PHOTOS: Bria Matthews GalleryPHOTOS: Bria Matthews Gallery
Women's Track & Field

PHOTOS: Bria Matthews Gallery

#BestOfGT: A tribute to the five time ACC triple jump champion

#BestOfGT: During her time with the Georgia Tech track & field program senior jumper Bria Matthews has captured multiple conference titles and trips to NCAA Division I Nationals. Throughout the last three conference championship meets Matthews took gold at ACCs at the 2019 indoor, 2019 outdoor and 2020 indoor championships in the triple jump. Overall Matthews has won five ACC triple jump titles.

FT039-1Georgia Tech's Bria Matthews competes in the women's triple jump during the 2019 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Michael Shroyer, the ACC)

At the 2019 indoor championships Matthew hit a mark of 13.21m to earn her second trip to NCAA Nationals.

D4S_6361Athletes compete during the 2019 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Michael Shroyer, the ACC)
D4S_6362Athletes compete during the 2019 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Michael Shroyer, the ACC)
D4S_6363Athletes compete during the 2019 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Michael Shroyer, the ACC)
D4S_6364Athletes compete during the 2019 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Michael Shroyer, the ACC)
D3A4667Athletes compete during the 2019 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Michael Shroyer, the ACC)

Matthews followed up her 2019 indoors performance with another gold medal showing at outdoors later that May. Her mark of 13.77m set a new personal record in the triple jump and sent her to the NCAA East Regional Preliminary rounds.

TF210Georgia Tech's Bria Matthews competes in the triple jump finals during the 2019 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, May 11, 2019. (Photo by Sara D. Davis)

With high expectations for the senior heading into 2020 Matthews answered the call leaping to another title with a mark of 13.42m. Prior to the early end of the 2020 indoor season Matthews had recorded the ninth best jump in the country and was slated to compete at NCAA Division I National Championships in Albuquerque.

MMIL-ACCDay2-719-1during the 2020 ACC Track & Field Championships in South Bend, In., Saturday, February 29, 2020.(Photo by Mike Miller)
MMIL-ACCDay2-723-1during the 2020 ACC Track & Field Championships in South Bend, In., Saturday, February 29, 2020.(Photo by Mike Miller)
MMIL-ACCDay2-759-1during the 2020 ACC Track & Field Championships in South Bend, In., Saturday, February 29, 2020.(Photo by Mike Miller)
MMIL-ACCDay2-974-1during the 2020 ACC Track & Field Championships in South Bend, In., Saturday, February 29, 2020.(Photo by Mike Miller)