Matt Campbell

Matt Campbell
Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Worthington, Ind.
Previous School:
Neosho County CC
High School:
White River Valley
Height / Weight:
5-8 / 150
Events:
Pole Vault

2006: Earned the MIAA indoor championship in the pole vault and captured the NCAA Division II indoor title in the event as well ... cleared 16-8 to win the national meet on misses over runner-up and teammate Kyle Rutledge ... cleared 16-6.75 and also won on misses over Rutledge at the MIAA indoor meet ... cleared 17 feet twice in 2006 and held five of the Lions top seven marks in the pole vault.

2005: Won the MIAA indoor crown in the pole vault and finished as national runner-up in the event ... cleared 17-1.5 at the national meet after setting the school record of 17-1.75 at the Powered by Tyson Invitational ... outdoors, won the NCAA Division II national championship in the pole vault with a school record mark of 17-2.75, spearheading the Lions' 1-2-3 national finish in the event ... was also the MIAA pole vault champion with a mark of 17-1.5.

2004: Was a national qualifier in the pole vault indoors and outdoors ... finished as MIAA indoor champion with a vault of 16'-1.25" ... was fourth at the conference outdoor meet as he cleared 15'-3" ... posted Southern's top four marks in the pole vault during both the indoor and outdoor seasons ... hit 17'-0" outdoors, the third-best outdoor mark in school history, at the Pittsburg State/Wendy's Invitational.

In junior college: Participated in track & field one season at Neosho County (Kan.) Community College ... finished second in the nation indoors with a vault of 16'-10" ... also set school indoor pole vault record (16'-10") ... was outdoor national champion with a mark of 17'-0.75".

In high school: Three-time state high school pole vault champion (1999-01) and was runner-up in the event as a freshman in 1998 ... set the school and Indiana High School State Championships meet record when he cleared 16'-9" in 2001 ... was a three-year All-American and a member of the U.S. Junior Track Team ... also participated in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles as well as the 4x400-meter relay.

Personal: A criminal justice major ... born March 9, 1982 in Linton, Ind. ... son of Steve and Linda Campbell.

 

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