Washington State University Athletics

WSU CAREER. JUNIOR (2016-17): Indoor - Broke the 8-second barrier in the 60m hurdles with a PR time of 7.95i at New Mexico Team Invite (1/28/17, Albuquerque)…at MSPF Championships ran 8.01i for fifth in 60m hurdles prelims an 8.15i for eighth in final…Outdoor - Clocked in a PR 110m hurdles time of 14.27 at the Cougar Invite (4/29/17, Pullman)…placed 12th in the high hurdles at the Pac-12 Championships (14.61)…did not finish in the prelims at the NCAA West Region 110m hurdles.
 
SOPHOMORE (2015-16): Indoor - Top 60m hurdles time of season was 8.19i run at MPSF Championships for 12th place…Outdoor - Ran PR time of 14.44 in the 110m hurdles for ninth place at the Pac-12 Championships (5/15/16, Seattle).
 
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2014-15): Indoor - Ran PR in 60m hurdles of 8.09i at the Don Kirby Invite for fifth place in final (2/14/15, Albuquerque)…at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships took 10th in 60m hurdles (8.17i)…Outdoor - Ran PR time in 110m hurdles of 14.50 at the Pac-12 Championships prelims, finishing 11th (5/16/15, Los Angeles).
 
FRESHMAN (2013-14): Indoor - Redshirt season…competed unattached at the WSU Open II and ran the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.37i (2/22/14, Pullman)…Outdoor - Redshirt season…as an unattached competitor at the Cougar Invitational, ran the 110m hurdles in a time of 15.22w…during the summer, was slated to compete in the high hurdles for his native country of Sierra Leone at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene but did not start.
 
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned 10 letters at Kent-Meridian High School…two letters as a wide receiver for football coach Brett Allen…three letters as forward for basketball coach Brian Lockhart…one letter in cross country and four letters in track and field for coaches Ernie Ammons and Shane Barto…in basketball career won team honors of most inspirational, most improved and two-time named best defender…named to South Puget Sound League 4A North honorable mention hoops team twice…on the track, team won State 4A title in 2011…was runner-up in 110m hurdles and eighth in 300m hurdles at state meet…named team’s outstanding sophomore…junior year ran PRs of 14.50 and 38.78 in hurdles at West Central District meet…at state 4A Championships took fourth in 110m hurdles and 11th in 300m hurdles…at 2012 USATF Junior Olympics in Maryland had second-best 110m hurdles prelims time of 14.55 and ran same time in final for fourth place and All-America honors…senior year ran PR time in 110m hurdles of 14.45 and PR time in 300m hurdles of 38.73…at state 4A meet finished fifth in 110m hurdles and seventh in 300m hurdles.
 
PERSONAL. Born in March 1996, in Freetown, Sierra Leone…mother Isata Mansaray works in the healthcare…younger brother Ali…enjoys basketball, movies and cooking…current president of WSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)…majoring in general studies at WSU.

 
KAMARA’S WSU BESTS
60m Hurdles - 7.95i (2017)
110m Hurdles - 14.27 (2017)
 
PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES
2017       110m Hurdles             12th            14.61
2016       110m Hurdles             9th              14.44
 
NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCES
2017       110m Hurdles                      DNF