Matt Mason Class: RS Junior Hometown: Marietta, Georgia High School: McEachern High Last College: Long Beach City College Height: 6-2 Event: Hurdles/Jumps Birthdate: 06/30/1982

PRE-WSU CAREER. Long Beach City College (2002-03): California state champion in the 110m hurdles with time of 14.05)...set school record in long jump with leap of 25-7 1/4...state's Junior College Athlete of the Year...Florida State (2000-2001): Named Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year after winning the conference 400m hurdles title (50.80)...NCAA qualifier...USATF Junior All-American...competed at 2001 World Junior Championships in England...ran on first-place 4x100m relay (39.72) and 4x400m relay (3:07.13) teams...second place in 400m hurdles (51.45).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned four letters at McEachern High (Powder Springs, Ga.) for track coach Lee Gower...twice named all-county and two-time all-Region 5AAAA long jump champion...region champ in the 100m and 300m hurdles...Cobb County champ in long jump and intermediate hurdles three different times...named all-state and team MVP as senior...best prep marks include 23-11 1/2 in long jump, 14.17 in 110m hurdles and 39.14 in 300m hurdles.

PERSONAL,. Born Matthew York Mason June 30, 1982, at New York...father Bernard Mason played basketball at Southern Illinois and is currently an air flight controller...older sister Kim Mason ran track at Penn...older brothers Khalief and Hassaan Stumps...Hassaan ran track at Tennessee...pursuing a degree in sociology at WSU.

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