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January 31, 2001 | Men's Track
Camron Howard
Junior, Long Jump
6-0 166
Tullahoma, Tenn.
2000-Outdoor-
Redshirted...Holds down the top spot in the Vol long jump corps...Career-best
leap of 26-1 3/4 stands tied for third on the all-time Vol long jump list...Jumped
to a 25-6 3/4w provisional mark to win the long jump at the SEC Quad (April
1) before his knee injury...Ran a 11.00 100M dash at the Florida Relays.
Indoor- Managed a NCAA provisional mark every time but one he competed
this season...Leaped to the NCAA Indoors courtesy of his season-best long
jump of 25-5 1/4 at the SEC Indoors in Fayetteville, Ark., (Feb. 26) to earn
sixth...Took home first-place honors after his jump of 25-2 1/2 at the Kroger
Invitational in Blacksburg, Va. ...Placed second after a 25-3 1/4 mark at
the Wisconsin Elite Invitational...Finished second with a 24-11 3/4 effort
at the SEC Quad in Lexington, Ky. ...Placed 11th with a 24-8 1/2 measure in
the long jump at the NCAA Indoors.
1999- After overcoming surgery in February 1998, served as Tennessee's premier long jumper in 1999...Finished third in the long jump at the U.S. West Invitational in Colorado by leaping 24-05...Took eighth at the SEC Indoor Championships with a mark of 23-09...His fifth-place, season-best mark of 25-07 1/4 at the Sea Ray Relays enabled him to qualify for outdoor nationals...Placed eighth at the Penn Relays with a 22-02 1/4 effort...Jumped 24-11 1/4 at the SEC Outdoor Championships to stand seventh...Leaped 25-01 1/4 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships but missed the cut into the finals.
BEFORE TENNESSEE- Competed at Tennessee State University in both track and football...Posted his career-best jump of 26-1 3/4 with Tennessee State in a meet in Lexington, Ky. (Jan. 31, 1998).
HIGH SCHOOL- State champion in the long jump...Holds Tennessee state record for high school long jump and triple jump...State champion in 100M and 200M runner-up...Tullahoma High won regional in 1996...Three-time state long jump champion...1997 junior national champion in long jump.
