Events: Long Jump (IN: 24-1 3/4; OUT: 24-3), Triple Jump (48-5w)
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 COSIDA All-Academic Third Team All-American
2018 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Competed seven times during the outdoor campaign solely in the long jump … launched a career-best leap of 7.39 meters (24-3.00) at the Miami Hurricane Invitational to place third … garnered silver in the long jump at the Bobcat Invitational with a leap of 7.38 meters (24-2.50) … finished fourth at the Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational in the long jump with mark of 7.16 meters(23-6.00) … leaped out to an all conditions career-best mark of 7.41 meters (24-3.75) at the LSU Alumni Gold meet to place sixth.
2018 INDOOR
Redshirted.
2017
Competed in the long jump in 11 meets during his true freshman season with the Tigers … Earned his first collegiate victory at the LSU Twilight meet during the indoor season with a winning jump of 23 feet, 10 3/4 inches … Jumped an indoor personal best of 24-1 3/4 in an eighth-place finish at the Razorback Invitational in January … Finished fourth indoors at the Auburn Indoor Invitational with a mark of 23-2 3/4 … Placed sixth at both the Purple Tiger Invitational (23-0 3/4) and bayou Bengal Invitational (23-1 1/4) … Added finishes of seventh place at the Commodore Invitational (23-4 3/4) and 13th place at the Tyson Invitational (23-6 3/4) during the indoor season … Suffered a hamstirng injury on the team’s practice day in Nashville, Tennessee, ahead of the SEC Indoor Championships and was forced to scratch from his conference debut … Limited in his performance during the outdoor season … Opened the outdoor season with a wind-legal seasonal best of 22-10 3/4 (+0.7) for seveth place at the Battle on the Bayou … Jumped a wind-aided 22-7 1/4 (+2.5) for 13th place at the SEC Relays … Also competed in the long jump at the Beach Invitational (18-5) and LSU Alumni Gold (21-9) during the outdoor season … Honored for his academic performance with a selection to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll following the season.
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the top jumpers in the state of Louisiana in the Class of 2016 … Swept Class 5A state titles in the long and triple jumps at the 2016 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Stadium … Earned a sweep of state championships with wind-aided jumps of 24-6 3/4 (+2.4) and 48-5 (+2.9) in his series … Won District 5-5A titles in both jumps as a senior in 2016 … Also crowned the Region 2-5A Champion in the long jump with a wind-legal mark of 23-11 … Jumped his wind-legal personal best of 24-8 3/4 at the Josten’s Invitational during his senior season to set the school record at Catholic High School … Finished seventh overall in the long jump final at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals with a series-best jump of 23-2 1/2 (+2.1) … Also competed in the triple jump at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in his final season of high school track and field … Crowned a Louisiana Class 5A State Champion in the long jump for the first time as a junior in 2015 with a winning jump of 23-9 3/4 at the LHSAA Class 5A Outdoor State Championships … Helped Catholic High School win seven state championships as a team during his prep career, including three indoor and four outdoor … Coached at Catholic High School by Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee Pete Boudreaux.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jason Blaine Attuso, Jr. … Born on June 13, 1998 … Parents are Jason, Sr., and Jennifer Attuso … Father ran track at Southeastern Louisiana University … An honor roll student during his prep career at Catholic High School … Majoring in kinesiology.