Matthew Brown Class: Sophomore Hometown: Dunedin, Fla. High School: Palm Harbor University Height: 6-3 Event: Sprints

As a Freshman: Competed in three events for the Irish on the season, all 400 m events...in first race of the meet season, stopped the clock with a time of 50.61 at the Notre Dame Blue & Gold Meet...set his personal best time of the year at the Indiana Relays with a final time of 50.54 (2/1/08)...competed at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational and ran to the finish line in a time of 51.15.

High School and Personal: Competed for both the swim team and the track team at Palm Harbor University High School, lettering all eight times...was named team captain and MVP during his junior and senior track seasons...career bests were set in three races during track career; 110 hurdles (14.8), 300 hurdles (38.0) and the 400 relay (48.2)...was a member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Students...son of Terry and Jean Brown...has two siblings, Nicholas and Kelly.