Matthew Bretscher

Bio

2023: Indoor - At the Sewanee Indoor Invitational, Bretscher placed third in the polve vault (3.65 m). 

Outdoor - Bretscher finished third at the Montreat College Open (3.90 m) and fourth at the LR Bears Open (3.90 m) in the pole vault. Bretscher ended the outdoor season with an eighth-place finish at the 2023 SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a 4.10-meter personal best performance. 

2022: Indoor - At the Tiger Paw Classic, Bretscher placed eighth in the pole vault with a 3.85-meter mark. During the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, he finished 11th with a 3.83-meter performance. 

Outdoor - Bretscher had five top-10 finishes in the pole vault during the outdoor season. He finished ninth at the 2022 SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a 4.00-meter mark in the event. 

High School: Won the Tennessee State Championship in the pole vault as a member of the L&N STEM Academy track & field team. Also a member of the Gryphons diving team. 

Personal: Son of Debbie Bretscher & Nathen Bretscher. Comes from an athletic family where mother Debbie was a member of the Ohio State diving team, winning a national championship in 1981. She was also a member of the US National Diving Team. Father Nathen was a member of the Ohio State swim team. Brother James was a swimmer at NC State and is an assistant coach of the Marshall University swim team. Sister Laura ran cross country and competed in track & field at the University of Tennessee. Brother Paul is a US National Team trampolinist. Sister Emily won a Big Ten championship in swimming at Ohio State and is a member of the US National Diving Team. Intends to major in Computer Science.