2016 Track and Field Roster
Michael Montgomery
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Microbiology
- Hometown:
- Moorpark, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Moorpark HS
Michael Montgomery Career and Season Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor Pole Vault (16-10, 8th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Pole Vault (17-9, 6th)
2016 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2016 Big West Individual Champion (Pole Vault)
2015 Honorable Mention All-American (Pole Vault)
2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2015 Big West Individual Champion (Pole Vault)
2016 (Senior)
Outdoor: Repeated as Big West Champion in the pole vault by clearing 17-4 1/2 to win the meet ... Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 16th with a mark of 16-10 ... Won the pole vault at the Peyton Jordan Invitational (17-4 1/2) ... Cleared a season-best 17-5 1/2 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate to place third ... Cleared 17 feet in six of nine outdoor starts ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Finished sixth at the MPSF Championships in the pole vault, clearing 16-10 ... Was sixth at the UW Invitational in the pole vault (16-7 1/4) and seventh at the Husky Classic (16-8) ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2015 (Junior)
Outdoor: Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the pole vault, earning honorable mention All-American honors... Qualified for nationals by finishing eighth at the West Preliminary Round (17-6 1/2) ... Totaled six individual victories and three runner-up performances in nine regular-season meets ... Won the Big West title with a career-best 17-9 ... Also hit 17 feet to take top honors at the Steve Scott Invitational and Beach Invitational ... Reached 17-2 3/4 at the Big West Challenge and 17-1 1/2 at the USC Trojan Invitational ... Top collegiate finisher, and second overall, at USC ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Competed at the MPSF Championships and Lumberjack Team Challenge during the indoor season ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2014 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Big West Championships ... Cleared a season-best 16-6 3/4 ... Tied for first at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (15-10) ... Also placed eighth overall at the Steve Scott Invitational (15-7) ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Reached an indoor best 16-4 3/4 to come in 10th at the MPSF Championships ... Won the Run for the Dream (15-10) and tied for fourth at the Mountain T's Invitational (16-1) ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2013 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Point-scorer in the pole vault at the Big West Championships (4th, T) ... Cleared a season-best 16-0 3/4 to win the event at the Cal-Nevada Championships ... Matched that height at the Steve Scott Invitational where he finished second overall ... Picked up an individual victory at the Big West Challenge (15-7) and was the runner-up at the Beach Classic (15-8 1/4).
Indoor: Competed in two indoor meets ... Notched a season-best 15-6 1/4 to take top honors at the Run for the Dream.
High School: Lettered at Moorpark High School ... Won the pole vault at the Ventura Invitational as a senior (15-3) ... Registered the top mark at the CIF-Southern Section Division II Prelims and went on to finish third in the finals ... Runner-up at the Marmonte League Championships ... Also a CIF finalist in 2011.
Personal: Selected for a coveted internship in the Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs at the University of Minnesota Medical School in 2015 ... Majoring in microbiology.
