2020 Track and Field
Hunter Matys
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Watsonville, CA
- High School:
- Aptos HS
2022 -- Competed in six meets in third year at Cal Poly … posted a collegiate best of 22 feet, 10.5 inches in the long jump to place first at the Mustang Invitational … also ran a season best of 10.97 seconds in the 100-meter at that meet … helped the 4x100 relay team finish first at the Cal Poly Invitational and UCSB Invitational … won the long jump at the Cal Poly Open.
2021 -- Ran a leg on fourth-place 4-by-100 relay team with time of 41.39 at Big West Conference Championships ... also was 14th in 100 prelims (11.15) ... in Cal Poly Four-Way Meet, established new personal-best times in 100 (10.90, third place) and 200 (22.63, fourth place) ... also ran leg on winning 4-by-100 relay team (41.25) ... new personal best for long jump of 20-2 1/4 in Cal Poly Blue-Green Rivalry Meet, placing eighth ... second in long jump at Cal Poly Spring Break Challenge (wind-aided 22-1 1/2) and third in 100 at Spring Break Invitational (11.14).
2020 -- Spring sports schedule was canceled due to COVID-19; however, retains an extra season of NCAA eligibility moving forward into next year.
Prep -- While with Aptos High School, won the 2019 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in the long jump, landing a mark of 23 feet, 3.75 inches ... went on to take second place at the Central Coast Section Championships, jumping 23’ 1.25”, en route to a sixth-place finish at the CIF State Championship ... posted a 100-meter dash PR of 10.73 seconds to win the 2019 CCS Top 8 Classic ... also won the SCCAL 200m title, clocking an effort of 22.00 ... graduated owning all-time school records in all three of his top events ... also played football for the Mariners in the Monterey Bay League, starting at quarterback (passing for more than 1,500 yards as AHS went a combined 18-7 in two years) ... in addition, played at guard in basketball (averaging 8.4 points as a senior) ... also was an honors student.
Personal -- Majoring in computer science ... also visited UC Davis; chose Cal Poly because “the athletics are really good, there’s a good location, good people and it’s not too big or too small.”
