Year Inducted: 2025
Nominated By: Marvin Gersick
Nominated as: Athlete, Coach
High School:
Attended Pueblo West High School (2000-04)... Four-year letterman in both football (running back) and Track (sprints/shot put) for the Cyclones.
Achievements:
High School (Football):
● Total career yards rushing: 4003 (2000-04).
● Total career touchdowns: 44 (2000-04).
● Led the league in rushing (2004).
● Most yards game: 256 yards (2004).
● Earned All-league, All-State honors (2004).
● Longest rush scrimmage: 98 yards (2002).
● Average rushing yards/game: 150 yards (2004).
High School (Track):
● Holds the school record in the shot put: 57'8" (2004).
● Won State Championship in shot put: 55'6" (2004).
● Best 100m sprint time: 10:88 (2004).
● Top 200m sprint time: 22:3 (2004).
● Became the first state champion at Pueblo West HS.
College:
Attended Adams State University (2005-09)...Played one year of football for the Grizzlies at running back (2005-06) and four years of track (2005-09)...Graduated with Magnum Cum Laude honors: Earned a BS degree in Exercise Science and an MA degree in Exercise Physiology (2009).
Achievements:
College:
● Two-time First Team ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-American (2008-09).
● Won the NCAA National title in shot put (2009).
● Nine-time All American 1st team honor in track & field.
● Accumulated 16 All-RMAC honors during his track career.
● Earned multiple RMAC and Regional "Athlete-of-the-Year" accolades.
● Male recipient of Adams State University Honor Student Athlete Award (2009).
Coaching Achievements:
Assistant Track & Field Coach (2012-present)
● Helped lead the Grizzlies to six National Titles while coaching at Adams State University (ASU).
● Won Men's Outdoor Track and Field National Championship (2012).
● Won Men's Indoor Track and Field National Championship (2015).
● Four-time Indoors Women's Track and Field National Champions (2014, 2017, 2019, 2023).
● Helped lead ASU to 18 RMAC Titles while coaching at ASU.
● Men's Indoor Track and Field (2012-14, 2017).
● Men's Outdoor Track and Field (2012-14, 2016).
● Women's Indoor Track and Field (2012-15, 2017, 2019).
● Women's Outdoor Track and Field (2012-14, 2017).
Contributions/Honors:
● Selected by his peers as the NCAA Division II Outdoor Men's Assistant "Coach-of-the-Year" (2014).
● Coached Wesley Lavong to a national title in the shot put in 2014 (ranks among the Top 10 throws in Division II History).
● Coached three athletes to Top 10 All-Time Division II rankings (2014).
● Coached triple jumper Papay Glaywulu to a national title and the indoor national record of 16.61 m (54’ 6") in 2023.
● Inducted into Adams State University Hall of Fame (2024).
Professional Affiliations:
National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
Personal:
Matt lived in Pueblo for 18 years before moving to Alamosa, CO, where he resides with his wife Katelyn.
