Matt Llano was a fourth-place finisher at 2005 Maryland 4A State Cross Country Championship and eight place at 2004 Maryland 4A State Cross Country Championship representing Broadneck High School. He finished behind high school teammate Matthew Centrowitz, Junior. as a Junior and Senior to lead their team to Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association state team titles. By the time he graduated at Broadneck, he was named in the All-County selection on two occasions.
He represented his country at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. High school Collegiate Matt Llano was an All-American in cross country for the Richmond Spiders in 2010. Matt earned 10k All-American status on the track.
Matt finished third at the 2007 United States of America Junior outdoor national championships at Indiana University Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:19.03 to earn USATF Junior.
All-America honors. Professional In January 2014, Matt Llano ran 61:47 in Houston at the United States of America Half Marathon Championships to earn 5th place. At the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships on March 29, 2014 races were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Matt Llano finished 35th.
On 22 October 2015, Matt Llano ran 2015 Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:12:28.
