2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Ryan Tompkins

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Farmingdale, N.J.
  • Highschool Colts Neck

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Competed in the high jump for the Wildcats from 2018-21 … Six-time BIG EAST scorer who was a two-time silver medalist and one-time bronze medalist at the conference championships to garner a total of three career All-BIG EAST honors … As of the end of his collegiate career was tied for ninth in Villanova history in the high jump with a personal best mark of 2.03 meters … Cleared the bar above two meters five times during his career, including three times indoors and twice outdoors … Was a part of four BIG EAST team titles during his career, including three straight indoor conference crowns from 2018-20 as well as the 2019 outdoor title … Three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and six-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
 
PERSONAL BEST
High Jump 2.03 Meters High School / FastTrack National Invite (2.9.2018)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2019 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST High Jump
2018 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST High Jump
2018 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST High Jump
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 14 High Jump 1.95m 5th
2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
March 2 High Jump 1.90m 8th
2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 10 High Jump 1.96m 4th
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
February 23 High Jump 2.00m 3rd
2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 11 High Jump 1.96m 2nd
2018 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
February 24 High Jump 2.00m 2nd
 
 
INDOOR

2020: Competed at four meets in the high jump and scored a team points at the BIG EAST Championships; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Came in eighth in the high jump with a successful clearance at 1.95 meters at Navy in his season debut; Villanova Invitational (2/1): Runner-up in the high jump with a mark of 1.92 meters at the Wildcats home meet; FastTrack National Invitational (2/14): Tied for a third place finish in the invitational section of the high jump and registered a season best mark with a successful jump at 1.99 meters; BIG EAST Championships (3/2): Came in eighth in the high jump with a height of 1.90 meters at the conference meet ... Scored a team point and helped the Wildcats win their third straight indoor BIG EAST title.

2019: Competed four times in the high jump during the season ... Earned All-BIG EAST honors for the second straight year and the third time in his collegiate career; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Cleared the bar at 1.90 meters and registered a seventh place finish at the first meet of the indoor season; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/26): Tied for 13th place with a height of 1.94 meters at Columbia; FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Came in ninth with a mark of 1.94 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/23): Cleared the bar in the high jump at a season-best height of 2.00 meters ... Came in third and made the awards podium to earn All-BIG EAST honors ... Scored valuable team points towards the Wildcats winning their fifth BIG EAST team title in the last six years.

2018: Earned all-conference honors in the high jump ... Appeared at five meets during the indoor season; Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Came in 10th in the high jump with a height of 1.91 meters in his collegiate debut; Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Had a successful attempt at 1.95 meters in the high jump and notched a seventh place finish; Villanova Invitational (2/3): Cleared the bar at 1.97 meters to notch a fourth place finish in the high jump; FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Matched his personal best height in the high jump and won the college section of the event with a mark of 2.03 meters ... The mark moved him into a tie for eighth place on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the high jump; BIG EAST Championships (2/24): Came in second in the high jump with a height of 2.00 meters ... Earned All-BIG EAST honors and contributed to the Wildcats winning the team title at the conference meet.
 
OUTDOOR

2021: Competed in the high jump three times during the season and scored at the BIG EAST Championships for the sixth time in his career; Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Came in sixth in the high jump with a height of 1.90 meters in his season debut; Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): Came in eighth in the high jump and cleared the bar at 1.95 meters while competing at Franklin Field during the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays; BIG EAST Championships (5/14): Matched a season-best in the high jump and finished fifth at the conference meet with a successful clearance at 1.95 meters … Fifth time in his career that he tallied a top-five BIG EAST finish in the high jump.
 
2019: Appeared at five meets during the season and was one of four team scorers in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships; Penn Challenge (3/23): Tallied a third place finish and a season-best height of 2.01 meters in the high jump at the outdoor opener; Sam Howell Invitational (4/6): Tied for a fourth place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.98 meters; Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/13): Finished third in the high jump with a height of 2.00 meters; Penn Relays (4/26): Competed in the college section of the high jump at the Relays and was tied for 14th place with a mark of 1.92 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/10): Cleared the bar at 1.96 meters to notch a fourth place finish at the conference meet ... One of four scorers for Villanova in the high jump who collectively contributed 20 points towards the Wildcats winning the BIG EAST team title and finishing off an indoor-outdoor sweep of the conference meets.

2018: Competed five times in the high jump and earned All-BIG EAST honors; Penn Challenge (3/24): Came in seventh in the high jump with a height of 1.94 meters at the season opener; Raleigh Relays (3/30: Tied for an 11th place finish with a high jump of 1.90 meters; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Cleared the bar at a season-best height of 1.99 meters and notched a runner-up finish at the local meet; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21): Tied for 12th place at the meet with a height of 1.90 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/11): Runner-up at the conference meet with a successful attempt of 1.96 meters ... Earned all-conference honors for his performance.
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Colts Neck High School: Earned four varsity letters in track & field and three in soccer as a defender ... Competed in the sprints, hurdles and jumps for the track & field teams ... School record holder in the high jump with a mark of 2.03 meters ... New Jersey indoor state champion in the high jump as both a junior and a senior ... Was the high jump champion both indoors and outdoors as a senior in Central Jersey, Monmouth County and the Shore Conference ... Two-year member of the National Honor Society ... Made Principal's Honor Roll academically in 2016 ... Recipient of the National Merit Scholarship Program award in 2017.
 
Personal: Born 12/3/98 in Farmingdale, N.J. ... Younger of two sons of David and Heather Tompkins ... Has an older brother, Kyle ... Hobbies include snowboarding and playing tennis ... Chose to attend Villanova for its excellent academic reputation and its competitive athletic programs ... Also noted that he liked the location and felt comfortable on campus when he visited ... Environmental Science major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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