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Cornell University Athletics

2010 Men's Cross Country Roster

Matt De Silva

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Charles, Ill.
  • Highschool St. Charles North

Biography

Before Cornell
De Silva transferred to Cornell from Purdue, where he was a standout runner for the Boilermaker track and field program. In high school, he was an all-state honoree in cross country and at 3200m in track in 2005. He was also a team and individual conference and regional champion in cross country and ran as part of a sectional championship team while also claiming third place as a unit at the state meet. He was selected to run for Team Illinois in the MidEast Cross Country meet in 2005.

Personal
Matthew Samuel De Silva is the son of Marc De Silva and Janet Zohorsky and is married to Amanda Herrmann. He has a pair of younger brothers. De Silva is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.