2012 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Matt Nicholas
- Position:
- Long jump
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Essex, IA
- High School:
- Essex
Lifetime Bests:
Long Jump – 23-08.00
100 – 10.8
2011: Outdoor- Finished seventh in the long jump at the Big Sky Championships with a distance of 7.08m … finished second at the Duane Hartman Invitational in the long jump (6.80m).
2010: Indoor- Fifth place finisher in the long jump at Big Sky Championships (7.03m) … won the long jump at the Bobcat Open, MSU Fleet Feet Dual and the Mountain States Games.
Prior to MSU: Transferred to MSU from Iowa Western Community College … was a four-time national qualifier for the NJCAA Championship Meet … NJCAA Academic All-American … A 2007 graduate of Essex High School … earned four letters in track and field, four in basketball and two in football … holds school record in the long jump and 4x100 relay … conference champion in the long jump as a senior … went on to finish as the state runner-up in the long jump … member of National Honor Society … earned President’s Academic Award for 3.65 grade point average.
Personal: Matthew Thomas Nicholas … born December 19, 1988 … son of Doug Nicholas, and John and Kim Leininger … majoring in Community Health.
