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Kumar, Matt
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Matt Kumar
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fulshear, Texas
- High School:
- Obra D. Tompkins HS
Bio
Kumar's TFRRS Results
All-Time Rankings (as of July 3, 2024)
No. 5 in Pole Vault indoor - 5.20/17-0.75
No. 8 in Pole Vault outdoor - 5.30/17-4.5
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
AAC Outdoor Pole Vault (3rd)
AAC Indoor Pole Vault (2nd)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2025 AAC Outdoor - NH
2025 AAC Indoor - 7th, PV, 4.66m/15-3.5
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 21st, PV, 5.22m/17-1.5
2024 AAC Outdoor - 3rd, PV, 5.05m/16-6.75
2024 AAC Indoor - 2nd, PV, 5.20/17-07.75
2023 C-USA Outdoor - NH, Pole Vault
2023 C-USA Indoor - 4th, Pole Vault, 4.89m (15-5.5)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic Team
2023-24 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024-25
Indoor: Competed at five meets...Placed seventh in the pole vault at the AAC Indoor Championships...Outdoor: Vaulted at five meets...Finished ninth in the vault at the Tom Tellez Invite.
2023-24
Indoor: Vaulted at five meets...Had a second-place finish in the pole vault at the AAC Championships...Set a personal best for indoor pole vault with a clearance of 5.20m at the Howie Ryan Invitational...Outdoor: Placed third in the pole vault at the AAC Championships...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims, where he finished 21st.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at two meets...Had a fourth-place finish in the pole vault at the C-USA Championships...Outdoor: Saw action in seven meets...Finished sixth at the Tom Tellez Invitational with a season-best clearance of 4.91m.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Obra D. Tompkins HS (Katy, Texas) where he competed for the Falcons under head coach Derick Ward...was a 6A state champion and member of Falcons team that won a district title...graduated with a 4.20 GPA.
PERSONAL
Parents: Sanjeev and Deirdra Kumar (one brother)...born in Austell, Ga...Rice College: Jones...Major: Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences.
All-Time Rankings (as of July 3, 2024)
No. 5 in Pole Vault indoor - 5.20/17-0.75
No. 8 in Pole Vault outdoor - 5.30/17-4.5
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
AAC Outdoor Pole Vault (3rd)
AAC Indoor Pole Vault (2nd)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2025 AAC Outdoor - NH
2025 AAC Indoor - 7th, PV, 4.66m/15-3.5
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 21st, PV, 5.22m/17-1.5
2024 AAC Outdoor - 3rd, PV, 5.05m/16-6.75
2024 AAC Indoor - 2nd, PV, 5.20/17-07.75
2023 C-USA Outdoor - NH, Pole Vault
2023 C-USA Indoor - 4th, Pole Vault, 4.89m (15-5.5)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic Team
2023-24 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024-25
Indoor: Competed at five meets...Placed seventh in the pole vault at the AAC Indoor Championships...Outdoor: Vaulted at five meets...Finished ninth in the vault at the Tom Tellez Invite.
2023-24
Indoor: Vaulted at five meets...Had a second-place finish in the pole vault at the AAC Championships...Set a personal best for indoor pole vault with a clearance of 5.20m at the Howie Ryan Invitational...Outdoor: Placed third in the pole vault at the AAC Championships...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims, where he finished 21st.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at two meets...Had a fourth-place finish in the pole vault at the C-USA Championships...Outdoor: Saw action in seven meets...Finished sixth at the Tom Tellez Invitational with a season-best clearance of 4.91m.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Obra D. Tompkins HS (Katy, Texas) where he competed for the Falcons under head coach Derick Ward...was a 6A state champion and member of Falcons team that won a district title...graduated with a 4.20 GPA.
PERSONAL
Parents: Sanjeev and Deirdra Kumar (one brother)...born in Austell, Ga...Rice College: Jones...Major: Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences.
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
Tommy McClelland Introductory Press Conference
Sunday, August 06
2023 Night of The Owl End of Year Highlight
Tuesday, April 25
Night of The Owl End of Year Highlight
Monday, April 04
