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2011-12 Track & Field Roster

Matt Kamara

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool South Lake

Biography

Track and Field

2012 Indoor
? Finished ninth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.19 at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 3)
? Earned career-best time of 7.56 in the 60-meter dash at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 16)

2011 Outdoor:
? Earned career-best time of 23.30 in the 200-meter dash at the EMU Twilight Meet (April 22

2011 Indoor:
? Redshirt

2010 Outdoor:
? Redshirt

2010 Indoor:
? Had two top 10 finishes

2009 Outdoor:
? Ran on the 400 and 1600m relay teams that scored at The Summit League Championship (May 14)
? Had six top 10 finishes
? Third leading scorer with 78.25 points

2009 Indoor:
? Ran on the 1600m relay team that scored at The Summit League Championship (Feb. 28)
? Ran the third fastest time in school history in the 200m dash (23.47) at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 13)
? Had six top 10 finishes

High School:
? Letterwinner at South Lake High School
? Earned all-state honors in the 110-meter hurdles, 4x200 relay and 300 hurdles in 2008 as a senior
? Also finished in second place in the 300 hurdles in the Division II state finals
? Was named Macomb County champion in the 300 hurdles
? Earned first-place finishes in the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles,1600 relay and800 relay at the regional championship
? Helped his high school marching band to a second-place finish at National AA Championship
? A three-year Scholar Athlete.

Personal:
Parents: Yusupha and Tamara Kamara
Siblings:Jordan (13), Amie (12), Lisa (7), Jada (5) and Jasmine (3)
His uncle, Musa Kamara, was an All-American in soccer for Western Texas

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Freshman

    Hurdles
    6'2"
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Hurdles
    6'2"
  • 2010-11Junior

    Hurdles
    6'2"
  • 2011-12Senior

    Sprints
    6'2"