Mark Masaka
Mark Masaka
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Terre Haute, IN
  • High School:
    Northridge Prep

Bio

High School: Strong competitor for Northridge Prep in Niles, Illinois, part of the Chicagoland Area...qualified for the IHSA Class 1A State Cross Country Championship as a senior in 2021, placing 50th in the 3 mile race (16:04.73) and helping Northridge Prep to a 14th-place finish in the state as a team as its top runner...reached the IHSAA Semi-State round in cross country as a freshman at Terre Haute North Vigo in Indiana in 2018...lifetime best 5K time of 16:58.9 on the cross country course...has the top two-mile cross country time at Northridge Prep in the last decade (10:03.8)...strong mid-distance runner for Northridge Prep on the track, helping the Knights win IHSA Class 1A state titles in the 4x400 relay (3:25.50) and 4x800 relay (8:00.77) in 2021 as a junior, while also placing third in the 800m run (1:58.26)...took sixth in the state for Northridge Prep in the 800m run at the 2022 IHSA Class 2A State Track and Field Championships, running a lifetime-best time of 1:56.26...additional lifetime PRs of 53.08 in the 400m run and 4:39.54 in the 1,600m run.