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Kumar, Matt
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Matt Kumar
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- 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.
WBB: Rice vs. Marshall Postgame Presser
Wednesday, March 09
VB: Rice-Texas Postgame Presser
Saturday, December 04
VB: Rice-San Diego Postgame Presser
Thursday, December 02
