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COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND ATHLETICS

2025-2026 Men's Indoor Track & Field Roster

Matthew Amato

  • Position Middle Distance
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Staten Island, NY
  • Highschool New Dorp High School

Biography

2025-26:
  • Competed in five meets
  • Finished in 10th place in the DMR in two separate meets
    • Spartan Invite (1/9) - 12:04.07
    • NYC Gotham Cup (1/16) - 12:06.88
  • Recorded season bests in the Mile (5:16.74 - Youree Garcia Invite) and the 5000m (19:09.34- NYC Gotham Cup)
2024-25:
  • Competed in six meets this season
  • Notched two personal bests
    • 3000m - 10:34.03 (Crimson Open - 2/8)
    • Mile - 5:02.19 (Seahawk Shootout - 12/13)
2023-24:
  • Competed in seven meets
  • Recorded a personal best at the ECC Championship (2/18) in the 800m with a time of 2:19.11
  • In the second meet of the season, he finished the 300m dash with a personal best time of 43.10 (10/9)
2022-23:
  • Made his indoor debut at the Spartan Invitational (1/13) and competed in the 1000m race for a finishing time of 3:08.37
  • Recorded a personal best in his first ECC Indoor Championship in the 1000m for a time of 3:05.76
High School:
  • Attended New Dorp High School on Staten Island and competed on the cross country and I/O track and field teams
  • Track and Field Co-Captain
  • SIAC Scholarship Award Recipient
  • 3rd Place finishers at the PSAL Borough Championship (2020)
About Matthew (a.k.a 'Matt'):
  • Favorite Food: Pizza
  • Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld 
  • Favorite Movie: Cars
  • Favorite Music Genre: EDM
  • Favorite Athlete: Steve Prefontaine
  • Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees, Mets, Rangers, Jets, Knicks, and Brooklyn Nets

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-2023Freshman

  • 2023-2024Sophomore

  • 2024-2025Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2025-2026Senior

    Middle Distance
    6'0"