Matthew Fayers

Biography

Former Oklahoma State All-American Matthew Fayers enters his eighth year at Creighton in 2025-26, and fifth as an assistant coach. Originally hired in July of 2018 as a graduate assistant, he was elevated to his current role as full-time assistant coach in December of 2021. Fayers has played an integral part in the success of the CU Cross Country and Track teams since his arrival, during which time the Bluejays have set 48 school-records and had 400+ performances to land on an all-time best list. In 2022-23 Creighton co-hosted its first big home meet in nearly a decade when it hosted the Platte River Rumble. The team also owned the second-best men's cross country GPA (3.77) in the country and 11th-best women's GPA (3.81). That made CU the only school in the country with both teams in the top-11, as well as the only school with both teams at 3.75 or better. In the classroom, the Bluejays has five men and five women named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators, both of which were program-bests. Boston Small earned the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was one of three male finalists for the prestigious Walter Byers Scholarship. CU also made large gains on the course. Marcos Gonazlez set program records in both the 8K and 10K, with his 8K mark later broken by teammate Tommy Ward. Ward made history himself in the spring of 2023 when he qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the 800 meters, the program's first postseason qualifier in track. The CU men placed sixth