2019-2020 Men's Track and Field Roster
Metz, Erik
Erik Metz
- Position:
- Jumps
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chalfont, Pa.
- High School:
- Central Bucks West
- Major:
- International Relations/Economics
Bio
PERSONAL RECORDS
2020 INDOORS: Set a personal record in the long jump (6.81m / 22’4.25”) and finished fourth in the triple jump (13.78m) at the Patriot League Championships… Finished first in the triple jump at the Bucknell Tune Up (13.59m)… Finished third overall in the triple jump at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (12.99m)… Recorded fifth in the triple jump (13.01m) and sixth in the long jump (6.62m) at the Monmouth Winter Collegiate Invitational… Notched an eighth-place finish in the long jump at the Villanova Invitational (6.45m).
2019 OUTDOORS: Competed in both the long jump and triple jump at Patriot League Championships… finished eighth in triple jump with PR of 13.86m… finished fifth in both long jump and triple jump at Covert Classic… finished 11th in triple jump at Larry Ellis Invitational… Finished 10th overall in the long jump, earning a personal record (6.56m, 21’ 6.25”) and finished 12th overall in the triple jump (13.34m, 43’ 9.25”) at the Bison Outdoor Classic… Finished second overall in the triple jump (13.50m, 44’ 3.5”), finished fifth overall in the long jump (6.39m, 20’ 11.75”) and finished sixth overall in the javelin, earning a personal record (30.55m, 100’ 3”) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished third overall in the triple jump (13.43m, 44’ 0.75”) and finished seventh overall in the long jump (6.16m, 20’ 2.5”) at the Fred Hardy Invitational… Finished 13th overall in the triple jump (13.45m, 44’ 1.5”) and finished 25th overall in the long jump (6.50m, 21’ 4”) at the Adidas Winthrop University Invitational… Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished ninth overall in the triple jump (13.23m) and 16th overall in the long jump (6.33m) at the Patriot League Championships… Finished second overall in the triple jump (12.98m) and sixth overall in the long jump (6.13m) at the Bucknell Tune Up… Finished eighth overall in the triple jump (13.03m) and 23rd overall in the long jump (6.13m) at the Villanova Invitational… Finished third overall in the triple jump (13.00m) and ninth overall in the long jump (6.07m) at the Navy Invitational… Finished second overall in the triple jump at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Meet (13.21)… Finished third overall in the triple jump (12.94m) and 12th overall in the long jump (6.16m) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Finished third overall in the triple jump (13.00m) and 19th overall in the long jump (5.89m) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals… Finished first overall in the triple jump (13.05m) and fourth overall in the long jump (5.97m) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the triple jump (12.35m) at the Patriot League Championships…Earned second place at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet with a season best in the triple jump (13.37m)…Finished seventh in the long jump (season best 6.23m) at the Greyhound Invitational...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.
2018 INDOORS: Competed in the long jump (season best 6.39m) and triple jump (13.02m) at the Patriot League Championships…Won the Bucknell Tune-Up with a season best 13.22m in the triple jump.
2017 OUTDOORS: Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll…Set a season-best in the long jump (6.16m) at the Lehigh Games…Placed sixth in the triple jump (13.05m) at the Muhlenberg Invitational…Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Lafayette 7-Way Invitational with a jump of 12.32m.
2017 INDOORS: Finished eighth in the triple jump (12.87m) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Placed ninth in the triple jump at the Bucknell Tune-Up (12.17m).
BEFORE LEHIGH: All-League selection in the triple jump and long jump in 2015…CB West school record holder in the indoor triple jump and ranks in top three all-time in outdoor triple jump…Two-time CB West Most Valuable Field Athlete…Three-year letterwinner in track and field and member of the CB West 100-Point Club…Graduated Cum Laude…Vice President of Spanish Honor Society and member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Son of Andrea and Erik Metz…Has one brother, Ben.
2020 INDOORS: Set a personal record in the long jump (6.81m / 22’4.25”) and finished fourth in the triple jump (13.78m) at the Patriot League Championships… Finished first in the triple jump at the Bucknell Tune Up (13.59m)… Finished third overall in the triple jump at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (12.99m)… Recorded fifth in the triple jump (13.01m) and sixth in the long jump (6.62m) at the Monmouth Winter Collegiate Invitational… Notched an eighth-place finish in the long jump at the Villanova Invitational (6.45m).
2019 OUTDOORS: Competed in both the long jump and triple jump at Patriot League Championships… finished eighth in triple jump with PR of 13.86m… finished fifth in both long jump and triple jump at Covert Classic… finished 11th in triple jump at Larry Ellis Invitational… Finished 10th overall in the long jump, earning a personal record (6.56m, 21’ 6.25”) and finished 12th overall in the triple jump (13.34m, 43’ 9.25”) at the Bison Outdoor Classic… Finished second overall in the triple jump (13.50m, 44’ 3.5”), finished fifth overall in the long jump (6.39m, 20’ 11.75”) and finished sixth overall in the javelin, earning a personal record (30.55m, 100’ 3”) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished third overall in the triple jump (13.43m, 44’ 0.75”) and finished seventh overall in the long jump (6.16m, 20’ 2.5”) at the Fred Hardy Invitational… Finished 13th overall in the triple jump (13.45m, 44’ 1.5”) and finished 25th overall in the long jump (6.50m, 21’ 4”) at the Adidas Winthrop University Invitational… Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished ninth overall in the triple jump (13.23m) and 16th overall in the long jump (6.33m) at the Patriot League Championships… Finished second overall in the triple jump (12.98m) and sixth overall in the long jump (6.13m) at the Bucknell Tune Up… Finished eighth overall in the triple jump (13.03m) and 23rd overall in the long jump (6.13m) at the Villanova Invitational… Finished third overall in the triple jump (13.00m) and ninth overall in the long jump (6.07m) at the Navy Invitational… Finished second overall in the triple jump at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Meet (13.21)… Finished third overall in the triple jump (12.94m) and 12th overall in the long jump (6.16m) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Finished third overall in the triple jump (13.00m) and 19th overall in the long jump (5.89m) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals… Finished first overall in the triple jump (13.05m) and fourth overall in the long jump (5.97m) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the triple jump (12.35m) at the Patriot League Championships…Earned second place at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet with a season best in the triple jump (13.37m)…Finished seventh in the long jump (season best 6.23m) at the Greyhound Invitational...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.
2018 INDOORS: Competed in the long jump (season best 6.39m) and triple jump (13.02m) at the Patriot League Championships…Won the Bucknell Tune-Up with a season best 13.22m in the triple jump.
2017 OUTDOORS: Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll…Set a season-best in the long jump (6.16m) at the Lehigh Games…Placed sixth in the triple jump (13.05m) at the Muhlenberg Invitational…Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Lafayette 7-Way Invitational with a jump of 12.32m.
2017 INDOORS: Finished eighth in the triple jump (12.87m) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Placed ninth in the triple jump at the Bucknell Tune-Up (12.17m).
BEFORE LEHIGH: All-League selection in the triple jump and long jump in 2015…CB West school record holder in the indoor triple jump and ranks in top three all-time in outdoor triple jump…Two-time CB West Most Valuable Field Athlete…Three-year letterwinner in track and field and member of the CB West 100-Point Club…Graduated Cum Laude…Vice President of Spanish Honor Society and member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Son of Andrea and Erik Metz…Has one brother, Ben.
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