Matt Vitagliano

Matt Vitagliano

  • Award
    Field Performer
  • Week Of
    2/27/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Track and Field
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Jumps
  • Hometown
    Clear Brook, Va.
  • High School
    James Wood
At the New York State Collegiate Track Conference (NYSCTC) Championship Meet at St. Lawrence, RPI junior Matt Vitagliano won the triple jump and finished sixth in the long jump to help the Engineers capture the team title, defeating 12 other schools with 196.50 points. He won the 19-person triple jump with a distance of 13.89 meters, which was .10 meters in front of the runner-up (13.79). Matt registered a height of 6.37 meters in the long jump to earn three team points with his sixth place finish. There were 21 jumpers and the winner reached 6.72 meters.