Career Report for Matthew Lau

Class of 2025

Cross Country Career

The following chart plots the mile pace for every race throughout high school for this runner. The blue anchor points show the races where the runner improved.



Course-Specific Personal Bests

Below is a listing of Matthew Lau's best times on each course. Click on the course name to see a chart of those races.

Course Distance   Time     Pace   All-Time Rank PR Date PR Event # of Races
on Course
Bedwell Bayfront Park 2.85 19:41 6:54 11 10/12/21 PAL #2 1
Bedwell Bayfront Park 3.1 22:18 7:12 27 10/25/23 PAL #3 1
Crystal Springs 2.13 14:41.4 6:54 21 9/17/22 Hillsdale Knights Joust 1
Crystal Springs 2.95 20:59.4 7:07 248 10/12/22 PAL #2 4
Golden Gate Park 2.08 13:35.9 6:32 27 9/10/22 Lowell Invitational 1
Golden Gate Park 2.13 14:12.4 6:40 48 9/11/21 Lowell Invitational 1
Golden Gate Park 2.78 18:32.6 6:40 14 9/9/23 Lowell Invitational 1
Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 15:41 6:44 102 9/27/23 PAL # 1 3
Westmoor HS 2.6 18:36 7:09 36 9/30/23 Ram Invitational 2

Distance-only Personal Bests

This considers only the courses with distances of 2, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 and 5K (3.1 mi).

Standard
Distance (Mi)		   Time   Pace Date Event Course # of Races
at Distance
3.1 22:18 7:12 10/25/23 PAL #3 Bedwell Bayfront Park 1

Career Summary

Below is a summary of each season run by Matthew Lau.

Year # of Races Average Pace Improvements / Chances Rank on Team Best # Std Dev
Fr 4 6:57 0/0 13 0.48
So 6 7:03 1/3 18 0.26
Jr 5 6:59 3/3 25 0.06
Aragon Career 15 7:00 4/6

Complete Race and Improvement History: Table

The following table is a listing of every race throughout high school for this runner.

Date Event Course Distance Division Place # Std
Dev		 Time   Pace   Improvement
10/25/23 PAL #3 Bedwell Bayfront Park 3.1 Open 91/132 -0.40 22:18 7:12
9/30/23 Ram Invitational Westmoor HS 2.6 JV 68/130 0.06 18:36 7:09 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, SBP)
9/27/23 PAL # 1 Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 Open 58/112 0.00 15:41 6:44 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
9/16/23 Fighting Knights Joust Crystal Springs 2.95 Jr 65/98 -0.47 21:00.6 7:07 You ROCK! (LR)
9/9/23 Lowell Invitational Golden Gate Park 2.78 JV 119/232 -0.34 18:32.6 6:40 You ROCK! (PG)
11/5/22 PAL XC Championships Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 102/156 -0.45 21:35 7:19
10/12/22 PAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 64/178 0.14 20:59.4 7:07 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
9/24/22 Ram Invitational Westmoor HS 2.6 So 39/83 -0.02 18:54 7:16
9/17/22 Hillsdale Knights Joust Crystal Springs 2.13 So 53/91 0.03 14:41.4 6:54
9/14/22 PAL # 1 Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 F/S 70/171 0.03 16:15 6:58
9/10/22 Lowell Invitational Golden Gate Park 2.08 So 143/230 0.26 13:35.9 6:32 You ROCK! (PG, SBP)
11/6/21 PAL XC Championships Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 79/160 -0.15 21:29.97 7:17
10/12/21 PAL #2 Bedwell Bayfront Park 2.85 F/S 60/168 0.19 19:41 6:54
9/14/21 PAL # 1 Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 F/S 31/164 0.43 15:50 6:48
9/11/21 Lowell Invitational Golden Gate Park 2.13 Fr 63/207 0.48 14:12.4 6:40 You ROCK! (PG, SBP)

Glossary:

  • LY = Beat time from the same course a year ago
  • LR = Beat time from the most recent running of the course
  • PR = Set a new course-specific PR
  • PG = Beat personal goal
  • SBP = Season's best performance based on position of finish relative to the field. (Highest # of standard deviations).
  • DPR = Set a new distance-only PR. Applies to 2 mile, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 mile and 5K (3.1 mi) courses only.
  • # Std Dev = The number of standard deviations from the mean.

All columns are sortable by clicking on the column heading.


Track Results

Season Records

Season Grade Pts100m200m400m800m1600m3200m
2022 OutdoorFr---2:25.17 PR5:36.37 PR13:06.48 PR
2023 OutdoorSo13.32 PR26.64 c59.23 ---
2024 OutdoorJr-26.44 PR57.66 PR---

By Event


100m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/11/23 Fighting Knights Invitational 13.49 F/S 20
3/15/23 PAL Aragon/M-A/Woodside 13.32 F/S PR (Δ=0.17,1.3%)
SR
LR (Δ=0.17,1.3%)		 8

200m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/22/23 Aragon/Mills/San Mateo 26.64c F/S SR
2/28/24 Woodside 26.88 V 8
3/12/24 Sequoia, Mills, Aragon 26.44 V PR (Δ=0.20,0.8%)
SR (Δ=0.20,0.8%)
LR (Δ=0.44,1.6%)		 11
3/20/24 M-A, San Mateo, Aragon 26.44 V PR (Δ=,0.0%)
LR (Δ=,0.0%)
LY (Δ=0.20,0.8%)		 17
4/9/24 Hillsdale 26.52 V 13

400m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/22/23 Aragon/Mills/San Mateo 1:00.04c F/S
4/11/23 Westmoor/Aragon 1:00.31 F/S 5
4/18/23 Aragon/Carlmont/Sequoia 59.67 F/S PR (Δ=0.37,0.6%)
LR (Δ=0.64,1.1%)		 8
4/29/23 PAL F/S Championships 59.23 F/S PR (Δ=0.44,0.7%)
SR
LR (Δ=0.44,0.7%)		 21
2/28/24 Woodside 1:01.16 V 7
3/12/24 Sequoia, Mills, Aragon 59.00 V PR (Δ=0.23,0.4%)
LR (Δ=2.16,3.5%)		 9
3/20/24 M-A, San Mateo, Aragon 58.88 V PR (Δ=0.12,0.2%)
LR (Δ=0.12,0.2%)
LY (Δ=1.16,1.9%)		 10
4/9/24 Hillsdale 58.39 V PR (Δ=0.49,0.8%)
LR (Δ=0.49,0.8%)
LY (Δ=1.92,3.2%)		 9
4/16/24 Aragon, Carlmont @ Westmoor 57.66 V PR (Δ=0.73,1.3%)
SR (Δ=1.57,2.7%)
LR (Δ=0.73,1.3%)
LY (Δ=2.01,3.4%)		 13

800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/16/22 PAL #1 Westmoor 2:27.24c F/S
3/23/22 PAL #2 Sequoia 2:25.17 F/S PR (Δ=2.07,1.4%)
SR
LR (Δ=2.07,1.4%)		 10.
4/20/22 PAL #5 Menlo-Atherton 2:30.50 F/S 12

1600m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/4/22 PAL #3 Mills high 5:43.24 F/S 5.
4/20/22 PAL #5 Menlo-Atherton 5:36.37 F/S PR (Δ=6.87,2.0%)
SR
LR (Δ=6.87,2.0%)		 11

3200m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/16/22 PAL #1 Westmoor 13:28.00 F/S
3/23/22 PAL #2 Sequoia 13:11.62 F/S PR (Δ=16.38,2.0%)
LR (Δ=16.38,2.0%)		 6.
4/4/22 PAL #3 Mills high 13:06.48 F/S PR (Δ=5.14,0.6%)
SR
LR (Δ=5.14,0.6%)		 6.

4x400m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/11/23 Westmoor/Aragon 3:57.01 F/S LR (Δ=7.75,3.2%) 1
4/29/23 PAL F/S Championships 3:53.38 F/S LR (Δ=2.86,1.2%)
LY (Δ=3.76,1.6%)		 5