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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. |
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