UC SANTA BARBARA
Personal bests include 110m (11.10s), 400m (50.91s), 1500m (4:35.27), 110mH (14.77), High Jump (1.93m), Pole Vault (3.81m), Long Jump (7.12m), Shot Put (12.35m), Discus (36.46m), Javelin (48.39m), Decathlon (6972).
2022
Big West Conference All-Academic Team … Competed at six meets … Set a personal record in the high jump (1.93m) at the Bryan Clay Invite … Finished first in the decathlon at the UCSB Invite, placed first in the 1500m (4:35.27), 110H (15.22, -0.9) and long jump (7.09mw, 2.5) … Set personal-bests in both 1500m (4:35.27) and javelin (48.39m) at the UCSB Invite.
2021
Competed at six meets … Placed third in the decathlon (6972) and sixth in the 110H, setting personal records for both … Placed second in both events at the Fullerton Spring Invite, setting a personal-best in the long jump (7.12m, 0.9) and running a 14.97w (2.3) in the 110H … Placed third in the decathlon (6710) at the Adams-Klein Combined Events … Won long jump and placed second in the 110H at the Spring Break Invite.
2020
Redshirt season … Placed first in long jump (6.88m), second in 110H (15.10, -1.4), and third in 4x400 (3:29.60) at the Gaucho Round-Up.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended St. Francis High School in the Mission League … Earned four varsity letters for coach Mike Russell … Competed in the decathlon, 110m hurdles, long jump, and high jump … Was named All-League 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 … Named All-Area 2017, 2018 2019 … Named All-State 2018, 2019 … Named All-American 2018, 2019 … Won hurdles CIF Championships .. Won two CIF Championships in high jump … Los Angeles Athlete of the Year, 2018 … Best performance was winning two CIF titles in one day, 6’8” in high jump and 14.65 in hurdles … Also played basketball … Named All-Area and CIF Semi-Finalist for basketball … Made Honor Roll … Personal best in decathlon (6250).
PERSONAL
Matthew Eugene Molina grew up in Crescenta, Calif. … Son of Eugene and Cecelia … Has older sister Danielle and older brother Steven … Majoring in Sociology and Technology Management … Would like to be in Esports … Favorite sports memory is winning three CIF Championship titles … Favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers … Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan … Enjoys video games, collecting, and museums … Favorite movie is Gladiator … Favorite TV shows are Code Geass and Jujutsu Kaisen … Listens to Hip Hop and Video Game music … Likes sharks and trains.
