2020-21 Tartan Men's Cross Country News
Karee, Kiefel, Miller and Sloan Named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
August 11, 2021
After having a record three Carnegie Mellon University men's cross country and track and field athletes named College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans a season ago, the Tartans topped the record and had four garner the accolade for 2021. Junior Justin Kiefel (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown STEM Academy) landed a spot on the Men's Cross Country/Track and Field First Team, seniors Matt Karee (Elmira, N.Y. / Notre Dame), Bram Miller (Harmony, Pa. / Seneca Valley) were named to the second team while senior Matt Sloan (Harmony, Pa. / Seneca Valley) was named to the third team. It marks Karee's third straight appearance on the team after garnering second team recognition a year ago and third team honors after his sophomore campaign.
Four Men Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
July 15, 2021
Seniors Matt Karee (Elmira, N.Y. / Notre Dame), Bram Miller (Harmony, Pa. / Seneca Valley) and Matt Sloan (Harmony, Pa. / Seneca Valley) along with junior Justin Kiefel (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown STEM Academy) of the Carnegie Mellon University men's track and field and cross country teams have been honored by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) as Men's Cross Country/Track and Field Academic All-District selections. The honor marks the third for Karee and second for Miller.
Thirty-Four Tartans Honored as Top Academic Athletes
December 09, 2020
Although the traditional fall and winter seasons haven’t been on display for Carnegie Mellon University this year, the excellence of the university’s student-athletes is still impacting the entire community. Each winter for the past six years, the CMU Department of Athletics has celebrated its top academic athletes at the Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Celebration during finals week. And while an in-person celebration is on hold for now, the highest-performing junior and senior student-athletes in each undergraduate college and on each team are still being recognized for their academic performance.
127 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Fall Academic Honors
December 02, 2020
A total of 127 Carnegie Mellon University student-athletes were named to the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) All-Academic Recognition list for the fall sports teams, as announced Wednesday, December 2.
Athletics Celebrates Fall Senior Student-Athletes
October 20, 2020
Despite not being able to compete this semester, the Carnegie Mellon University Athletics Department paused to celebrate its seniors on Saturday, October 17, as the program recognized the career accomplishments of fall senior student-athletes. Forty-six seniors were recognized from men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball. The athletics department hosted a celebration in conjunction with the university’s 2020 Virtual Homecoming.
Tartan Careers - Matt Karee
October 01, 2020
Men's cross country and track and field athlete Matt Karee spent the 2020 summer as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Aerotech, Inc.
Tartan Men’s Cross Country Releases 2020 Roster
September 18, 2020
While the 2020 season has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnegie Mellon University head cross country coach Tim Connelly, in his sixth year at the helm of the Tartans, has released the men’s roster for the 2020-2021 academic year.