Matt Scherer

Matt Scherer (November 21, 1983 – December 7, 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 through 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.

College career Scherer attended the University of Oregon from 2003 to 2006 where he studied Business and was a 9-time All-American. In 2005 he ran the anchor leg of the 3rd place 4 × 400 m relay team 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 400 m in 2006 in 45.19.

Professional career Oregon Track Club

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

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

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.

Pacing career Began pacing full-time in 2011 and paced for many of the top 800 m and 1500 m runners in the world.

This table lists the records he paced: Date Name Nationality Event Time Record Competition Ref 3 July 2010 Abubaker Kaki 1000 m 2:13.62 Sudanese National RecordUSA Area Record Prefontaine Classic 19 February 2011 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla 1000 m 2:21.71 Qatari National Indoor Record Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix 18 February 2012 Mohammed Aman 800 m 1:45.40 Ethiopian National Indoor Record XL Galan 29 April 2012 Henrik Ingebrigtsen 1500 m 3:36.39 Norwegian National Record Payton Jordan Invitational 16 May 2012 Mohammed Aman 800 m 1:43.51 Korean Area Record Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting 9 June 2012 David Rudisha 800 m 1:41.74 USA Area Record adidas Grand Prix 14 July 2012 Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich 800 m 1:43.15 Kenyan National Junior Record KBC Night of Athletics 20 July 2012 Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich 800 m 1:43.15 Kenyan National Junior Record Herculis 20 July 2012 Kevin López 800 m 1:43.74 Spanish National Record Herculis 20 August 2012 Nate Brannen 1000 m 2:16.52 Canadian National Record Gugl Games 20 August 2012 Mohamed Al-Garni 1000 m 2:17.32 Qatari National Record Gugl Games 21 February 2013 Mohammed Aman 800 m 1:45.05 Ethiopian National Indoor Record DN Galan

Personal bests 200 m - 20.89 - 5/13/2006 300 m - 32.77 - 8/8/2006 400 m - 45.19 - 5/14/2006