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. A middle-distance specialist with plenty of range, Fayers clocked four sub-four-minute miles and advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds four times in the 1,500-meter run. He ran for Oklahoma State in back-to-back NCAA Cross Country Championship races and earned two academic all-Big 12 honors, with 11 all-Big 12 medals total. Fayers also earned two All-America honors with appearances in the DMR and open mile, and owns five places in three of Oklahoma State's top-10 lists. Originally from Ickenham, England, he graduated from OSU with his bachelor's in Health and Physical Education Fitness in 2018 and earned his master's degree in Education from Creighton in 2021.