The University of Akron Athletics
2018-19 Akron Track & Field Roster
Ludwig, Matt
Matt Ludwig
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chardon, Ohio
- High School:
- Lake Catholic
- Prev School:
- Missouri
Bio
Results
2019 Outdoor: Garnered second-team All-America honors after placing 13th in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 5) with a mark of 17-6.50 (5.35m)...earned his fourth NCAA Outdoor Championship berth after registering a qualifying mark of 17-5 (5.31m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 23)...despite battling injuries throughout the competition, placed second in the pole vault at the MAC Championships (May 11) eclipsing 17-0.75 (5.20m)...earned top-two finishes in nine of his 10 competitions, including recording victories at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4), Northeast Ohio Quad (April 5) and Roadrunner Invitational (March 23) with marks of 18-1.75 (5.53m), 18-0.50 (5.50m) and 18-0.50 (5.50m)...recorded identical season-best marks of 18-7.25 (5.67m) en route to placing second in the pole vault at the LSU Invitational (April 27) and Beach Invitational (April 20)...bested the bar at 18-6.50 (5.65m) to finish second in the pole vault at the Texas Relays (March 30)...also garnered runner-up accolades at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 18) with a mark of 18-1 (5.51m).
2019 Outdoor Accolades: Second-team All-America honoree (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...Second-team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week (April 3)...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2019 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America honors in the pole vault after placing fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 8) with a mark of 18-7.50 (5.68m)...entered the NCAA Championships seeded second in the men's pole vault after registering a mark of 19-1.50 (5.83m) at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 25)...won his fifth straight league crown at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, Feb. 23, in the men's pole vault, eclipsing a meet-record mark of 19-0.75 (5.81m), bettering the record set by former Zips' All-American Shawn Barber in 2015...won six of seven meets he competed in, including establishing a career-best mark of 19-1.50 (5.83m) to win pole vault at Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 25)...captured the men's elite title in the pole vault at the Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev., eclipsing 18-8.75 (5.71m)...also earned cleared 18-1.25 (5.52m), 17-9.25 (5.43m) and 18-4.50 (5.60m), respectively, to earn victories at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 12), Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 15)...placed fifth in the men's elite pole vault at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 8) besting the bar at 18-1.75 (5.53m).
2019 Indoor Accolades: First-team All-America honoree (Indoor Pole Vault)...The Bowerman Pre-NCAA Watch List...USTFCCCA Great Lakes Regional Field Athlete of the Year...Mid-American Conference Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet...MAC Champion (Indoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (Jan. 14, Jan. 22, Jan. 29)...MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 16, Jan. 23)...academic All-MAC honoree.
2018 Outdoor: Captured first-team All-America honors for a fourth time after placing second in the pole vault with a mark of 18-2.50 (5.55m) at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 6)...earned an NCAA Championship berth after registering a qualifying mark of 17-6.50 (5.35m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24)...captured fourth Mid-American Conference title winning the pole vault at the MAC Championships (May 10) with a clearance of 18-0.50 (5.50m)...recorded six top-five performances in the pole vault, including posting triumphs at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 24), Northeast Ohio Quad (April 7), Beach Invitational (April 21), LSU Invitational (April 28) and MAC Championships (May 10)...jumped a career- and season-best mark of 18-8.75 (5.71m) to win the pole vault at the Beach Invitational (April 21)...garnered a first-place effort at the Northeast Ohio Quad surpassing 18-1.25 (5.53m)...finished sixth in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 18-0.50 (5.50m) at the Texas Relays (March 31)...opened the season winning the pole vault at the Roadrunner Invitational with a mark of 18-4.50 (5.60m).
2018 Outdoor Accolades: First-team All-America honoree (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...MAC Champion (Outdoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (April 10, May 1)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar accolades.
2018 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades after placing fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 9 clearing 18-4.50 (5.60m)...entered the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships as the Mid-American Conference champion in the event and owing the second-best mark nationally surpassing 18-6.75 (5.66m)...won seven of the nine meets he competed in...received votes in The Bowerman Watch List for Februrary and the for the Pre-NCAA...captured his third consecutive MAC title surpassing 18-2.50 (5.55m) on Feb. 23...has been named MAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week a league-best four times (Jan. 18, Jan. 30, Feb. 13 and Feb. 20)...twice honored as the MAC Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Week...jumped 18-3.75 (5.58m) to win the pole vault at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 16)...registered a mark of 18-5.50 (5.63m) en route to placing second behind only world junior record holder Mondo Duplantis at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 9), while also bettering 2017 NCAA Indoor champion Chris Nilsen of South Dakota...bettered the field at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) with a clearance of 18-4.50 (5.60m)...turned in a then NCAA-leading mark eclipsing 18-6.75 (5.66m) to win the elite pole vault competition at the Penn State National (Jan. 26)...recorded marks of 18-2.50 (5.55m) and 18-3.25 (5.57m) to earn titles at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 19) and Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 13)...opened his season bettering 2015 IAAF World Champion Shawn Barber with a jump of 17-8.50 (5.40m) at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 6).
2018 Indoor Accolades: First-Team All-American (Indoor Pole Vault)...MAC Champion (Indoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Most Outstanding Male Field Performer (Indoor)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (Jan. 18, Jan. 30, Feb. 13, Feb. 20-Field)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honors.
2017 Summer: Competed at USTAF National Outdoor Championships in the pole vault but was unable to clear the opening bar.
2017 Outdoor: Earned the ninth NCAA title in Akron program history and first-team All-America honors winning the men’s pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 7 clearing 18-4.50 (5.60m)...named by USTFCCCA as its D1 Scholar Athlete of the Year for field events for the 2017 outdoor campaign...finished among the top four in all nine spring competitions...won his second Mid-American Conference title in the pole vault surpassing 17-2.50 (5.25m) at the MAC Championships (May 11) to collect first-team All-MAC honors...registered the second-best jump in program history registering a career-best mark of 18-8.25 (5.70m) at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 6)...won four of his final five meets of the season, including victories at the LSU Alumni Invitational (17-7.25/5.37m), Campbell/Wright Invitational (18-8.25/5.70m), MAC Championships (17-2.50/5.25m) and NCAA Championships (18-4.50/5.60m)...also finished first at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 25) with a clearance of 17-8.50 (5.40m)...finished second and third, respectively, at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 7) and Texas Relays (April 1) with marks of 16-0.75 (4.90m) and 18-4.50 (5.60m)...also competed in the 4x400 relay in four meets, including posting a season-best time of 3:10.97 to finish third at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 8)...named MAC Athlete of the Week (May 9)...2017 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades after placing third in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 10) with a jump of 18-0.50 (5.50m)...finished in top-two in eight meets, including recording four victories in the pole vault...captured the pole vault title at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 25) with a mark of 17-1.50 (5.22m)...registered the third-highest mark in indoor program history eclipsing 18-1 (5.51m) at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 17)...named MAC Athlete of the Week (Jan. 31, Feb. 7 and Feb. 21)...chosen as MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 23).
Personal: Majoring in biomedical engineering...son of Michael and Debbie Ludwig.
2019 Outdoor: Garnered second-team All-America honors after placing 13th in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 5) with a mark of 17-6.50 (5.35m)...earned his fourth NCAA Outdoor Championship berth after registering a qualifying mark of 17-5 (5.31m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 23)...despite battling injuries throughout the competition, placed second in the pole vault at the MAC Championships (May 11) eclipsing 17-0.75 (5.20m)...earned top-two finishes in nine of his 10 competitions, including recording victories at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4), Northeast Ohio Quad (April 5) and Roadrunner Invitational (March 23) with marks of 18-1.75 (5.53m), 18-0.50 (5.50m) and 18-0.50 (5.50m)...recorded identical season-best marks of 18-7.25 (5.67m) en route to placing second in the pole vault at the LSU Invitational (April 27) and Beach Invitational (April 20)...bested the bar at 18-6.50 (5.65m) to finish second in the pole vault at the Texas Relays (March 30)...also garnered runner-up accolades at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 18) with a mark of 18-1 (5.51m).
2019 Outdoor Accolades: Second-team All-America honoree (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...Second-team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week (April 3)...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2019 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America honors in the pole vault after placing fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 8) with a mark of 18-7.50 (5.68m)...entered the NCAA Championships seeded second in the men's pole vault after registering a mark of 19-1.50 (5.83m) at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 25)...won his fifth straight league crown at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, Feb. 23, in the men's pole vault, eclipsing a meet-record mark of 19-0.75 (5.81m), bettering the record set by former Zips' All-American Shawn Barber in 2015...won six of seven meets he competed in, including establishing a career-best mark of 19-1.50 (5.83m) to win pole vault at Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 25)...captured the men's elite title in the pole vault at the Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev., eclipsing 18-8.75 (5.71m)...also earned cleared 18-1.25 (5.52m), 17-9.25 (5.43m) and 18-4.50 (5.60m), respectively, to earn victories at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 12), Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 15)...placed fifth in the men's elite pole vault at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 8) besting the bar at 18-1.75 (5.53m).
2019 Indoor Accolades: First-team All-America honoree (Indoor Pole Vault)...The Bowerman Pre-NCAA Watch List...USTFCCCA Great Lakes Regional Field Athlete of the Year...Mid-American Conference Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet...MAC Champion (Indoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (Jan. 14, Jan. 22, Jan. 29)...MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 16, Jan. 23)...academic All-MAC honoree.
2018 Outdoor: Captured first-team All-America honors for a fourth time after placing second in the pole vault with a mark of 18-2.50 (5.55m) at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 6)...earned an NCAA Championship berth after registering a qualifying mark of 17-6.50 (5.35m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24)...captured fourth Mid-American Conference title winning the pole vault at the MAC Championships (May 10) with a clearance of 18-0.50 (5.50m)...recorded six top-five performances in the pole vault, including posting triumphs at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 24), Northeast Ohio Quad (April 7), Beach Invitational (April 21), LSU Invitational (April 28) and MAC Championships (May 10)...jumped a career- and season-best mark of 18-8.75 (5.71m) to win the pole vault at the Beach Invitational (April 21)...garnered a first-place effort at the Northeast Ohio Quad surpassing 18-1.25 (5.53m)...finished sixth in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 18-0.50 (5.50m) at the Texas Relays (March 31)...opened the season winning the pole vault at the Roadrunner Invitational with a mark of 18-4.50 (5.60m).
2018 Outdoor Accolades: First-team All-America honoree (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...MAC Champion (Outdoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (April 10, May 1)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar accolades.
2018 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades after placing fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 9 clearing 18-4.50 (5.60m)...entered the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships as the Mid-American Conference champion in the event and owing the second-best mark nationally surpassing 18-6.75 (5.66m)...won seven of the nine meets he competed in...received votes in The Bowerman Watch List for Februrary and the for the Pre-NCAA...captured his third consecutive MAC title surpassing 18-2.50 (5.55m) on Feb. 23...has been named MAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week a league-best four times (Jan. 18, Jan. 30, Feb. 13 and Feb. 20)...twice honored as the MAC Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Week...jumped 18-3.75 (5.58m) to win the pole vault at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 16)...registered a mark of 18-5.50 (5.63m) en route to placing second behind only world junior record holder Mondo Duplantis at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 9), while also bettering 2017 NCAA Indoor champion Chris Nilsen of South Dakota...bettered the field at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) with a clearance of 18-4.50 (5.60m)...turned in a then NCAA-leading mark eclipsing 18-6.75 (5.66m) to win the elite pole vault competition at the Penn State National (Jan. 26)...recorded marks of 18-2.50 (5.55m) and 18-3.25 (5.57m) to earn titles at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 19) and Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 13)...opened his season bettering 2015 IAAF World Champion Shawn Barber with a jump of 17-8.50 (5.40m) at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 6).
2018 Indoor Accolades: First-Team All-American (Indoor Pole Vault)...MAC Champion (Indoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Most Outstanding Male Field Performer (Indoor)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (Jan. 18, Jan. 30, Feb. 13, Feb. 20-Field)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honors.
2017 Summer: Competed at USTAF National Outdoor Championships in the pole vault but was unable to clear the opening bar.
2017 Outdoor: Earned the ninth NCAA title in Akron program history and first-team All-America honors winning the men’s pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 7 clearing 18-4.50 (5.60m)...named by USTFCCCA as its D1 Scholar Athlete of the Year for field events for the 2017 outdoor campaign...finished among the top four in all nine spring competitions...won his second Mid-American Conference title in the pole vault surpassing 17-2.50 (5.25m) at the MAC Championships (May 11) to collect first-team All-MAC honors...registered the second-best jump in program history registering a career-best mark of 18-8.25 (5.70m) at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 6)...won four of his final five meets of the season, including victories at the LSU Alumni Invitational (17-7.25/5.37m), Campbell/Wright Invitational (18-8.25/5.70m), MAC Championships (17-2.50/5.25m) and NCAA Championships (18-4.50/5.60m)...also finished first at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 25) with a clearance of 17-8.50 (5.40m)...finished second and third, respectively, at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 7) and Texas Relays (April 1) with marks of 16-0.75 (4.90m) and 18-4.50 (5.60m)...also competed in the 4x400 relay in four meets, including posting a season-best time of 3:10.97 to finish third at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 8)...named MAC Athlete of the Week (May 9)...2017 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades after placing third in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 10) with a jump of 18-0.50 (5.50m)...finished in top-two in eight meets, including recording four victories in the pole vault...captured the pole vault title at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 25) with a mark of 17-1.50 (5.22m)...registered the third-highest mark in indoor program history eclipsing 18-1 (5.51m) at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 17)...named MAC Athlete of the Week (Jan. 31, Feb. 7 and Feb. 21)...chosen as MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 23).
Personal: Majoring in biomedical engineering...son of Michael and Debbie Ludwig.
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