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Matt Hoogland
  • Event
  • Class
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Pole Vault
  • r-Freshman
  • Lake Braddock Secondary
  • Springfield, Va.

2012 Indoor: Placed ninth at the ACC Championship with 4,587 points in his first ever heptathlon … Placed second in the heptathlon 1000 meters (2:43.71) at the ACC Meet … Notched a personal best indoor clearance of 15-8.5 (4.79m) in the pole vault at the VT Final Qualifier.

2011 Outdoor: Redshirted.

2011 Indoor: Redshirted ... Competed unattached and posted a season best of 15-8.25 (4.78m).

High School: Earned four letters in cross country and track & field at Lake Braddock Secondary School ... Three-time All-State honoree ... Set school-record in indoor pole vault (15-1) and was state runner-up in 2009-10 ... Also school-record holder in outdoor pole vault (15-0), 2010 state runner-up and 2009 fifth place finish ... ... Washington Post All-Met honorable mention pick in indoor and outdoor track & field ... Two-year team captain ... Named team Most Valuable Field Athlete both indoors and outdoors ... Second team All-Patriot District and team captain in cross country ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born May 26, 1992 in Ft. Belvoir, Va. .. Son of Steve and Jean Hoogland ... Has one brother, Steven and one sister, Becca ... Steven competed for William & Mary in cross country and track and Becca for James Madison in cross country and track ... Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.

Hoogland's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
60m: 7.57 PV: 15-9 (4.80m)
60m Hurdles: 9.55
1000m: 2:43.71
HJ: 5-9.25 (1.76m)
PV: 15-8.5 (4.79m)
LJ: 20-8 (6.30m)
SP: 33-1.25 (10.09m)
Heptathlon: 4,587 points