University of Houston Athletics
Montgomery Named American Athlete of the Week
2/5/2019 1:00:00 PM | Track and Field
Senior sprinter claims honor for the second straight week
HOUSTON – Houston senior sprinter Kahmari Montgomery earned The American Athletic Conference's Men's Track Athlete of the Week for the second straight week, the league announced Tuesday.
A 400-meter dash specialist, Montgomery stepped down in the 200-meter dash to work on his speed Saturday at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, and he did just that.
Montgomery raced one lap around the track in a time of 20.63, the second-fastest time in Houston history to win the event. The time is the fastest in The American this season and is No. 4 nationally.
The Plainfield, Ill., native's win helped the Houston men, who rose to No. 4 in the latest USTFCCCA rankings, defeat two other top-10 teams in No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 8 Texas.
Montgomery's honor is Houston's eighth in the first five weeks of the season.
UP NEXT
Houston splits this weekend with a number of student-athletes heading to Clemson, S.C., for the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational on Friday and Saturday while others will remain in Houston for the Howie Ryan Invitational on Friday.
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A 400-meter dash specialist, Montgomery stepped down in the 200-meter dash to work on his speed Saturday at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, and he did just that.
Montgomery raced one lap around the track in a time of 20.63, the second-fastest time in Houston history to win the event. The time is the fastest in The American this season and is No. 4 nationally.
The Plainfield, Ill., native's win helped the Houston men, who rose to No. 4 in the latest USTFCCCA rankings, defeat two other top-10 teams in No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 8 Texas.
Montgomery's honor is Houston's eighth in the first five weeks of the season.
UP NEXT
Houston splits this weekend with a number of student-athletes heading to Clemson, S.C., for the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational on Friday and Saturday while others will remain in Houston for the Howie Ryan Invitational on Friday.
FOLLOW THE COUGARS
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the Track & Field team has established its own official Facebook (facebook.com/UHCougarTF) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarTF).
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