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  Matt Blazon

Matt Blazon

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Lowell, MA

High School:
Lowell

Event:
Hurdles

Major:
Liberal Arts

NASHOBA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL/LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL: Ran indoor and outdoor track at Nashoba Regional High School before transferring to Lowell High School • All-Conference selection • Class A Division 1 Champion • Member of 2004 Merrimack Valley Conference Champion team • Two-time team Most Valuable Player • Broke school records in 110 m high hurdles shuttle relays • Class A Division 1 Shuttle Hurdle Champion • Two-time Lowell Sun All-Star • Also played golf in high school.

PERSONAL: Son of Kathleen Griffin and William Blazon • Has an older brother and younger sister • Lists the USA Track Team, Boston Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics, along with the New England Patriots as his favorite teams • Names Justin Gatlin, Steve Prefontaine and Liu Xiang as his favorite athletes • Majoring in liberal arts with aspirations to one day coach track at Lowell High School and work in law enforcement.

PERSONAL BEST: 400m Hurdles, 54.50; Hepthalon, 46.46; 55m Hurdles, 7.82

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