University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2023-24 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Mason, Anthony

Anthony Mason
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- College Park, Ga.
Bio
Honors & Awards
2023-24 Season (Senior) - In his final season as a Bulldog, Mason competed in all five indoor meets and two outdoor meets...He opened the indoor season with a PR in the 300m at the Gamecock Opener with a time of 34.81...He helped the DMR team to a first place finish at the Doc Hale VT Meet with a time of 10:13.54...During outdoor season, he was a part of the 4x400 relay squad that won at the Bulldogs' home meet with a time of 3:23.78...He earned a second place finish as a member of the 4x100 relay team at the Charlotte 49er Classic.Â
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Mason competed in 11 meets as a junior...Had at least one podium finish at every indoor meet...Won the 300-meter dash (34.84) at the John Weaver Invitational where he also helped the 4x300m relay team take the top spot...Was a member of the 4x400m relay team that logged podium finishes throughout indoor portion of the schedule...An All-Big South Second Team honoree as a member of the 4x400m relay team (3:15.27)...Mason and his teammates on the 4x400m relay team took the top spot in the event at the Catamount Classic...Won the Big South Championship in 4x400m (3:11.52) relay at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Also was a member of the 4x100m relay team that earned All-Big South Third Team honors.Â
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - Mason had a another stellar season for the Bulldogs in 2021-22...A key cog in Asheville's relay teams, Mason helped the Bulldogs tally 10 podium finishes throughout the season including six first-place nods...Individually, Mason saw success as well with multiple podium finishes...Mason and his 4x400m relay teammates logged back-to-back-to-back first place finishes at the Keydet Invitational (3:21.04), Buccaneer Invitational (3:16.05), and Marshall Invitational (3:18.80)...That same squad garnered All-Big South Third Team honors at both the Big South Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Individually, Mason won the 400-meter run event at the Montreat Invitational in late March (48.51)...Helped Asheville sweep the 4x100m (40.49) and 4x400m (3:13.50) relay events at the Catamount Classic in mid-April.Â
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Mason made an immediate impact for the UNC Asheville track & field teams in 2020-21...In six meets, Mason placed first in a pair of individual events, while helping a variety of relay teams to five first-place finishes...Individually, Mason broke Asheville's Outdoor record in the 400-meter with a time of 47.81 at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Thanks to that outing, he garnered All-Big South honors...Additionally, his top times in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes rank among the top five all-time during the outdoor season...Mason also helped the Bulldog relay teams find success...In every relay race that Mason competed in, he and the trio of teammates he was paired with finished no worse than second at any meet in 2020-21...Mason capped his freshman season by helping break the outdoor school record in the 4x400m relay event at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 3:14.63 with teammates Akin Williams, Isaac Teasley, and Bryson Riddick.
- 2023 All-Big South First Team (Outdoor) - 4x400m Relay (3:11.52)
- 2023 All-Big South Third Team (Outdoor) - 4x100m Relay (40.87)
- 2023 All-Big South Second Team (Indoor) - 4x400m Relay (3:15.27)
- 2022 All-Big South Third Team (Outdoor) - 4x400m Relay (3:11.59)
- 2022 All-Big South Third Team (Indoor) - 4x400m Relay (3:17.95)
- 2021 All-Big South First Team (Outdoor) - 4x400m relay (3:14.63)
- 2021Â All-Big South Second Team (Outdoor) 400-meter dash (47.81)
- 2021 All-Big South Second Team (Outdoor) - 4x100m relay (41.41)
EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | DATE |
55m | 6.56 | 12/3/2022 |
60m | 7.00 | 1/27/2023 |
100m | 10.77 | 4/17/2021 |
200m | 21.49 | 5/12/2021 |
300m | 34.81 | 1/13/2024 |
400m | 47.81 | 5/12/2021 |
Long Jump | 6.06m | 3/26/2021 |
High Jump | 1.70m | 4/16/2022 |
2023-24 Season (Senior) - In his final season as a Bulldog, Mason competed in all five indoor meets and two outdoor meets...He opened the indoor season with a PR in the 300m at the Gamecock Opener with a time of 34.81...He helped the DMR team to a first place finish at the Doc Hale VT Meet with a time of 10:13.54...During outdoor season, he was a part of the 4x400 relay squad that won at the Bulldogs' home meet with a time of 3:23.78...He earned a second place finish as a member of the 4x100 relay team at the Charlotte 49er Classic.Â
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Mason competed in 11 meets as a junior...Had at least one podium finish at every indoor meet...Won the 300-meter dash (34.84) at the John Weaver Invitational where he also helped the 4x300m relay team take the top spot...Was a member of the 4x400m relay team that logged podium finishes throughout indoor portion of the schedule...An All-Big South Second Team honoree as a member of the 4x400m relay team (3:15.27)...Mason and his teammates on the 4x400m relay team took the top spot in the event at the Catamount Classic...Won the Big South Championship in 4x400m (3:11.52) relay at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Also was a member of the 4x100m relay team that earned All-Big South Third Team honors.Â
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - Mason had a another stellar season for the Bulldogs in 2021-22...A key cog in Asheville's relay teams, Mason helped the Bulldogs tally 10 podium finishes throughout the season including six first-place nods...Individually, Mason saw success as well with multiple podium finishes...Mason and his 4x400m relay teammates logged back-to-back-to-back first place finishes at the Keydet Invitational (3:21.04), Buccaneer Invitational (3:16.05), and Marshall Invitational (3:18.80)...That same squad garnered All-Big South Third Team honors at both the Big South Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Individually, Mason won the 400-meter run event at the Montreat Invitational in late March (48.51)...Helped Asheville sweep the 4x100m (40.49) and 4x400m (3:13.50) relay events at the Catamount Classic in mid-April.Â
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Mason made an immediate impact for the UNC Asheville track & field teams in 2020-21...In six meets, Mason placed first in a pair of individual events, while helping a variety of relay teams to five first-place finishes...Individually, Mason broke Asheville's Outdoor record in the 400-meter with a time of 47.81 at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Thanks to that outing, he garnered All-Big South honors...Additionally, his top times in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes rank among the top five all-time during the outdoor season...Mason also helped the Bulldog relay teams find success...In every relay race that Mason competed in, he and the trio of teammates he was paired with finished no worse than second at any meet in 2020-21...Mason capped his freshman season by helping break the outdoor school record in the 4x400m relay event at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 3:14.63 with teammates Akin Williams, Isaac Teasley, and Bryson Riddick.
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