2016-17 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Matt Fay
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Rochelle, N.Y.
- High School:
- Iona Prep
Career: NCAA Qualifier (2017, 2018, 2019) ... Second Team All-Patriot League (2017) ... All-East (2017) ... 2x Bison Athlete of the Week (4/24/17, 5/30/17) ... owns the school record in the outdoor pole vault (17-0) and the indoor pole vault (17-4 1/2).
2018-19 (Senior) [Indoor]: Broke School, facility, and meet record in winning gold at the Patriot League Indoor Championships after clearing 17-4 1/2...Earned All-East recognition after finishing third at IC4As...won his first-ever gold medal in the pole vault, and first gold medal by a Bucknell athlete since David Mante went back-to-back in 2008 and 2009...claimed victories in the Bucknell Tune-Up, the Scarlet and White Invite, the Gulden Invite, and the Bison Opener...Earned Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week Honors and Bison Athlete of the Week honors... [Outdoor]: NCAA East Preliminary qualifier for third consecutive year...broke his own school record at the Maroon and Gold Invite (17-0) in taking first...took second at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships for highest-ever outdoor finish...won five consecutive meets from April 4-April 27...Earned Bradley N. Tufts Award at Bucknell Senior Banquet...Earned Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week honor once...
2017-18:(Junior) [Indoor]: Earned a bronze medal in the pole vault at the Patriot League Championships... won the pole vault at the Bison Opener... finished first at the Bucknell Tri Meet... posted a second-place finish at the Bison Open... [Outdoor]: Recorded the second-best mark in the Patriot League, after clearing 16-7 1/4 in the pole vault at the Shippensburg Invite... scored in the pole vault with a first-place finish at the Bucknell Team Challenge
2016-17: (Sophomore) [Indoor]: Second Team All-Patriot League ... won the pole vault at the Bucknell Tri-Meet ... earned a top-five finish at the Nittany Lion Challenge ... was the runner-up at the Bison Open ... finished first at the Bucknell Tune-Up ... [Outdoor]: Had a strong spring, competing at nine meets ... posted victories at the Bucknell Team Challenge and Maroon and Gold Invite ... was the runner-up at the IC4A Championships to earn his first-ever All-East citation ... placed 21st at the NCAA East Preliminary Meet, finishing above his seed and breaking his own school record.
2015-16: (Freshman) [Indoor]: Began his collegiate career with a first-place finish at the Bison Opener … won the pole vault title at the Youngstown St. Invite and Bucknell Tune-Up … qualified for IC4As … [Outdoor]: Opened the outdoor season with a victory at the Jim Taylor Invite … posted a height of 16-2 ¾ in a first-place finish at the Bison Outdoor Classic … cleared 15-5 in a win at the Maroon and Gold Invite … scored for the Bison at the PL Outdoor Championships … IC4A-qualifier
Major: Comparartive Humanities-Philosophy
Personal Record
Indoor
- Pole Vault (17-4 1/2) *hold school record*
Outdoor
- Pole Vault (17-0) *holds school record*
