Matthew Acquah

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Natick, Mass.
High School:
Natick High School

2025-26
Outdoor: Began the outdoor season with a personal best 6.32-meter leap in the long jump and 14.15 meter jump in the triple jump, taking fifth and first place respectively, at the UMass Flagship Opener (3/28)... Placed first in the triple jump with a leap of 15.10 meters and 21st with a jump of 6.16 meters in the long jump at the UConn Dog Fight (4/4)... Placed first in the triple jump with a leap of 15.00 meters at the UMass Commonwealth Invitational (4/11)... Took second in the triple jump with a leap of 15.17 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/17-18)... Earned first place in the triple jump with a leap of 14.65 meters at the Jay Carisella and Joe Donahue Coaches Invitational (5/2)... Secured first place in the triple jump with a leap of 15.56 meters at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/14-16), breaking the outdoor program record... Finished 33rd in the triple jump with a leap of 15.18 at the NCAA Division I East First Round (5/27-30).
Indoor: Opened his indoor season with a 14.85 meter leap in the triple jump at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/31)... Took sixth in the triple jump at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/7-8) with a leap of 14.45 meters... Placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 14.31 meters and 11th in the long jump with a distance of 6.04 meters at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/14)... Placed fifth in the triple jump at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/27-28) with a jump of 14.20 meters.

2024-25
Outdoor: Placed first in the triple jump with a leap of 13.86 meters and fifth with a leap of 6.20 meters in the long jump at the UMass Flagship Opener (4/5)... Secured first place in the tiple jump at the UMass Lafreniere Commonwealth Invitational (4/12) with a distance of 14.54 meters... Placed 12th in the triple jump with a leap of 14.60 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/18-19)... Surpassed the 15 meter mark in the triple jump for the first time in his outdoor career with a leap of 15.04 meters at the UMass Ken O’Brien Pre-Conference Qualifier (4/25-27)... Earned a fifth place finish at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/3-4) with a leap of 14.86 meters... Secured a second-place finish at the 2025 NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship (5/10) with a jump of 14.96 meters.
Indoor: Earned 1st place in the triple jump with a leap of 14.27 meters at the UMass Flagship Invitational (1/12)... Earned 3rd place and set a new personal record in the triple jump with a leap of 15.25 meters at the Boston University Battle in Beantown (1/18)... Earned 1st place in the triple jump with a leap of 14.73 meters at the Harvard Invitational (1/31-2/1)... Placed 6th in the triple jump with a leap of 14.68 meters at the Harvard Crimson Elite (2/7-8)... Placed 4th in the triple jump with a leap of 14.39 meters at the Yale Giegengack Invitational (2/15)... Earned 3rd place in the triple jump with a leap of 14.57 meters at the A10 Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/28-3/1)... Earned 3rd place in the triple jump with a leap of 13.80 meters at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships (3/7-8).