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2015-16 Men's Track and Field Roster

Bill Smith, Shippensburg University
David Johnson, University Relations

Tyler Matunis

  • Class Senior
  • Events Multi
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown Girardville, Pa.
  • High School North Schuylkill
  • Major Leisure and Sport Studies

Biography

Career Honors
2015 Mondschein Multi Champion
2014 PSAC Sportsmanship Award 
Member of SAAC

PSAC Championship Performances
2013 Outdoor - Decathlon (11th)
2014 Indoor - Heptathlon (10th)
2014 Outdoor - Decathlon (5th)
2015 Indoor - Heptathlon (10th), 60m Hurdles (19th)
2015 Outdoor - Decathlon (5th), 110m Hurdles (10th)
2016 Indoor - Heptathlon (9th)

2015-16: (INDOOR) Finished with a season-best in the heptathlon (4120) and finished ninth at the PSAC Championships (2/27-28)...Recorded a career-best in the shot put (10.86m) at the Golden Bear Invitational (1/16).

2015: (OUTDOOR) Finished fifth in the decathlon with a career-best score of 5913 for 10th all-time at KU, and finished 10th in the 110m hurdles in a career-best time of 15.13 at the PSAC Championships (5/1)…Recorded a season-best in the long jump (20-1) at the Greyhound Invitational (4/19)...Tallied a then-career-best in the 110m hurdles (15.28) at the Greyhound Invitational (4/19)...Won the Mondschein Multi with a score of 5853. He recorded career-bests in seven different events and also in his overall decathlon score of 5853 (4/10)...Recorded a then-season-best and a PSAC mark in the 110m hurdles (15.64), and a season-best in the discus (94-7) at the ESU/Bloomsburg Tri-Meet (4/4).

2014-15: (INDOOR) Posted a career-best in the heptathlon (4151) at the PSAC Championships (3/1)...Tallied a then-career-best in the 55m hurdles (8.08) at the Last Chance Invitational (2/21)...Posted season-best time in 60m hurdles (8.78), which gave him a PSAC mark at the Bison Open (1/30-31)...Posted a then-season-best time in the 60m hurdles (9.05) at the Metro Team Challenge (1/23)...Finished third in the pentathlon with a career-best in the long jump (20-9) and the shot put (33-8.5) at the Golden Bear Invitational (1/15).

2014: (OUTDOOR) Earned the 2014 PSAC Sportsmanship Award (6/26)...Scored a season-best 5,848 points in the decathlon for a fifth place finish at the PSAC Championships (5/1)...Placed sixth in the decathlon with a then-career-best 5,840 points at the Mondschein Multi (4/12)...Finished sixth in the 110m hurdles with a then-career-best and PSAC-qualifying time of 15.61 seconds at the Muhlenberg Invitational (4/5)...Placed 10th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.94 seconds at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/29)...Finished 12th in the 400m hurdles with a career-best and PSAC-qualifying time of 56.14 seconds at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/28)...Placed 14th in the decathlon with 5,393 total points at the Shamrock Invitational (3/21).

2013-14: (INDOOR) Finished fifth in the 55m hurdles with a season-best and PSAC-qualifying time of 8.09 seconds at the Last Chance Invitational (2/22)...Won the heptathlon with a season-best 4,096 points in the Golden Bear Multi. He won the 1000m, long jump and 55 hurdles (2/13)...Finished third in the heptathlon with 3,868 points at the Golden Bear Invitational (1/17).

2013: (OUTDOOR) Posted 5300 points in the decathlon at the PSAC Championships (5/10)...Placed ninth in the decathlon with a score of 4917 at the Mondschein Multi. He finished third in the 110m hurdles with a time of 16.34 seconds (4/12)...Finished second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 57.52 seconds at the Muhlenberg Invitational (4/6)...Finished 14th in the decathlon at the 49er Classic. He placed sixth in the 110m hurdles (16.54) and ninth in the 1500m (4:54.85).

TFRRS Performance List
Personal Bests
Event Indoor Outdoor
55m 6.92 --
60m 7.47 --
100m -- 11.61
200m 24.54 --
400m 54.56 51.92
500m 1:13.26 --
1000m 2:57.59 --
1500m -- 4:42.79
55m Hurdles 8.08 --
60m Hurdles 8.59 --
110m Hurdles -- 15.13
400m Hurdles -- 56.14
High Jump 5-8.50 5-7.75
Pole Vault 10-2.50 11-1.75
Long Jump 20-9 20-1
Shot Put 36-10.50 34-10.50
Discus -- 108-1
Javelin -- 148-2
Heptathlon 4151 --
Decathlon -- 5913

The Matunis File
Nickname: Tuna
Favorite post-victory meal: Wings
Coke or Pepsi: Coke
Favorite sports movie: Coach Carter
M&M’s or Skittles? Skittles
Favorite sport to watch at KU besides your own: Basketball
Best place to get pizza in Kutztown: Camillo’s
Teammate most likely to get yelled at by Coach: Mark Pfaeffle
Nike, Adidas or Under Armour? Nike
I spent my summer: Working as a YMCA camp counselor and traveling
Goal for 2015-16: Win PSAC’s and qualify for nationals

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-2013Freshman

    Hurdles
    0 lbs
  • 2013-2014Sophomore

    Hurdles
    0 lbs
  • 2014-2015Junior

    Decathlon
    6'1" 180 lbs
  • 2015-2016Senior

    Multi
    6'1" 180 lbs

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