PHILADELPHIA -- For the second straight year, Matthew Conway was selected to the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Men's Track & Field Team.

The team is selected by votes from 30 four-year institutions in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. To be considered for Academic All-Area recognition, individuals had to have at least a 3.3 GPA or above.

The Chemical Engineering major, who also minors in Spanish, is a 2024-25 Goldwater Scholarship Winner, a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) All-District, a Rowan Scholar of Distinction (Student-Athletes with 3.80 or above), an NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention, a member of Chi Alpha Sigma (National Student-Athlete Honor Society), and is a board member of Rowan's American Institute of Chemical Engineers chapter. The recent graduate plans to pursue a Ph.D. in chemical engineering

On the track, Conway is a two-time NJAC Outdoor Champion in the 10,000 meters (2024, 2025), and an 2025 NJAC Indoor Champion in the 5000 meters. He is also a member of the Profs' cross country team. He was part of three NJAC Championship teams this season (cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field).

Conway is joined on the Academic All-Area team by Villanova's Liam Murphy and Dan Watcke, Haverford's Reza Eshghi and Peter LaRochelle, Javon Bowen of Holy Family, Kampton Kam of Penn, Samuel Knowles of Widener, Jayden McKeen of Ursinus, and Luke Noss of Saint Joseph's. Murphy was named the performer of the year.