Matthew Laslavic
Matthew Laslavic
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Evans City, PA
  • High School:
    Seneca Valley
Bio

Career Highlights | TFRRS

2023-24

* All-United East Indoor Triple Jump Champion with a distance of 41-4 1/2
* All-United East outdoor honors with a third-place throw of 152-1 in the javelin
* All-AARTFC honors with personal best of 182-0 for sixth-place at outdoor regionals in the javelin
* Tallied fourth with a personal record in the discus at outdoor championships

2022-23

* CSAC Champion in javelin and triple jump
* First Team All-CSAC in the triple jump 
* First Team All-CSAC in the javelin

2021-22

* First Team All-CSAC in the triple jump 
* First Team All-CSAC in the javelin

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in mathematics

Personal

* Son of Nancy and Richard Laslavic
* Three-year letter winner in diving 
* Four-year letter winner in track and field
* Placed fifth at the WIPAL event in 2019-20 and sixth in the diving event in 2020-21
* Senior year he placed second in the triple jump at the WIPAL event/
* Placed in the top 20 in multiple events at the State Championship for track and field 

News mentions
Dabrowski Sets New Discus School Record; Seven Lions Garner All-AARTFC Honors
Dabrowski Sets New Discus School Record; Seven Lions Garner All-AARTFC Honors

Senior thrower Dan Dabrowski (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) broke his own Penn State Behrend outdoor men’s track & field discus record on the final day of the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Outdoor Championships on Thursday.

22 Behrend Track & Field Athletes Set To Compete At AARTFC Outdoor Championships
22 Behrend Track & Field Athletes Set To Compete At AARTFC Outdoor Championships

The Penn State Behrend outdoor track & field teams will send 22 athletes to Cortland this Wednesday and Thursday to compete in the 2024 All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference (AARTFC) Outdoor Championships.

Men's Track & Field Secures United East Championship; Cotton Named Field Athlete of the Year
Men's Track & Field Secures United East Championship; Cotton Named Field Athlete of the Year

The Penn State Behrend men's track & field team won its first ever United East Outdoor Championship with 296 team points, outscoring eight other teams this weekend.

Behrend Men's Track & Field Scores 108 Points on Day One of Outdoor Championships
Behrend Men's Track & Field Scores 108 Points on Day One of Outdoor Championships

The Penn State Behrend men's track & field team scored 108 team points on the first day of the United East Outdoor Championships on Saturday.

Behrend Track & Field Ready for United East Outdoor Championships
Behrend Track & Field Ready for United East Outdoor Championships

The Penn State Behrend men's and women's track & field team will host the United East Outdoor Championships on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5.

Behrend Competes At Saint Francis Saturday
Behrend Competes At Saint Francis Saturday

The Penn State Behrend men's indoor track & field team competed in its final meet before conference championships on Saturday.

Dabrowski Breaks Own School Record At John Papa Invitational
Dabrowski Breaks Own School Record At John Papa Invitational

Senior thrower Dan Dabrowski (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) set a new school record in the discus with a throw of 170 at the John Papa Invitational hosted by Slippery Rock on Thursday.

Three Lions Win At Westminster Saturday
Three Lions Win At Westminster Saturday

The Penn State Behrend men's track and field team competed at the Westminster Invitational on Saturday.

Lions Score Eight Top-10 Individual Finishes At Slippery Rock
Lions Score Eight Top-10 Individual Finishes At Slippery Rock

The Penn State Behrend men's track & field team took part in the Dave Labor Invitational at Slippery Rock on Saturday.

Dabrowski, Klein Register Regional Qualifications To Begin Outdoor Season
Dabrowski, Klein Register Regional Qualifications To Begin Outdoor Season

The Penn State Behrend men's track and field team opened up the outdoor season at the Carnegie Mellon Invite on Friday and Saturday.

Behrend Indoor Men’s Track & Field Earns AMCC/United East Title; Six Individual Champions Crowned
Behrend Indoor Men’s Track & Field Earns AMCC/United East Title; Six Individual Champions Crowned

The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team had one individual champion, one relay team champion, and nine silver medalists to lead to its first ever AMCC/United East Indoor Women’s Track & Field Championship.

Laslavic Earns AMCC Field Athlete of the Week Honors
Laslavic Earns AMCC Field Athlete of the Week Honors

Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field junior Matthew Laslavic (Evans City, PA/Seneca Valley) was named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for the week of February 5-11.

Behrend's 4x4 Relay Team Sets New School Record At SPIRE Indoor Games
Behrend's 4x4 Relay Team Sets New School Record At SPIRE Indoor Games

GENEVA, Ohio – The 4x4 relay team of Brendan Luce (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern), Jake Walden (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep), Kody Klein (North East, PA/Cathedral Prep), and Jake Egizio (Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan) set a new Penn State Behrend men's indoor track & field record Saturday in Geneva.