Mateo Sossah
Mateo Sossah

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Mons-en-Baroeul, France

High School:
Lycee Fenelon

Height:
6-4

Event:
Multis

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.