Academy of Art University Athletics

2023: 2023 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team (TJ) ... 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (TJ) ... 2023 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (TJ) ... 2023 All-PacWest Second Team (TJ) ... posted indoor season-bests of 51-1 (15.57m) in the triple jump at the Spokane Indoor Challenge and 23-1.25 (7.04m) in the long jump at DII Indoor Track & Field Pre-Nationals ... delivered outdoor season-bests of 51-10 (15.80m) in the triple jump and 23-2.75 (7.08m) in the long jump at the Stanford Invite.

2022: 2022 Outdoor National Champion (TJ) & USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team (TJ) ... 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team (TJ) ... 2022 USTFCCCA West Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year ... 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (TJ) ... 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (TJ) ... 2022 All-PacWest Second Team (TJ) ... 2022 PacWest Field Athlete of the Week (Apr. 5) ... broke the ART U record in the outdoor triple jump with a 53-1.5 (16.19m) (w: 3.3) at NCAA Outdoor Nationals ... posted indoor season-bests of 51-4.5 (15.66m) in the triple jump at NCAA Indoor Nationals and 22-10 (6.96m) in the long jump at the Division 2 Rumble In The Jungle ... delivered an outdoor season-best of 23-3.5 (7.10m) in the long jump at the Stanford Invite.

Previous Experience: Tshani is a transfer from NCAA Division I Cal State Northridge ... posted the best long jump of his career in his first competition in over a year when he soared to a 23-0.5 (7.02m) mark at the Cal Poly Spring Break Challenge ... earned the Big West title with a career-best 51-5.5 (15.68m) triple jump ... team captain in 2021 ... took third in the long jump at the Big West Championships with a distance of 24-3 (7.39m) ... turned in six finishes of third or higher in the long and triple jump with a third-place result coming in the long jump at the Big West Championships as a freshman ... had his best indoor long jump of 21-10 (6.65m) come at the Lumberjack Team Challenge then his top triple jump of 49-5.5 (15.07m) take place at the Husky Classic both in 2020.

Personal: Mathieu Tshani was born in Lille, France ... parents are Pascaline Kabwakantanda and André Kabwakantanda Kongolo ... has two sisters, Nancy Bompaka and Joëlle Dilu Kabwakantanda ... hopes to become an urban planner ... favorite movie is any Marvel movie ... favorite food is Congolese homemade ... favorite music is R&B ... favorite sport moment was hitting his personal record marks in both his events at the Big West Championships ... life hero is his father ... favorite professional team is Paris Saint-Germain F.C. ... enjoys singing and music ...  Landscape Architecture major.