June 9, 2000

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Hughlighting its 2000 season, the Maryland men's track team placed second at the Terrapin Invitational (April 8), fourth at the Maryland Invitational (April 1) and had six athletes qualify for the IC4A Championships at Princeton University.

Terps Take Second At Terrapin Invitational Senior John Carr (Washington, D.C.) won the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.48 and the 200 meter dash in a time of 21.48 and sophomore Phillip Barrett (Upper Marlboro, Md.) finished first in the 110 hurdles in a time of 14.55 to lead the Terps to a second-place finish at the Terrapin Invitational on April 8 at the Kehoe Track and Field Complex. Senior Jason Joubert (Rockville, Md.) won the 400 hurdles in a time of 53.41. Junior Cedrick Rogers won the long jump with a mark of 24-11. In addition, the 4x100 relay team placed first with a time of 42.80.

Terps Place Fourth At Maryland Invitational John Carr won the 100 in a time of 10.67 to lead the Terps to a fourth-place finish at the Maryland Invitational on April 1. Rhode Island won the competition with a score of 177.5, followed by Northeastern (137), Millersville (98), Maryland (83) and Delaware State (74.5). Also faring well for the men were junior Cedrick Rogers (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) who won the long jump with a mark of 24-3 and Phillip Barrett (Upper Marlboro, Md.) who placed second in the 110 hurdles in a time of 14.69. Senior Jason Joubert finished third in the 400 hurdles with a time of 53.21.

Terps Perform Well at George Mason Invite In one of its final qualifying meets of the season, Maryland had a number of individual athletes turn in outstanding performances at the George Mason Invitational on May 6. Jason Joubert (Rockville, Md.) placed second in the 400 hurdles in a time of 52.81, his second fastest time in the event. Junior Cedrick Rogers took second place in the long jump with a leap of 23-11 ¾. In addition, sophomores Andrew Long (Columbia, Md.) and James Gondak (Doylestown, Pa.), as well as freshman John Collins (Clarksburg, Md.) finished 1-2-3 in the hammer. They had marks of 149-10, 148-0, and 136-3, respectively. Long placed fourth in the shot put (46-2 ½) as well. Sophomore Dontae Bugg (Newport News, Va.) finished second in the 110 hurdles (14.55) and sophomore Phillip Barrett took third (14.69) in the same event. Dave Benaderet (Baltimore, Md.) placed fifth in the 400 in a time of 49.14.

Terps Place Ninth At ACCs Senior John Carr placed sixth in the 100 in a time of 10.96 to earn the Terps' top individual finish at the ACC Championships as the team finished in ninth place. The 4x400 relay team took fifth in a time of 3:15.00, while the 4x100 relay team finished sixth in a mark of 42.55. Clemson won the meet, followed by Florida State and North Carolina State.

Carr Posts Fourth Fastest Time In 100 Meters Senior John Carr ran a career-best 10.48 in the 100-meter dash at the Maryland Invitational on April 1. His time is tied for the fourth fastest 100-meter time in school history with Bob Calhoun who was also timed at 10.48 during the 1978 season. Former world record-holder Renaldo Nehemiah established the school record time of 10.18 during the 1978 season. Carr placed first in the event as he shaved nearly three-tenths of a second off of his pervious fastest time.

Joubert Tops Career Best, Moves Up On Career List Senior Jason Joubert ran a career-best 51.54 in the 400 meter hurdles at the ACC championships on April 22. Joubert's time ranks as the fifth fastest time in the event in school history. Joubert is the only runner in school history to have posted two of the top six times in the 400 meter hurdles in school history.

Rogers' Jump at Terrapin Invitational Is Among School Best Junior Cedrick Rogers' career-best long jump of 24-11 at the Terrapin Invitational ranks as the eighth best long jump in school history. During the season, Rogers completed three of his five jumps in the finals of an event beyond 24 feet.

2000 Meet Results
M23-27  Alabama Relays          NTS
A1	Maryland Invitational   4th
A8	Terrapin Invitational   2nd
A21-22	ACC Championships       9th
M6	George Mason Invit      NTS
M12-13	JMU Last Chance         NTS
M12-13	Seminole Twilight       NTS
M18-21	ECAC/IC4A               52nd

Career Bests Established During

The 2000 Spring Season
Phillip Barrett	110 Hurdles	14.55
Dontae Bugg	100 Meters	11.63
Dontae Bugg	400 meters	57.15
John Carr	100 Meters	10.48
John Carr	200 Meters	21.48
John Carr	High Jump	5-6
John Carr	400 Meters	51.40
James Gondak	Hammer	        158-3
Jason Joubert	400 Meters	48.62
Jason Joubert	400 Hurdles	51.54
Andrew Long	Hammer	        145-9
Cedrick Rogers	Long Jump	24-11
Cedrick Rogers	100 meters	11.04

2000 Outdoor ECAC Qualifiers
Phillip Barrett       110 Hurdles
Dontae Bugg           110 Hurdles
John Carr             100 meters
John Carr             200 Meters
Jason Joubert         400 Hurdles
Cedrick Rogers        Long Jump
Jamie Wu              Discus
4x100 relay
4x400 relay

Top Individual Performances
Name                Event       Meet      Pl.
Phillip Barrett     110 Hurdles VCU       1
Phillip Barrett     110 Hurdles Terrapin  2
Dave Benaderet      400 Meter   Terrapin  2
Dontae Bugg         110 Hurdles Mason     2
John Carr           200 Meter   VCU       1
John Carr           100 Meter   Maryland  1
John Carr           100 Meter   Terrapin  1
James Gondak        Hammer      Terrapin  2
James Gondak        Hammer      Mason     2
Jason Joubert       400 Hurdles VCU       1
Jason Joubert       400 Hurdles Terrapin  1
Jason Joubert       400 Hurdles Georgia   2
Andrew Long         Shot Put    VCU       1
Andrew Long         Hammer      Mason     1
Cedrick Rogers      Long Jump   Maryland  1
Cedrick Rogers      Long Jump   Terrapin  1
Cedrick Rogers      Long Jump   Georgia   2
4x100 Relay                     Terrapin  1
4x400 Relay                     VCU       1
VCU=VCU Ram Invitational, March 18,
Maryland=Maryland Invitational, April 1,
Terrapin=Terrapin Invitational, April 8,
ACC=ACC Championships, April 21-22,
Georgia=University of Georgia Invitational, May 6,
Mason=George Mason Invitational,May 6