Matthew Engle

Position:
Distance
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
El Paso, Texas
High School:
Franklin HS

2025-2026

Cross County – competed in 4 meets for the Wildcats, but had to miss two of the final three meets due to a nagging injury. Started the year well, as he placed 6th in the ACU Naimadu Classic (the 4th ACU finisher) and 84th at the Chile Pepper Festival (5th ACU finisher). After missing the Arturo Barrios Invitational due to injury, Matthew did return to compete in the WAC Championship in Arlington, where he placed 54th. His injury kept him from competing at the South Central Region meet.

Indoors – competed in 2 meets indoors coming back from an injury-plagued XC season. At the WAC Indoor Championship, he finished 12th in the 5K and 15th in the 3K.

Outdoors – competed in 2 outdoor meets, including a 14th place finish in the 10K - in his first ever competitive 10K on the track - on the opening day of the WAC Outdoor Championship in Arlington.

2024-2025: Spent the XC, indoor, and outdoor seasons redshirting.

Before ACU: First qualified to run at the 6A State XC meet in 2022 – in his junior year, where he placed 59th. In the spring of his junior year, he placed 5th in the 3200 and 8th in the 1600 in District 1-6A, one of the most competitive distance running districts in the state. His senior year started with a terrific XC season which included a 18th place finish in the 6A State XC meet. Earlier in the XC season, Matthew finished 2nd in the prestigious Southlake Carroll XC #2 meet, with a 15:01.2 that was the #31 best time in Texas at the HS level. He finished 17th in the Nike South Regional XC meet to finish a terrific senior XC campaign. On the track that school year, he finished 6th in the 3200 at the District 1-6A meet. In getting 2nd in the Socorro Invitational 3200 earlier in the season, Matthew ran a time of 9:24.16 that ranked him #80 in Texas for the event.

Personal: 2024 graduate of El Paso Franklin HS. Plans to attend Physical Therapy school after getting his undergraduate degree. His parents are Lisa Chavez and David Engle.