2011 Track & Field Roster
Mateo Sossah
- Position:
- Multis
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mons-en-Baroeul, France
Sossah's PRs
• Heptathlon - 5,621
• High Jump - 6-9 3/4
• Decathlon - 8044
Senior Year: NCAA Indoor Championships runner-up in the heptathlon with personal best score of 5,886 points • Placed eighth at NCAA Outdoor Championships in the decathlon to earn All-America honors • ACC Indoor heptathlon champion • ACC Outdoor champion in the decathlon, finished ninth in high jump at ACC Outdoor Championships • Competed at the IAAF World Championships in the decathlon for his native country France • A Progress Energy Performer of the Week • All-ACC Academic honors
Junior Year: Competed at the IAAF World Championships in the decathlon for his native country France • ACC Champion in the decathlon • Placed second at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to claim All-America honors • A Progress Energy Performer of the Week.
Sophomore Year: Set a new school record in the heptathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships • Earned All-ACC honors with his second place showing • Set a personal best in the high jump during the heptathlon by clearing 6-9 3/4 at the NCAA Indoor Championships • Set the school record in the heptathlon again at the NCAA Championships with a 10th place finish • Redshirted during the outdoor season.
Freshman Year: Placed fourth in the heptathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships • Also competed in the high jump finishing 15th • Scored fifth-highest mark in school history in the decathlon at the ACC Outdoor Championships to win the event • Finished ninth at the NCAA Championships in the decathlon • Named to the All-ACC Academic Track and Field Team.
Prep:2005 France Champion in the decathlon • Three-year track team captain • Member of six-time France Champion team • Also played soccer and handball.
Personal: Majoring in business • Admires athletes Haile Gebreselassie and Thierry Henry • Pasta and Chinese food are his favorite meals • Likes watching "One Tree Hill" and "Prison Break" • "The Green Mile" is his favorite movie • Born April 28, 1988, in Lille, France, Mateo Sossah is the son of Jacqueline Hocquet and Adjikinde Sossah.
