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Jamele Mason (born October 19, 1989) is a Puerto Rican hurdler. In 2012 he was the NCAA runner up in the 400 meter hurdles and ranked within the top 20 in the world. At the
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, he competed in the Men's 400 meters hurdles. He attended
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, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Corporate & Organizational Communications. Mason is the school record holder in the 400 meter hurdles being the only person in school history to run faster than 49 seconds. Mason's personal best is 48.89 which he ran at the 2012 NCAA championships. He was a member of the club
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* Puerto Rican male hurdlers 1989 births Living people Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub