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2020-21 Men's Track and Field

Matt Kinback

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Factoryville, Pa.
  • High School Lackawanna Trail
  • Events Mid-Distance
  • Major Kinesiology

Biography

  • Four-year letter-winner who excelled in the 800 and the mile while also competing in multiple relay events
  • Holds the indoor and outdoor school records for the 800 and the indoor record in the mile
  • Member of the indoor 4x800 record holding relay team as well as the outdoor 4x400 record holding relay team 
  • Won the Landmark Conference outdoor championship in the 800 as a sophomore and earned All-Region honors
  • Three-time All-Landmark Conference honoree
  • Also was a member of the University's cross country team.

Senior Year (2020-21)

  • Did not compete in any meets

Junior Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak)

  • Competed in seven meets for the Royals during the indoor season and recorded five top-five finishes
  • Broke his own program record and finished second in the mile (4:19.68) at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships to earn All-Landmark Second Team honors
  • Placed ninth in the mile at the AARTFC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar. 6-7)
  • Won the mile with a time of 4:28.09 at the Blue and Orange Invitational & Multi on Feb. 8
  • Finished second in the 800 meters at the Collegeville Classic on Jan. 25 

Sophomore Year (2018-19)

  • Competed in eight meets during his second season at Scranton
  • Won the Landmark Conference outdoor championships in the 800 meter dash with a school record time of 1:53.10, the fourth fastest in the Mideast Region
  • Placed third in the 800 at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships and ran a leg in the 4x400 meter relay as the Royals placed sixth
  • Posted four second place finishes and two third place results in the 800 during the season

Freshman Year (2017-18)

  • Competed in the 800 and the 4x400 and 4x800 relays during the indoor season.
  • Finished second in the 800 at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:58.06 on Feb. 24.

Personal Best Marks

EventMeet (Date)Mark
MileLandmark Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 29, 2020)4:19.68
800Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships (May 5, 2019) 1:53.10
1000Marc Deneault Invitational (Feb. 22, 2020)2:34.70


Awards/Honors

  • USTFCCCA All-Mideast Region, 800 meters (2019)
  • All-Landmark Conference Second Team, Indoor, Mile (2020)
  • All-Landmark Conference First Team, Outdoor, 800 Meters (2019)
  • All-Landmark Conference Second Team, Indoor, 800 Meters (2018)
  • Landmark Conference All-Sportsmanship Team (2019)
  • Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)
  • Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Apr. 1, 2019)

High School/Personal

  • Was a member of the cross country and track teams at Lackawanna Trail.
  • Won gold medals in the 800 and the high jump as a senior at the District 2 track meet.
  • Was named Lackawanna Trail's MVP three times and earned all-league honors twice in track.
  • Son of Robert and Laurel Kinback.
  • Has two sisters, Amanda and Sarah. Amanda is a member of the women's cross country and track & field teams at the University.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Distance
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2019-20Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2020-21Senior

    Mid-Distance
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