CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Indoor:

Awards:

- Four-time Academic All-Big Sky (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Broke the school record in the pole vault - 16-07.25 (5.06m) - UW Invitational (2/1/20)

Outdoor:

Awards:

- Three-time Academic All-Big Sky (2019, 2020, 2021)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree (2020)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Ranks 2nd all-time in the pole vault - 15-07.00 (4.75m) - Hayward Premiere (4/2/21)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Indoor (H - Mark set during heptathlon):

60m - 7.48^H - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/11/19)
1,000m - 3:03.75^H - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12/19)
60H - 9.49 - D1 Invitational Team Challenge (2/1/19)
High Jump - 5-03.75 (1.62m)^H - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/11/19)
Pole Vault - 16-07.25 (5.06m) - UW Invitational (2/1/20)
Long Jump - 18-07.25 (5.68m)^H - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/11/19)
Shot Put - 27-01.25 (8.26m)^H - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/11/19)
Heptathlon - 3,307 points - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12/19)

Heptathlon PRs:

  60m - 7.48 - 719 points - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/11/19)
  Long Jump - 18-07.25 (5.68m) - 519 points - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/11/19)
  Shot Put - 27-01.25 (8.26m) - 382 points - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/11/19)
  High Jump - 5-03.75 (1.62m) - 480 points - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/11/19)
  60H - 9.80 - 579 points - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12/19)
  Pole Vault - NH - 0 points - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12/19)
  1,000m - 3:03.75 - 628 points - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12/19)

Outdoor:

110m Hurdles - 16.05 - Prep (2017)
Pole Vault - 15-07.00 (4.75m) - Hayward Premiere (4/2/21)
 

2021 OUTDOOR:

Made his outdoor debut at the Hayward Premiere (4/2), and moved up to second all-time in the pole vault while setting an outdoor personal best with a clearance at 15-07.00 (4.75m).
 

2020 INDOOR:

Scored for the Vikings while tying for fourth in the pole vault at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/27-29)...Cleared 15-11.75 (4.87m) in the pole vault at the Big Sky meet...Broke the school record in the pole vault for a second time during the season, clearing 16-07.25 (5.06m) at the UW Invitational...Has added more than a foot to the school record this season after the old record stood for 13 years...Surpassed the old school record in the pole vault for the second straight week, finishing with a mark of 15-07.25 (4.76m) at the UW Indoor Preview (1/18)...Broke the school record in the pole vault at the Vandal Open and Lauren McCluskey Multi (1/10-11), going two bars over the old record that had stood for 13 years...Topped out at 16-04.75 (5.00m) at the Vandal Open, bettering his own indoor personal best by more than a foot.
 

2019 OUTDOOR:

Narrowly missed scoring for the Vikings at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11) while placing 10th in the pole vault with a clearance at 15-01.75 (4.62m)...Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Linfield Open (5/4) after clearing 14-07.25 (4.45m)...Moved up to third all time in the outdoor pole vault while winning the event for the second straight week with a clearance at 15-05.00 (4.70m) at the Jay Hammer Invitational (4/13)...Won the pole vault with a clearance of 14-03.25 (4.35m) at the John Knight Twilight (4/5)...Moved into a tie for seventh all time in the outdoor pole vault with a new PSU best of 14-05.25 (4.40m) at the Pacific Open (3/30).
 

2019 INDOOR:

Set a new personal best in the 60-meter hurdles with his finish in 9.49 seconds at the D1 Invitational Team Challenge (2/1)...Cleared 12-11.50 (3.95m) in the pole vault at the D1 Invite...Completed his first heptathlon ever at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12), finishing 14th overall with a score of 3,307 points.
 

2018 OUTDOOR:

Did not compete during the season.
 

2018 INDOOR:

Scored for the Vikings while placing seventh in the pole vault at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22-24)...Set a new personal best with his clearance of 15-04.50 (4.69m) at the Big Sky meet, putting him alone in third place all time at Portland State...Cleared 15-00.25 (4.58m) at the UW Indoor Open (2/11)...Made his Portland State debut at the Cougar Indoor (2/2) where he placed 10th in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-01.00 (4.60m)...Moved into a tie for third all time in the pole vault at Portland State with his clearance at the Idaho Duals.
 

BEAVERTON HIGH SCHOOL:

Broke the Metro League and school record in the pole vault as a senior in 2017…Placed third in the pole vault at the state meet as a senior…Placed sixth in the pole vault as a junior in 2016…Team won the Twilight Relays in 2017…Overcame a broken arm he suffered in the pole vault as a freshman…Competed with the Metro Vault Club from 2015-17.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Heidi Masanga…Has three sisters, Sidney, Alexa and Taylor…Hopes to become a doctor…Plans on majoring in chemistry with a minor in anatomy and physiology.