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• Named to the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2008-09 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2008-09 All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll
In Tech's Record Books:
• 100-back (3rd), 48.71
• 200-back (4th), 1:47.59
• 100-fly (9th), 49.49
• 400 Medley Relay (2nd), 3:12.09
• 800-Free Relay (4th), 6:34.78
As A Junior In 2009-10: Part of the 800-Free Relay team that finished sixth in a time of 6:34.78 at the ACC Championships also earning 21st place in the 100-Back touching the wall in 50.01 ... took home third in the 200-Free with a career best time of 1:42.18 vs. NC State ... Anchored the 400-Free Relay team to a first place victory over North Carolina.
As A Sophomore In 2008-09: On the 800-free relay team which set a school record (6:25.30) at the ACC Championships ... Clocked a season-best time of 4:44.95 in the 500-free in a dual meet with Emory ... At the 2009 ACC Championships, established career bests in the 100-back (48.71), 200-back (1:47.59) and 100-fly (49.49).
As A Freshman In 2007-08: Swam his season best time of 21.28 in the 50-free at the ACC Championships ... His time of 47.01 in a leadoff split against Western Kentucky is his season best in the 100-free ... Clocked a season-best 1:44.40 against Emory in the 200-free, while his mark of 49.92 in the 100-back at the ACC Championships was second-best on the team and his season best ... Also recorded top time of the season in the 200-back at the ACC Championships as he touched the wall in 1:50.08, good for the second best on the team.
High School: Lettered in swimming at Charles E. Jordan High School ... National Honor Society ... National Spanish Honor Society ... North Carolina academic scholar. Personal: Born Matthew Willy Tang on January 24, 1989, in Durham, N.C. ... Son of Yau Yang Tang and Sujing Yang ... Has one older sister, Mindy, who swam at Rutgers... Hobbies include volleyball, watching college basketball, tennis, learning about the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures and traveling ... Majoring in Management with a minor in Spanish.
| Tang's Career Top Times (through 2009-10 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | TIME | LOCATION | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 Free | 21.03 | 2010 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Free | 45.98 | 2010 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Free | 1:41.43 | Georgia Tech Invitational (11/20-22/09) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 Back | 23.29 | 2008 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Back | 48.71 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Back | 1:47.59 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Fly | 49.49 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
