In a blink, Matt Ludwig’s season was almost over. Timing, though, was the difference, and the Lake Catholic graduate is thankful it played out in a way so that this weekend in Austin, Texas, has a chance to be memorable. It could have gone the other way. At the May…
University of Akron senior Lucy Bryan established a school and Mid-American Conference record in winning the women’s pole vault at the LSU Invitational on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. Bryan’s school-record mark of 14 feet, 9 inches, broke the school and MAC standard of 14-5½ set by Annika Roloff in…
University of Akron pole vaulter Matt Ludwig (Lake Catholic) earned a bid on Feb. 27 to the March 8-9 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala. Ludwig recently won his fifth straight Mid-American Conference title in the pole vault with a MAC record jump of 19-0.75. He attempted to establish a collegiate record of…
AKRON, Ohio—It’s rare that a person can sit back and say in all honesty, “I’m the best in the world.” University of Akron pole vaulter Matt Ludwig recently had the pleasure of saying that for a few hours. On January 25 in a dual meet against rival Kent State, the…
Before he finds his place in the real world in his chosen career, University of Akron pole vaulter Matt Ludwig has a couple of other stops to make. Nothing major. World Championships. Olympics. Both are on his radar. However, he’s lucky that his sport is also giving him some practical…
Matt Ludwig had to think back to when he was a senior at Lake Catholic to recall such a moment. He and his teammates had just rallied to win a state championship in the 4×400 relay in Columbus. The celebration after with his teammates made all the difference. On Jan.…
Jan. 25 was a monumental day for University of Akron pole vaulter Matt Ludwig. Against Kent State during an indoor dual meet, the Lake Catholic graduate set a world standard in the pole vault with an effort of 19 feet, 1 1/2 inches. A week earlier on Jan. 18 in…
It hasn’t taken Matt Ludwig long to make an impact in 2019. On Jan. 18 in Reno, Nev., the University of Akron pole vaulter had a huge performance at the National Pole Vault Convention. In winning the event with a vault of 18 feet, 8.75 inches, the Lake Catholic graduate…
Matt Ludwig already has one national championship to his name. The Lake Catholic graduate is looking for a second on March 9 at Texas A&M for the University of Akron. Ludwig, the defending NCAA Division I Outdoor champion in the pole vault, eyes the D-I Indoor title at College Station,…
AKRON >> Life as an NCAA champion for Matt Ludwig doesn’t mean resting on the accomplishment. Winning the NCAA Outdoor pole vault event last spring for the University of Akron was life-changing in some respects, but it hasn’t changed the way Ludwig goes about his daily routine. That’s because the Lake Catholic graduate…
