2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Matthew DeRoos
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oceanside, Calif.
- High School:
- Tri-City Christian
2021
Competed unattached in one meet for the Bruins as he recovered from injury โฆ Ran unattached in the 100m at Rafer/JJK, finishing fifth overall with a time of 11.26.
2020
Indoor: Finished his indoor season at the MPSF Championships, where he scored for the Bruins in the long jump (5th place) with a career-best leap of 7.41m (24-03.75) โฆ Notched a personal-best time of 6.86 in the 60m dash at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational โฆ Also competed in the triple jump (14.47m, 47-05.75) and long jump (6.96m, 22-10.00), finishing 13th and 14th in the events, respectively โฆ Finished seventh in the triple jump at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a lifetime-best jump of 14.65m (48-00.75) โฆ Opened his season with a triple at the UW Preview, competing in the long jump (5th), triple jump (8th), and 60m (9th).
2019
Took part in eight meets during the season โฆ Indoor: PRโed in the 60m at the Don Kirby Invitational with a time of 7.12 โฆ Finished 13th in the long jump at the MPSF Indoor Championships, posting 6.81m (22-4.25) โฆ Outdoor: PRโed in the 100m at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational with a time of 10.97 โฆ PRโed in the long jump vs. USC with an effort of 7.32m (24-0.25) to place third โฆ Took second in the triple jump at USC with 13.90m (45-7.25) โฆ Posted an outdoor PR in the triple jump at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing seventh with a mark of 14.15m (46-5.25) โฆ Also competed in the long jump, placing 11th โฆ Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2018
As a true freshman, competed in seven outdoor meets and one outdoor meet ... Primarily participated in the long jump, but also ran in a 4X100 relay and competed once in the high jump ... Best long jump of the year came at the Aztec Invite on Mar. 24, where he had a top mark of 7.25m (23-9.5) ... Was the 14th place finisher at the Pac-12 Championships, logging a top mark of 6.84m (22-5.25).ย
High School
Four-year letter-winner in track and field and three-year letter-winner in basketball at Tri-City Christina High School in Oceanside, Calif. โฆ Competed in the long jump, triple jump, 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay in high school โฆ Named the Pacific League Field MVP his sophomore, junior, and senior years โฆ San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team Captain 2016-17 โฆ CIF San Diego Champion in triple jump in 2015-17 and long jump in 2016-17 โฆ Took fifth in the long jump and eighth in the triple jump at CIF State Championships in 2016 โฆ Placed second in the long jump at the CIF State Championships in 2017 โฆ First-team All-CIF San Diego accolades in 2015-17 โฆ Set high school personal bests of 24-05.50 (long jump), 47-02.50 (triple jump), and 11.04 (100m).
Personal
Son of parents Gary and Teresa DeRoos โฆ Has one younger sister, Christine โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because of the amazing coaches, people, academics, and facilities โฆ Lists his greatest athletic thrill as posting 24-04.00 in the long jump coming off a partially torn hamstring and sitting out half his senior year โฆ Enjoys surfing, gaming, playing basketball, going to the beach, hanging out with friends, and watching movies โฆ Loves to film and video edit in his free time โฆ Admires horizontal jumpers Luvo Manyonga, Will Claye, and Christian Taylor โฆ Plans to major in Business Economics and wants to start his own business.
