Mateo Sossah Class: Junior Hometown: Mons-en-Baroeul, France High School: Lycee Fenelon Height: 6-4 Event: Multis

Sossah's PR's
• Heptathlon - 5,621

• High Jump - 6-9 3/4

• Decathlon - 7,310

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.