Carlos Kouassi
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- Hometown:
- Basel, Switzerland
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- LAS Old Boys Basel
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- Previous College:
- Cincinnati
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- Events:
- Jumps
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- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
AWARDS & HONORS
2026 SAC Indoor Athlete to Watch
2025 SAC Outdoor Champion - Triple Jump
2023 AAC Outdoor Champion- Triple Jump
2023 NCAA East First Round Qualifier- Triple Jump
2022 AAC Indoor Second Team All-Conference- Triple Jump
2025: Indoor - Made his C-N debut at the VMI Invitational, where he placed second in triple jump with 15.00m, and placed 16th in long jump with a distance of 6.55m, both being PRs on the season. He would win the triple jump at the Liberty Open with a 14.66m jump. At the SAC Indoor Championships, he finished fifth, jumping 14.13m in the finals.
Outdoor - Built upon his strong indoor season, placing in the top five of every triple jump event he competed in. Finished fifth at the Tennessee Invite and fourth at the App State Open. In the SAC Outdoor Championships, he took home gold after a season's best 14.98m jump, which was also the 17th best mark in Division II last season. He closed the year with a second-place finish at the LR Last Chance Meet with a 14.58m triple jump.
2023-24 SEASONS (at Cincinnati)
2024 ITF: DNP
2024 OTF: DNP
2022-23 SEASONS (at Cincinnati)
2023 ITF: Competed in three meets during the season… At the AAC Championships, he competed in the triple jump… He took home first place in the triple jump at the Hoosier Open with a season-best mark of 15.08m.
2023 OTF: Competed in four meets during the season… Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the triple jump… At the AAC Championships, he won the conference triple title with a season-best mark of 15.37m.
2021-22 SEASONS (at Cincinnati)
2022 OTF: Competed in two meets during the season… He placed fifth overall in the triple jump at the American Outdoor Championships with a mark of 15.38m… At the Houston Spring Break Invitational, he recorded a collegiate record with a leap of 6.86m in the long jump.
2022 ITF: Competed in two meets during the season… At the American Indoor Championships, he placed second overall in the triple jump with a mark of 15.46m earning All-conferece honors.
2020-21 SEASONS (at Cincinnati)
2021 OTF: Did not compete during the season.
2021 ITF: Competed in four meets during the season… At the American Indoor Championships, he placed second overall with a mark of 15.46 in the triple jump… At the H-Town SpeedyCity Series II he set collegiate best in the triple jump with a mark of 15.54m… He won the triple jump at the South Carolina Invitational with a leap of 15.51m.
Personal:
From Basel, Switzerland competing for LAS Old Boys Basel Club… Seven-time Swiss national champion in the triple jump, including four outdoor and three indoor crowns... four of those titles came at the Swiss Senior Championships with the remaining three earned at the junior championships... most recently won the indoor national title (Feb. 16, 2020) at St. Gallen with an indoor and overall personal-best leap of 15.76m... that mark also stands as the Swiss national junior record... jumped his outdoor PR of 15.75m at the 2019 senior championships in Basel... indoors, started his winning ways with the 2018 senior title with a mark of 15.50m, which also ranked him #14 on the world junior lists that year... added the indoor title in 2019 (15.46m) as well... outdoors, won the 2017 junior triple jump title (15.24m) and added a silver medal in the long jump (7.04m)... added another title at the 2018 junior outdoor (14.96m) as well... has represented Switzerland in five European events since 2015... placed eighth at the 2015 Euro Youth Championships in the long jump (6.72m)... finished fourth in the triple jump and 15th in the long jump at the 2016 Euro Youth meet... twice jumped in the Euro Junior Championships, placing 15th in 2017 and 24th in 2019... competed in the 2019 Euro Team Championships as well, placing 12th in the triple jump.
News mentions
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Ahead of the Division II Outdoor National Championships, Carson-Newman had a school record, with countless personal and season-best marks at the Lee University Last Chance. It marked the final event before nationals begin on May 21st in Emporia, Kansas.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The postseason begins for Carson-Newman Outdoor Track and Field as it heads to Emory, Virginia, for the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships on Wednesday and Thursday.
Another week of Carson-Newman track and field testing itself against premier athletes from around the country. The Eagles sent their top athletes to the Georgia Tech Invitational, and once again, more school records fell.
After a week off for a majority of the team, Carson-Newman outdoor track and field did not have to travel too far to get back in action. The Eagles kicked off day one at the Tennessee Invite in Knoxville and the Scots Invitational, hosted by Maryville Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Following a quaint and restful Easter weekend where six athletes competed at two events, Carson-Newman returns to full force with a pair of events in the Volunteer State. Athletes will either head to the UT Invite in Knoxville or the Scots Invitational, hosted by Maryville College.
In an action-packed weekend, Carson-Newman outdoor track and field splintered to three different events in a pair of states. It was a strong weekend, with plenty of personal records and bests being set for the Eagles.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Four members of the Carson-Newman men's track & field team have been named SAC Athletes to watch in the upcoming outdoor season. Bronze medalist in the 60m during the indoor season, Rylan Jordan, is joined by fellow All-American Amine Kasmi. Along with Carlos Kouassi and Verrol Sam.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The USTFCCCA has announced that 17 Eagles have been named to the Southeast All-Region Team for performances during the 2025-26 Indoor Track and Field season.
In a season that has featured countless school, building and meet records, and more recently gold medals, Carson-Newman added another milestone as the men’s indoor track & field team finished as South Atlantic Conference runners-up on Sunday
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After a strong regular season that saw multiple school records, countless personal records and young athletes emerging. Kieran Showler-Davis’s squad heads to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.
One day after breaking the school record in the 200m, Lovelyne Larrame does it again, this time in the 400m at the Music City Challenge.
LEXINGTON, Va. – It has been a tough indoor season to settle into, with long breaks and schedule adjustments, but Carson-Newman has weathered the storm. At the VMI Winter Relays, normalcy returned, and the Eagles set personal records and season bests throughout the weekend.
Four athletes take the top step in their events, and an additional 12 get podium finishes