships hosted by Spalding University and the Louisville Sports Commission Saturday morning at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.
Following his commanding performance at the NCAA Division III East Regionals, Matyas Csiki-Fejer of the Suffolk men’s cross country team will travel down to Louisville, Kentucky to race in the NCAA DIII Cross Country National Championships this Saturday, Nov. 20. The senior captain will run in the men’s 8k race at 11 a.m. at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer of the Suffolk men’s cross country team ran his way to U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-East honors, the national organization announced Monday afternoon.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer will continue and conclude his Suffolk men’s cross country career at the 2021 NCAA Division III Championships as the senior qualified for the national event as an at-large athlete.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer made good on his impressive regular-season resume and added to it as the Rams captain highlighted the blue-and-gold’s men’s cross country competitors at the 2021 NCAA Division III East Regionals hosted by Suffolk at Franklin Park Saturday afternoon.
For the first time in Suffolk University and program history, the Rams will host a NCAA post-season event as the Suffolk men’s and women’s cross country program will serve as host for the NCAA Division III East Regional Cross Country Championships this Saturday, Nov. 13 at Franklin Park in Boston.
Following a runner-up showing at its first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championships, the Suffolk men’s cross country team moved up to ninth the East Region in the latest United State track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) Regional Coaches Poll, the national organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
Suffolk men’s cross country senior Matyas Csiki-Fejer out run his competition on and off the course to pick up a pair of major Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) awards. The senior captain collected both CCC Runner of the Year and CCC Scholar-Athlete and was one of a trio of blue-and-gold runners to earn all-conference recognition.
After winning the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) individual crown, Matyas Csiki-Fejer was honored as the CCC Runner of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer shined and Suffolk men’s cross country made itself known in its first every Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship as the Rams’ senior won the individual medal and the team placed second Saturday afternoon at Western New England.
Suffolk’s cross country teams and their Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) venture to Springfield, Massachusetts Saturday, Oct. 30 to race for the 2021 CCC Championship at Western New England. The women’s 6k head is set for a 12 p.m. gun with the men’s 8k following an hour later.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer of the Suffolk men’s cross country team garnered Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Runner of the Week after his efforts at the Suffolk Invite/Battle for Boston Commons, the league office announced Monday.
Against one of the most talent fields in the event’s history, Suffolk men’s cross country turned in a sixth-place performance at its own meet, the Suffolk Invite, Saturday afternoon at Franklin Park.
For the third consecutive time, Suffolk men’s cross country captured the Battle for Boston Commons, a head-to-head dual with Emerson, 15-47, Saturday afternoon at Franklin Park.
After a year hiatus, Suffolk’s cross country now annual event, the Suffolk Invite, is set to take place this Saturday, Oct. 16 at Franklin Park. This year’s event is the largest event in the three-year history with over 1,000 athletes competing across four different heats from 40 different programs. The outing will also serve as the Battle for Boston Commons, a head-to-head race that pits the Rams against their Beantown rival Emerson. Fans can follow along with live results, here.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer of the Suffolk men’s cross country team was named CCC Runner of the Week after his runner-up performance at the 40th Mike Woods Invitational, the league announced Monday.
Suffolk men’s cross country finished 21st at one of the most competitive cross country meets in 2021, Geneseo’s 40th Mike Woods Invitational at the National Warplane Museum.
After a week off, Suffolk men’s and women’s cross country returns to action this weekend at the 40th Geneseo Mike Woods Invitational Saturday, Oct. 2. The women’s 6k starts action at the National Warplane Museum at 11 a.m., with the men’s 8k following at 12 p.m.
Since debuting in the inaugural United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Coaches Regional Ranks two weeks ago, the Suffolk men’s cross country team has held down the eighth spot in the weekly poll, even with a bye week, the national organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
For the second straight week, Suffolk men’s cross country squad appeared in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association’s (USTFCCCA) Coaches Regional Rankings. The Rams remained eighth in the East after their efforts at the 48th UMass Dartmouth Invitational Saturday, Sept. 18, the national organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
For the first time in 2021 and in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) era, the Suffolk men’s cross country swept the league’s weekly awards with Matyas Csiki-Fejer and Tim Barry garnering runner and rookie of the week, respectively, the conference office announced.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer anchored the Suffolk men’s cross country squad to a sixth-place showing at the 48th UMass Dartmouth Invitational Saturday morning at the Coach Robert Dowd Cross Country Course on UMass Dartmouth’s campus.
Coming off a week’s rest, Suffolk’s men’s and women’s cross country teams are set for the 48th UMass Dartmouth Invitational Saturday, Sept. 18. The Rams converge on Dartmouth, Massachusetts, with the men’s five-mile run is set for an 11:15 a.m. start with the women’s 5k wrapping things up at 12:00 p.m.
Matyas Csiki-Fejer has added more hardware to his already full shelf as the senior captain was tabbed Commonwealth Coast Conference Runner of the Week for his efforts at the Short Course Classic, the league office unveiled.
Suffolk cross country is set to hit the trails for the first time in 2021 this afternoon as the Rams host the Suffolk Short Course Classic at Franklin Park. The men’s 5K will open the season at 1:30 p.m., with the women’s 3K wrapping the action up at 2:15 p.m.
The Suffolk men’s cross country team lifted the lid on its 2021 campaign with a third-place finish at the Rams’ Short Course Classic Friday afternoon at Franklin Park.
The Suffolk men’s cross country will see eight fresh faces throughout the course in 2021. Head coach Will Feldman assembled a recruiting class full of seven true rookies and one sophomore, Tim Barry, who brings his talents to Beacon Hill from Stonehill.
Suffolk men’s cross country will once again be led by the threesome of Matyas Csiki-Fejer, Nic Malmand Hunter Toyoda, head coach Will Feldman announced Wednesday afternoon. The trio was the first set of captains under Feldman’s guidance in 2019 and will lead the blue-and-gold into a new era, competing in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) in the same role.
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