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Mats Swanson Joins Tiger Track & Field

Middle distance runner Mats Swanson has signed a national-letter-of-intent with the LSU men’s track and field program, coach Dennis Shaver announced Tuesday.

  • BATON ROUGE, La. – Middle distance runner Mats Swanson has signed a national-letter-of-intent with the LSU men’s track and field program, coach Dennis Shaver announced Tuesday.

    Swanson, a product of Leduc Composite High School in Leduc, Alberta, Canada, posted a personal-best time of 1:51.35 in the 800 meters on June 10 in the CALTAF Classic in Calgary, Alberta.

    “Mats is a very talented middle distance athlete,” Shaver said, “and he certainly fills a need on our current roster.”

    Swanson also recorded an 800-meter time of 1:51.86 on April 9 at the Arcadia (Calif.) High School Invitational, matching the mark he posted on August 1, 2021, in Toronto, Ontario.