2025-26 Men's Track & Field Roster

Taylor Newton
Michael Dickerson
© Michael Mann Jr

Matthew Gray

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bryson City, N.C.
  • High School Swain Country

Biography

PR's
Outdoor: PV - 5.43m (17' 9.75")

2025
Outdoor
  • Set the pole vault program record for the third time in 2025 and fifth time during his career with a clearance of 5.43m (17’ 9.75”), also reset the facility record, and placed first at the Sunday Night Qualifier (May 18)
  • Collected Second Team All-SBC honors after finishing second in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.38m (17’ 7.75”) at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 8-10)
  • Placed 15th with a clearance of 5.33m (17’ 5.75”) in the pole vault at the NCAA East First Round (May 28-31)
  • Placed first in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.35m (17’ 6.5”) at the App State Open (Apr. 18-19), briefly matching Patrick Freeman for the program, meet, and facility record
  • Took second in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.15m (16’ 10.75”) at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 27-29)
2024
Outdoor
  • Earned Second-Team All-SBC honors after placing second with a clearance of 5.27m (17’ 3.5”) in the pole vault at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 9-11)
  • Previously set the App State program record and Randy Marion Track & Field facility record for the pole vault with a clearance of 5.34m (17’ 6.25”), which he recorded at the App State Open (Apr. 26-27)
  • Originally set the school pole vault record at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 19-20) with a first-place mark of 5.33m (17’ 5.75”) before resetting it a week later at the App State Open (Apr. 26-27)
  • Made his first appearance at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, recording a clearance of 5.22m (17’ 1.5”) to finish among the top-30 in the pole vault
  • Tallied six top-five finishes in the pole vault, including three first-place finishes, in his freshman season with the Mountaineers 
High School 
  • Two-time outdoor pole vault state champion
  • 2022-23 indoor pole vault state champion
  • 2022 Outdoor Adidas Nationals All-American in pole vault
  • 2023 Indoor Nike Nationals All-American in pole vault
  • 2023 Indoor Adidas Nationals All-American in pole vault
  • Made his App State debut at the 2023 USATF U20 Championships, placing sixth overall in the pole vault (5.10m (16’ 8.75”)) which places him fourth in the App State all-time list
 Personal
  • Son of Jack and Kathy Gray
  • Has two siblings: Anna and Charlie
  • Enjoys kayaking, mountain biking, paddle boarding, and trampolining 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2025-26Junior

    Pole Vault