2021 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2021 A-10 Gold Medalist - 800 Meter
Busche Top Times
As a Junior - Cross Country (2021)
- Placed 109th at the A-10 XC Championships (27:31.3)
As a Sophomore - Track & Field (2021)
- Took home gold medal in the 800-meter run at the A-10 Championship with school-record time of 1:50.12, besting previous school-record mark set in 2009
- Placed sixth in 4x800-meter relay (7:50.62) and seventh in 4x400-meter relay (3:31.35) at A-10 Championship
- Finished 14th at IC4A Championship in 800-meter run (1:51.83)
- Posted first-place performance in 4x400-meter relay (3:23.81) for third-straight meet as well as a second-place finish in 400-meter run (49.76) at Red Flash Invitational
- Paced the 4x400-meter relay (3:25.73) and finished second in 800-meter run (1:51.39) at Robert Morris Invitational
- Won the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.88) and placed 15th in the 1,500-meter run (3:58.13) at George Mason Spring Invitational
- Bested the field in the 800-meter run (1:54.70) at West Virginia Mountaineer Classic
- Placed first in the 1,500-meter run (3:58.89) to go with second-place finish in 4x400-meter relay (3:24.22) at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational to open season
As a Freshman - Cross Country (2019)
- Registered 10th-place finish (28:25.0) at Saint Vincent Invitational
- Placed 25th (27:16.52) at Carnegie Mellon Invitational
- Finished 113th (28:14.6) at A-10 Championship
As a Freshman - Track & Field (2019)
- Finished fifth in 4x800-meter relay (7:43.06) and 14th in 800-meter run (1:54.01) at A-10 Championship
- Paced 4x400-meter run (3:27.53) and finished third in the 800-meter run (1:58.21) at Red Flash Open
- Registered second-place mark in 800-meter run at Geneva Invite (1:55.81)
- Placed seventh in 4x800-meter relay (8:06.24) at Bison Outdoor Classic
- Recorded 10th-place mark in DMR (10:20.61) at Colonial Relays
- Posted second-place finish in 800-meter run (1:56.96) at Carnegie Mellon Quad Meet
- Placed second in 4x400-meter relay (3:32.04) at Carnegie Mellon Invitational
Before Duquesne
- Competed for coaches James Passerelli and Bob Ralston at Franklin Regional High School
- Placed 14th at the WPIAL Championship as a senior in 2017, qualifying for PIAA Championship meet for the Panthers
- Finished third in the 800m at the 2017 WPIAL Championship
- Holds Franklin Regional school record in the 800m and is also part of the school record-holding 4x800 relay team
- High school teammates with current Duquesne cross country/track and field Mark Provenzo
- Also was a member of the swimming team at Franklin Regional
Personal
- Full name: Matthew Murphy Busche
- Born Nov. 20, 1999 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Son of Maureen and Robert Busche
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