Hall of Fame
Matt Rutt '97 was a seven-time Patriot League champion in track and field (high jump indoors: '97, high jump outdoors:'96-'97, triple jump indoors: '95-'96, triple jump outdoors: '96-'97), earning All-Patriot League Indoor (1995-97) and All-Patriot League Outdoor (1996-97) honors while also being named to the Patriot League All-Decade Indoor and Outdoor Teams (1990-00).
The four-time All-East selection was a collegiate division champion at the Penn Relays. He still holds four school records (indoor/outdoor high jump and indoor/outdoor triple jump) and his 1997 Patriot League indoor high jump record of 6'11" stood until 2013.
At Lafayette, Rutt was named the Maroon-Club Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Class of 1913 Award winner. Those two prestigious campus awards come in addition to six awards from the track and field program, capped by the 1996-97 Henry J. Jahn Award, given annually to a member of the track team who has contributed most to the track team by virtue of leadership and ability.
After his collegiate career concluded, Rutt competed in marathons (including ultra marathons) and triathlons. He is currently president of Landcore Engineering Consultants and is married to Megan Cooper Rutt '98.
