Matt Higdon
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- Hometown:
- Tecumseh, OK
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- Year:
- So
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- High School:
- Tecumseh High School
Bio
Five-time state qualifier and a three-time state placer as a thrower at Tecumseh High School.
News mentions
Recent Cowley College graduates Matt Higdon and Caitlin Mannon have signed letters of intent to continue their education and track and field careers at NCAA Division II school Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK.
After 18 years in charge of the Cowley College track and field programs and more than 30 plus years of coaching, Mark Phillips took part in his last meet while guiding the Lady Tiger track and field team to a 14th place finish and the Tiger men’s team to a 25th place finish at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Levelland, TX.
With three All-American (top-eight) performances for the Cowley College men’s track and field team and two All-American performances for the Lady Tigers, the Tiger men are currently tied for 14th place and the Cowley women are in 16th place after day-two of the NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships held in Levelland, Texas.
A few Cowley College athletes competed in day one of the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championships held in Levelland, Texas on Tuesday.
Getting in one final competition prior to the national championships, a small group of Cowley College track and field athletes took part in the Wichita State University Shocker Open Saturday in Wichita, KS.
Finishing just behind Fort Scott Community College in the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division, the Cowley College men and women’s outdoor track and field teams placed second in the conference and fourth in the region at the Jayhawk Conference/Region Championships held Thursday through Saturday in Arkansas City, KS.
Preparing to host the Jayhawk Conference/Region Championships Thursday through Saturday in Arkansas City, the No. 7-ranked Cowley College men’s track and field team had two new national qualifiers Saturday at the Tabor Invite in Hillsboro, KS.
With both the Cowley College men and women’s outdoor track and field teams ranked in the top-10, the Tiger track and field teams got record breaking performances at the Wichita State University K.T. Woodman Classic.
The No. 7-ranked Cowley College men’s track and field team and No. 9-ranked Cowley College women’s squad combined to break three school records over the weekend while competing at Friends University and Wichita State University.
Hosting the Tiger Heptathlon/Decathlon March 31-April 1 in Arkansas City, the nationally ranked Cowley College men and women’s track and field teams were well represented. Although their were not many schools at the meet, Cowley got solid performances from its five athletes that competed.
Holding the 18th annual Tiger Invite Saturday in Arkansas City, the Cowley College men and women’s outdoor track and field teams had four national qualifiers.
Fresh off top-10 national finishes at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships, the Cowley College men and women’s track and field teams opened the outdoor track and field season on Saturday at Pratt Community College’s new track and field event areas.