May 29, 2002

Results

BATON ROUGE, La. - Charlotte 49ers long jumper Will Montgomery became the program's first three-time All-American on Wednesday, finishing seventh at the NCAA Track and Field Championships at LSU.

The 49ers' Matt Rausch and Derrick Johnson also competed this evening, placing 19th in the hammer throw and 14th in the 200-meter preliminaries, respectively.

Montgomery, a senior from Fletcher, N.C., placed seventh in the long jump with a 25'4.75" mark. It is the third time he has earned All-America notice, doing so at last year's outdoor championships and this year's indoor championships. He earned this year's trip with a 25'9.25" qualifying mark to win at the Conference USA Championships. Walter Davis won the event for the championships' host. He covered a distance of 26'6.25"

Rausch, a senior from Baldwinsville, N.Y., was 19th in the hammer with a throw of 195'6". He qualified for his first NCAA Championships with a throw of 212'2" at the Auburn Invitational. He is the first thrower to compete for Charlotte at NCAAs. Andras Haklits won the event for Georgia with a 253'8" toss.

Johnson, a freshman from Charleston, W.Va., posted the 14th-best time in the prelims of the 200-meter dash. His time of 21.01 is the school's second-fastest this season. He qualified for NCAAs with a school-record time of 20.65 at the C-USA Championships and is the Niners' first sprinter to compete at the championships.

Johnson is also slated to compete in the 100-meter dash. He will compete in the prelims Thursday night at 7:00 CST.