COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: PV - 5:06m, 16' 7.25"
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS
1x CSC Academic All-District ('26)
1x Academic All-Big Ten (Spring '26)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in six meets, consistently clearing 4.70 meters or better in the pole vault.
Bison Opener (Dec. 5-6): Opened the season with a third-place finish, clearing 4.70m (15-5)...Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 17): Finished second with a clearance of 4.75m (15-7)...Penn Elite (Jan. 24): Cleared 4.74m (15-6.5)...Penn State National Open (Jan. 30-31): Tied for fifth with a clearance of 4.75m (15-7)...PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge (Feb. 7): Cleared 4.75m (15-7) to finish fifth...Penn State Tune-Up (Feb. 20): Took second with a season-best indoor clearance of 4.90m (16-0.75)...
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in six meets, clearing 4.70 meters or higher...
Bison Opener (Dec. 5-6): Opened the season with a third-place finish, clearing 4.70m (15-5)...Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 17): Finished second with a clearance of 4.75m (15-7)...Penn Elite (Jan. 24): Cleared 4.74m (15-6.5)...Penn State National Open (Jan. 30-31): Tied for fifth with a clearance of 4.75m (15-7)...PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge (Feb. 7): Cleared 4.75m (15-7) to finish fifth...Penn State Tune-Up (Feb. 20): Took second with a season-best indoor clearance of 4.90m (16-0.75)...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in seven meets, highlighted by a season-best clearance of 5.00m at the Penn Relays.
Penn Challenge (Mar. 22): Opened the outdoor season with a third-place finish, clearing 4.88m (16-0)...LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 28-29): Competed in the pole vault...Duke Invitational (Apr. 10-12): Competed in the pole vault...Virginia Challenge (Apr. 18-19): Cleared 4.70m (15-5) to finish ninth...Penn Relays (Apr. 24-26): Matched his outdoor personal best with a clearance of 5.00m (16-4.75)...Larry Ellis Invitational (May 2-3): Cleared 4.98m (16-4) to finish eighth...Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 16-18): Competed in the pole vault.
Indoor 2025
Season: Competed in seven meets, recording an indoor personal-best clearance of 5.06mm
Bison Opener (Dec. 6-7): Won the pole vault with a clearance of 5.00m (16-4.75)...Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 18): Finished second after clearing 4.85m (15-11)...Penn 10 Elite (Jan. 25): Cleared 4.72m (15-5.75)...Penn State National Open (Jan. 31-Feb. 1): Recorded an indoor personal-best 5.06m (16-7.25) to finish second...Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 14-15): Cleared 4.73m (15-6.25) to place seventh...Penn State Tune-Up (Feb. 21): Competed in the pole vault...Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 1): Competed in the pole vault...
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: PV – 16-8.75
Hails from Palmyra, Pa. where he attended Palmyra High School…Mason was a three-time PIAA state medalist in the pole vault and won the 2024 New Balance Nationals pole vault title…Graduated with high honors from Palmyra and was a National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Son of Faith and Dylan Bucks…Has two brothers, Scout and Emerson…Both of his parents, along with his older brother Scout, attended Penn State…Majoring in architecture…Enjoys playing the guitar, painting, and hiking in his free time…Chose Penn State because it had “the best community and overall team chemistry I had felt on any of my official visits. The academic side of Penn State is very reputable as well, and all around, Penn State is a great school.”