Bio

There have been dozens of All-Americans in the history of UW-Oshkosh men’s track & field. Matt Groose collected 10 All-America awards, the most of any Titan.

Groose accumulated 12 WIAC titles and five national crowns from 2000-03. He dominated the conference’s 800-meter run, winning outdoor championships in 2000, 2002 and 2003, and indoor titles during 2002 and 2003.

At the 2002 NCAA Division III Indoor Championship, Groose was named the Outstanding Track Athlete after winning the 800-meter run and helping the Titans place second in the distance medley relay. His 800-meter time of 1:49.73 is still the meet record.

Groose repeated as champion in the 800 and led UW-Oshkosh to a distance medley relay triumph in 2003. The Titans finished second at the indoor national meet in both 2001 and 2003. Groose’s indoor accolades concluded with All-America performances in the 1,500-meter run during 2001 and the distance medley relay in 2000.

Outdoors, Groose won back-to-back national titles in the 800 during 2001 and 2002. He tallied All-America results by placing second in the 800 during 2003 and eighth in the 1,500 during 2000. The Titans finished third in the team standings in 2003.

Groose was a four-time WIAC champion in the 1,500-meter run, prevailing twice indoors (2001, 2003) and outdoors (2001-02). He then ran a leg on the victorious distance medley relay squads in 2000, 2002 and 2003. UW-Oshkosh won the WIAC indoor title in 2001.

In the school record book, Groose owns the top time in six events. He holds indoor records at 600, 800 and 1,000 meters, along with the mile run. Groose’s outdoor records include the 800-meter run and the mile.

Groose also contributed to the Titans’ national cross country title in 2002. UW-Oshkosh won the WIAC crown during both 2002 and 2003. A fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional and a sixth-place showing at the WIAC Championship highlighted Groose’s 2003 season.

Following his collegiate career, Groose ran at four USA Track Championships from 2005-07. He finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the 2007 indoor event. In 2005, Groose clocked a personal-best time of 4:00 in the mile. He also completed the Ironman Wisconsin triathlon in 2011.

During 2012, Groose was named to the WIAC All-Centennial Men’s Track & Field Team.

Groose currently lives in Fitchburg and works as a customer advocate for Subzero-Wolf. His wife, Molly, is expecting their first child this summer.