Talking Track with Symone Mason

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Talking Track is series that features current members of the Miami track and field program. 

In the first edition of Talking Track, we get to know sophomore Symone Mason and some of her favorite things about her track life. 

Name: Symone Mason 

Year: Sophomore 

Hometown: Miami, Fla. 

Q&A: 
Q: Which do you prefer, indoor or outdoor season? 
A: Outdoor. Being from Florida, we didn’t grow up running indoors so I don’t think it’s something I’ll get too used to. 

Q: What’s your favorite event to run?
A: The 200m 

Q: What was your favorite memory as a Cane? 
A: Watching our team come together to win last year’s ACC Outdoor Championships and win this year’s indoor Championships. 

Q: What is your favorite track to run on?
A: Of course our home track and also Virginia Techs’s. 

Q: What does it mean to compete in your first Indoor National Championship? 
A: It means a lot because it’s every athlete’s goal to make it to Nationals. I also feel like the atmosphere will be different than outdoors since everyone is closer together and under the same roof. 

Q: How does it feel to have already won two ACC titles as a sophomore? 
A: It’s an exciting feeling and just makes me want to work harder for another one. Hopefully we can continue to build off of them. 

Q: What’s your favorite part about competing on a National level? 
A: You’ve worked all year to get your name on the top spots on the rankings list and now, here you are lining up with the best. 

Q: What are your goals for outdoor season?
A: To execute all my races. If I do that, fast times are sure to follow. 

Q: Who do you look up to in track? 
A: Allyson Felix