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Earned All-America honors in the outdoor long jump last year, placing sixth at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 25'4.75".
Indoor -- 2001: Earned a trip to the NCAA Championships, competing in the long jump ... Set a Charlotte and posted an NCAA automatic qualifying mark in the long jump with a 25'10.25" effort at the Tiger Classic ... That performance was also a Littlejohn Coliseum record ... Won the long jump at the C-USA Championships with a 24'7.25" leap ... Named C-USA Athlete of the Week twice during the season -- Jan. 23 and Feb. 6 ... 2000: Posted an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the high jump at the Clemson Opener, clearing a height of 7'1" ... His effort was enough to win the event and set a school record ... Finished third at the Conference USA Championships with a 6'11.75" jump ... Also posted a provisional mark in the long jump, covering a distance of 24'10.5" to win at the Florida Fast Times ... Finished fourth in the long jump and sixth in the triple jump at the league championships ... 1999: Set what was then a school record in the high jump, clearing 6'9.75" at the C-USA Championships to finish third ... Also set the school mark in the indoor long jump with a jump of 24'3" at the ETSU Invitational.
Outdoor -- 2001: Earned All-America honors in the long jump, placing sixth at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 25'4.75" ... Qualified for nationals with a mark of 25'9.25", a school record ... Finished first in the long jump at six meets, including the C-USA Championships ... Won the high jump twice posting his best jump of 6'09.75" at the Charlotte Invitational ... 2000: An NCAA automatic qualifier in the long jump ... Covered a distance of 26'1" to finish second at the C-USA Championships ... Also qualified for NCAAs in the high jump ... Named C-USA Athlete of the Week May 4 after finishing second in the long jump at the Penn Relays with a 25'2.5" effort ... Posted an NCAA qualifying mark in the high jump at the Irwin Belk Invite, setting a school record with a 7'2.5" effort ... 1999: The Conference USA Freshman of the Year ... Established a 49ers record in the high jump with a leap of 6'9.5" at the Charlotte 49ers Collegiate Invite ... Had a season-best jump of 24'7" in the long jump at the C-USA Championships ... Also jumped 24'8.5" at the USATF Junior Nationals to finish fifth and earn All-America status ... Posted a 49'6" leap in the triple jump at the Wake Forest Invitational.
Prep: Won back-to-back state championships in the high jump and long jump at T.C. Roberson ... Added the triple jump crown as a senior ... Led the Rams to the state title as a junior ... Had personal-bests of 48'5" in the triple jump, 24'11" in the long jump and 6'10" in the high jump.
Personal: Is the son of William and LaJuan Montgomery ... Majoring in communication ... Born June 23, 1980.
