2021 Track & Field Roster
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Elijah Mason
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Casa Grande, Ariz.
- High School:
- Desert Vista
Bio
2023 All-America First Team (Discus)
2023 Pac-12 Discus Bronze Medalist
2019 and 2021 Pac-12 Discus Champion
2022 All-America First Team (Discus)
2021 All-America First Team (Discus)
2019 All-America First Team (Discus)
Mason Features
ยปย Through Injuries, Canceled Seasons, And Safeway Stints, Mason Kept Moving (Seattle Times; June 8, 2021)
ยปย Upward Trajectory (GoHuskies.com; May 8, 2019)
2023:ย Finished four-for-four in First Team All-America honors in his career in the discus, as he placed eighth at NCAA Outdoors with a throw of 200-5 in Austin, which was his best mark ever at nationals ... went over 200-feet in the discus for the first time in his career, first breaking the mark at the Triton Invitational with a toss of 201-7 โฆ extended his PR again at the Pac-12 Championships, throwing 202-8 to finish third and move up to No. 4 in school history โฆ qualified through to the NCAA Outdoor final site for the fourth time in four appearances, placing fifth at West Prelims with a throw of 199-4 โฆ third at the Desert Heat Classic with a throw of 196-10 ... a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team member.
2022: Earned a third consecutive First Team All-America honor in the discus, placing seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to help the Huskies finish 12th as a team โฆ had his best mark of the year at NCAAs, throwing 195-6 to return to the podium โฆ took fourth at the Pac-12 Championships, throwing 184-10, in one of the deepest fields in history, as the Pac-12 had five of the top-10 finishers at NCAAs โฆ advanced through NCAA West Prelims for a third time, going 189-11 to finish fourth โฆ won the Fresno State Invitational with a mark of 194-2 โฆ threw 192-5 to win the UW-WSU Dual โฆ opened season going 186-1 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate โฆ did not compete indoors.
2021: Repeated as the Pac-12 Discus Champion and returned to the podium at the NCAA Outdoor Championships โฆ became first Husky to win consecutive Pac-12 discus titles when he threw 189-2 to win the title at USC โฆ at the NCAA Outdoor had a toss of 189-4 on his third round throw to move from 10th to 6th where he would finish to earn First Team All-America honors for the second time โฆ competed at his first U.S. Olympic Trials and placed 13th overall with a throw of 194-0 ... easily advanced through NCAA Prelims with a second-place finish on a throw of 196-10 โฆ set a PR with a throw of 199-0 to win the West Coast Relays โฆ threw 193-10 to take second at the Jim Click Shootout โฆ opened his season going 191-2 to win the Jim Bush Legends Invite at ULCA.
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Big gains in the weight throw as he put on nearly six feet to his personal-best and climbed up the UW career top-10 list up to the No. 4 spot โฆ PRโd at three meets in a row, starting with a winning mark of 62-3 1/4 at the UW Invitational, followed by a third-place finish at the Don Kirby Invite in New Mexico at 64-3, and then winning the UW Last Chance Meet with a PR of 65-2 1/4.
2019: A tremendous first collegiate season throwing the discus as he won the Pac-12 title, the first Husky to win the Pac-12 discus since 1976, and followed that up with a seventh-place finish at NCAAs to earn First Team All-America honors โฆ threw his discus season-best of 199-0 at the Beach Invitational to go to No. 7 in school history โฆ at his first NCAA Championships in Austin, opened with a throw of 191-3 and that would hold up for seventh to earn a podium finish, the highest by a Husky in that event since Ben Lindsey was fifth in 1998 โฆ won his first Pac-12 title in dramatic fashion in Tucson, as he was second going into his final attempt but improved to 189-7 on his sixth throw to grab the victory โฆ advanced through NCAA Prelims in fifth-place with a toss of 188-5 โฆ won the discus at the National Relays in Arkansas with a toss of 184-10 โฆ threw 184-4 in his first collegiate discus competition at the Stanford Invite, taking second โฆ won the UW-WSU Dual discus at 172-3 โฆ indoors, focused on the weight throw, and improved steadily with a best of 59-9 1/2 to win the Last Chance College Elite Meet โฆ that mark moved him to No. 10 in school history โฆ threw 59-9 at the MPSF Championships for 11th โฆ had a shot put PR of 55-2 in his only shot put competition at the Husky Classic.
2018: Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility, but qualified for the IAAF World Junior Championships as part of Team USA โฆ made the World Juniors team in the discus by taking second at the U.S. Junior Championships with a throw of 199-5 using the junior implement โฆ at the World Junior Championships in Finland in July, he made the final and placed eighth overall with aย mark of 190-2 as the top American ... competed once unattached with the senior implement, winning the Ralph Vernacchia Invite with a throw of 184-1 that would have been one of the top marks in the Pac-12.
High School and Personal: Born in Puyallup, Washington โฆ mother is Mary Mason โฆ has two older brothers, Rashad Huggins and Samuel Mason who both played football โฆ an All-American and one of the top-ranked discus throwers in the nation during his junior and senior seasons โฆ finished 2017 ranked fourth in the country in the discus after setting his PR of 212-11 at the Arcadia Invitational โฆ won his third consecutive Arizona Div. I state title as a senior with a mark of 203-9, after winning as a junior at 182-1 and as a sophomore at 172-2 โฆ also won the state shot put title as a senior at 61-2 and ranked 29th nationally in the shot put with a mark of 63-1 ยฝ โฆ as a junior, won the 2016 Arcadia Invite discus title with a throw of 192-3 โฆ second at the Nike Chandler Rotary in 2017 with a discus throw of 201-6 โฆ another big win at the 2017 Simplot Games, winning the shot put at 63-2 โฆ also lettered two years in football.
Major Meets
2018 U.S. Juniors - 2nd, Discus
2018 World Junior Champs - 8th, Discus
2019 MPSF - 11th, Weight
2019 Pac-12 - 1st, Discus (Pac-12 Champion)
2019 NCAA Prelims - 5th, Discus
2019 NCAA Outdoors - 7th, Discus (All-America First Team)
2020 MPSF - DNP, Weight
2021 Pac-12 - 1st, Discus (Pac-12 Champion)
2021 NCAA Prelims - 2nd, Discus
2021 NCAA Outdoors - 6th, Discus (All-America First Team)
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials - 13th, Discus
2022 Pac-12 - 4th, Discus
2022 NCAA Prelims - 4th, Discus
2022 NCAA Outdoors - 7th, Discus (All-America First Team)
2023 Pac-12 - 3rd, Discus
2023 NCAA Prelims - 5th, Discus
2023 NCAA Outdoors - 8th, Discus (All-America First Team)
Outdoor Bests
Discus.......202-8
Indoor Bests
Shot Put.......55-2
Weight.......65-2 1/4
Academic Honors
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2019 Pac-12 All-Academic TF Honorable Mention
2023 Pac-12 Discus Bronze Medalist
2019 and 2021 Pac-12 Discus Champion
2022 All-America First Team (Discus)
2021 All-America First Team (Discus)
2019 All-America First Team (Discus)
Mason Features
ยปย Through Injuries, Canceled Seasons, And Safeway Stints, Mason Kept Moving (Seattle Times; June 8, 2021)
ยปย Upward Trajectory (GoHuskies.com; May 8, 2019)
2023:ย Finished four-for-four in First Team All-America honors in his career in the discus, as he placed eighth at NCAA Outdoors with a throw of 200-5 in Austin, which was his best mark ever at nationals ... went over 200-feet in the discus for the first time in his career, first breaking the mark at the Triton Invitational with a toss of 201-7 โฆ extended his PR again at the Pac-12 Championships, throwing 202-8 to finish third and move up to No. 4 in school history โฆ qualified through to the NCAA Outdoor final site for the fourth time in four appearances, placing fifth at West Prelims with a throw of 199-4 โฆ third at the Desert Heat Classic with a throw of 196-10 ... a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team member.
2022: Earned a third consecutive First Team All-America honor in the discus, placing seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to help the Huskies finish 12th as a team โฆ had his best mark of the year at NCAAs, throwing 195-6 to return to the podium โฆ took fourth at the Pac-12 Championships, throwing 184-10, in one of the deepest fields in history, as the Pac-12 had five of the top-10 finishers at NCAAs โฆ advanced through NCAA West Prelims for a third time, going 189-11 to finish fourth โฆ won the Fresno State Invitational with a mark of 194-2 โฆ threw 192-5 to win the UW-WSU Dual โฆ opened season going 186-1 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate โฆ did not compete indoors.
2021: Repeated as the Pac-12 Discus Champion and returned to the podium at the NCAA Outdoor Championships โฆ became first Husky to win consecutive Pac-12 discus titles when he threw 189-2 to win the title at USC โฆ at the NCAA Outdoor had a toss of 189-4 on his third round throw to move from 10th to 6th where he would finish to earn First Team All-America honors for the second time โฆ competed at his first U.S. Olympic Trials and placed 13th overall with a throw of 194-0 ... easily advanced through NCAA Prelims with a second-place finish on a throw of 196-10 โฆ set a PR with a throw of 199-0 to win the West Coast Relays โฆ threw 193-10 to take second at the Jim Click Shootout โฆ opened his season going 191-2 to win the Jim Bush Legends Invite at ULCA.
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Big gains in the weight throw as he put on nearly six feet to his personal-best and climbed up the UW career top-10 list up to the No. 4 spot โฆ PRโd at three meets in a row, starting with a winning mark of 62-3 1/4 at the UW Invitational, followed by a third-place finish at the Don Kirby Invite in New Mexico at 64-3, and then winning the UW Last Chance Meet with a PR of 65-2 1/4.
2019: A tremendous first collegiate season throwing the discus as he won the Pac-12 title, the first Husky to win the Pac-12 discus since 1976, and followed that up with a seventh-place finish at NCAAs to earn First Team All-America honors โฆ threw his discus season-best of 199-0 at the Beach Invitational to go to No. 7 in school history โฆ at his first NCAA Championships in Austin, opened with a throw of 191-3 and that would hold up for seventh to earn a podium finish, the highest by a Husky in that event since Ben Lindsey was fifth in 1998 โฆ won his first Pac-12 title in dramatic fashion in Tucson, as he was second going into his final attempt but improved to 189-7 on his sixth throw to grab the victory โฆ advanced through NCAA Prelims in fifth-place with a toss of 188-5 โฆ won the discus at the National Relays in Arkansas with a toss of 184-10 โฆ threw 184-4 in his first collegiate discus competition at the Stanford Invite, taking second โฆ won the UW-WSU Dual discus at 172-3 โฆ indoors, focused on the weight throw, and improved steadily with a best of 59-9 1/2 to win the Last Chance College Elite Meet โฆ that mark moved him to No. 10 in school history โฆ threw 59-9 at the MPSF Championships for 11th โฆ had a shot put PR of 55-2 in his only shot put competition at the Husky Classic.
2018: Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility, but qualified for the IAAF World Junior Championships as part of Team USA โฆ made the World Juniors team in the discus by taking second at the U.S. Junior Championships with a throw of 199-5 using the junior implement โฆ at the World Junior Championships in Finland in July, he made the final and placed eighth overall with aย mark of 190-2 as the top American ... competed once unattached with the senior implement, winning the Ralph Vernacchia Invite with a throw of 184-1 that would have been one of the top marks in the Pac-12.
High School and Personal: Born in Puyallup, Washington โฆ mother is Mary Mason โฆ has two older brothers, Rashad Huggins and Samuel Mason who both played football โฆ an All-American and one of the top-ranked discus throwers in the nation during his junior and senior seasons โฆ finished 2017 ranked fourth in the country in the discus after setting his PR of 212-11 at the Arcadia Invitational โฆ won his third consecutive Arizona Div. I state title as a senior with a mark of 203-9, after winning as a junior at 182-1 and as a sophomore at 172-2 โฆ also won the state shot put title as a senior at 61-2 and ranked 29th nationally in the shot put with a mark of 63-1 ยฝ โฆ as a junior, won the 2016 Arcadia Invite discus title with a throw of 192-3 โฆ second at the Nike Chandler Rotary in 2017 with a discus throw of 201-6 โฆ another big win at the 2017 Simplot Games, winning the shot put at 63-2 โฆ also lettered two years in football.
Major Meets
2018 U.S. Juniors - 2nd, Discus
2018 World Junior Champs - 8th, Discus
2019 MPSF - 11th, Weight
2019 Pac-12 - 1st, Discus (Pac-12 Champion)
2019 NCAA Prelims - 5th, Discus
2019 NCAA Outdoors - 7th, Discus (All-America First Team)
2020 MPSF - DNP, Weight
2021 Pac-12 - 1st, Discus (Pac-12 Champion)
2021 NCAA Prelims - 2nd, Discus
2021 NCAA Outdoors - 6th, Discus (All-America First Team)
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials - 13th, Discus
2022 Pac-12 - 4th, Discus
2022 NCAA Prelims - 4th, Discus
2022 NCAA Outdoors - 7th, Discus (All-America First Team)
2023 Pac-12 - 3rd, Discus
2023 NCAA Prelims - 5th, Discus
2023 NCAA Outdoors - 8th, Discus (All-America First Team)
Outdoor Bests
Discus.......202-8
Indoor Bests
Shot Put.......55-2
Weight.......65-2 1/4
Academic Honors
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2019 Pac-12 All-Academic TF Honorable Mention
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