EUGENE, OREGON -- November 1, 2014 -- Summit High School senior Matthew Maton stands under his record-setting time of 14 minutes and 45 seconds following the OSAA 5A Cross Country State Championships at Lane Community College on Nov. 1, 2014. Maton broke Galen Rupp's 11-year old state championships record by 10 seconds. Danny Moran/The Oregonian

By Billy Gates | bgates@oregonian.com

on November 19, 2014 9:42 p.m.

He took an official visit to Boulder and the University of Colorado, but his heart told him he needed to be closer to home.

Summit's Matthew Maton, the reigning Class 5A state cross country champ, announced his commitment to the University of Oregon through his Twitter account Wednesday afternoon.