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2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster

Mo Maat

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.
  • High School Cordova

Biography

2018 Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Earned Second Team All-America honors on 4x100m relay that placed 10th
  • 4x100m relay set second fastest time in Illini history with time of 38.99  
  • Timed a season-best 10.44 100m dash at Big Ten Championships, advancing to the final and placing 9th
  • Finished 9th at Big Ten Championships with a leap of 23'9.5" (7.25m)
  • Placed third at the Illinois Twilight with a PR long jump of 23'10.25" (7.27m) 
  • Set lifetime best long jump at Jim Click Shootout, marking 23'10" (7.26m)

Indoor

  • Placed 10th in the long jump and 12th in the 60m dash at Big Ten Championships
  • Set a season-best time of 6.81 in 60m dash prelims at Big Tens
  • Won the long jump at the Iowa State Classic, jumping 23'6" (7.16m)
  • Set a long jump PR in each of his first two meets

2017 Track and Field

Outdoor

  • 4x100m Big Ten Champion, running the third leg of the 39.67 winning time
  • Ran the third leg of the 4x100m relay that set the fifth-fastest time in school history (39.42) at the Illinois Twilight 
  • Ran a leg of the 4x100m relay that placed sixth at Texas Relays
  • Placed runner-up in the 200m at the UNLV Invite with a time of 10.52

Indoor

  • Set a season-best time of 6.80 in the 60m dash at Big Ten Championships 

2016 Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Placed 47th at NCAA West Prelims with a 100m time of 11.17
  • Scored points for the Illini at Big Ten Championships, placing eighth in the 100m final
  • Competed in the 200m at Big Ten Championships, finishing with a time of 21.35
  • Tied a season-best time of 10.42 in the 100m prelims at Big Ten Championships
  • Won the 100m at the Gibson Invite with a time of 10.69
  • Had a season-best 21.24 time in the 200m at the Beach Invite 
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Competed in the 60m and 200m dashes at Big Ten Championships
  • Won the 60m dash at the Orange & Blue Open
  • Set a new 60m PR at the Border Battle with a time of 6.76

2015 Track and Field

Outdoor

  • First Team All-American as a member of 4x100m relay team
  • Big Ten Champion as part of the 4x100m team
  • Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 100m, placing 41st
  • Placed sixth at Big Ten Championships in the 100m
  • Won the 100m at the Illini Twilight

Indoor

  • Placed fourth at Big Ten Championships with a season-best mark of 6.80
  • Won the 60m dash at the Illini Classic and placed fourth in his long jump debut
  • Posted a 6.80 time at the Border battle to finish second in the 60m

High School

  • Set the 100m State Record in 2014 at 10.47
  • 2014 TSSSA State Champion in 100m and 200m
  • Two time All-State track
  • All-State football 2014 (safety)
  • All-Conference football 2013 (wide receiver)

Personal

  • Son of Hrukti and Kemba Maat
  • Majoring in recreation management
  • Uncle Buck played football in the NFL for the Cincinatti Bengals
  • Favorite athlete is Allen Iverson because he played with so much confidence
  • Biggest thrill in sports comes with having fun
  • Majoring in sociology

Personal Bests

Track & Field

Outdoor
100m: 10.42 - Big Ten Championships (5/14/16)
200m: 21:24 - Beach Invite (4/15/16)
Long Jump: 23'10.25" (7.27m) - Illinois Twilight (4/14/18)

Indoor
60m: 6.76 - Border Battle (1/9/16)
200m: 21.62 - Big Ten Championships (2/26/16)
Long Jump: 23'7.25" (7.19m) - Illinois Open (1/13/18)

Updated June 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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