Matt Scherer

Matt Scherer (November 21, 1983 – December 2021) was an American track and field athlete and a top professional pacemaker.

High school career

Scherer competed for Red Hill High School in Bridgeport, Illinois from 1999-2002. His senior year he scored 28 individual points at the Illinois High School Association State Championship meet, which placed his school 3rd in the team standings.[1]

College career

Scherer attended the University of Oregon from 2003-2006 where he studied Business and was a 9-time All-American. In 2005 he ran the anchor leg of 3rd place 4x400m relay at the NCAA Championship meet, finishing in a time of 3:00.81 which was ranked #7 all-time in NCAA Championship Meet History. He won the Pac-10 championship in the 400m in 2006 in 45.19.[2]

Professional career

Oregon Track Club

Ran the 400 meter leg of the American Record setting indoor distance medley relay on February 12, 2010.[3]

Ran 1:14.41 in the 600m on June 15, 2008, the 8th fastest time ever run [4]

Personal life

It was announced on December 8, 2021, that Scherer died that week, at the age of 38, as per a statement by RunnerSpace where he worked as the Chief Operating Officer.[5]

Pacing career

Began pacing full-time in 2011 and paced for many of the top 800m and 1500m runners in the world.
This table lists the records he paced:

DateNameNationalityEventTimeRecordCompetitionRef
3 July 2010Abubaker Kaki Sudan1000m2:13.62Sudanese National Record
USA Area Record		Prefontaine Classic
19 February 2011Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Qatar1000m2:21.71Qatari National Indoor RecordBirmingham Indoor Grand Prix
18 February 2012Mohammed Aman Ethiopia800m1:45.40Ethiopian National Indoor RecordXL Galan
29 April 2012Henrik Ingebrigtsen Norway1500m3:36.39Norwegian National RecordPayton Jordan Invitational
16 May 2012Mohammed Aman Ethiopia800m1:43.51Korean Area RecordColorful Daegu Championships Meeting
9 June 2012David Rudisha Kenya800m1:41.74USA Area Recordadidas Grand Prix
14 July 2012Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich Kenya800m1:43.15Kenyan National Junior RecordKBC Night of Athletics
20 July 2012Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich Kenya800m1:43.15Kenyan National Junior RecordHerculis
20 July 2012Kevin López Spain800m1:43.74Spanish National RecordHerculis
20 August 2012Nate Brannen Canada1000m2:16.52Canadian National RecordGugl Games
20 August 2012Mohamed Al-Garni Qatar1000m2:17.32Qatari National RecordGugl Games
21 February 2013Mohammed Aman Ethiopia800m1:45.05Ethiopian National Indoor RecordDN Galan

Personal bests
  • 200m - 20.89 - 5/13/2006 [6]
  • 300m - 32.77 - 8/8/2006 [7]
  • 400m - 45.19 - 5/14/2006 [2]
  • 400m Hurdles - 53.21 - 2003
  • 600m - 1:14.41 - 6/15/2008 [4]
  • 800m - 1:46.11 - 6/8/2008 [8]

References
  1. "Records & History". Ihsa.org. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  2. "2006 Pac-10 Track and Field Championships Men 400m Dash". DirectAthletics. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  3. http://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=5&do=news&year=2010&news_id=9178&folder_id=recent
  4. "Men's 600m". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  5. "Former Oregon Ducks, pro runner Matt Scherer dies at 38". Oregon Live. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. "2006 Pac-10 Track and Field Championships Men 200m Dash". DirectAthletics. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  7. "Men's 300m". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  8. http://preclassic.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=120&title_id=143&do=title&pg=1&folder_id=190&page_id=304
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