Kahmari Montgomery
{{short description|American sprinter}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Kahmari Montgomery
| image = USATF day 3 2018 (41165468650).jpg
| caption = Kahmari Montgomery at the 2018 USA Championships
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|08|16}}
| birth_place = Plainfield, Illinois, US
| residence = Houston, Texas, US
| height = 5 ft 10 in
| weight = 142 lb
| sport = Track and field
| event = {{ubl|400 m|200 m|4×400 m relay|4×200 m relay}}
| collegeteam = Houston Cougars (2018–2019){{cite web |url=http://thedailycougar.com/2018/01/31/missouri-transfer-sprinter/ |title=Missouri transfer adds top-ranked speed to key track event |last=Scamardo |first=Peter |website=thedailycougar.com |publisher=The Cougar |date=January 31, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2019}}
Missouri Tigers (2016–2017){{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/montgomery-just-what-mizzou-track-needed/article_f684c04e-8e57-5050-ad0b-8f69a6d7f853.html |title=Montgomery Just What Mizzou Track Needed |last=Matter |first=Dave |website=stltoday.com |publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=June 8, 2016 |access-date=February 23, 2019}}
| team = Nike{{cite web |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6517435-a-running-list-of-college-athletes-going-pro-in-2019 |title=June 27: Kahmari Montgomery Signs With Nike |author=Zahn, Jennifer |website=flotrack.org |publisher=FloTrack |date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=June 28, 2019}}
| turnedpro = 2019
| coach = Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis{{cite web |url=https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/06/13/plainfield-central-grad-kahmari-montgomery-an-all-american-again/awoq0l8/ |title=Plainfield Central grad Kahmari Montgomery an All-American again |last=Herron |first=Curt |website=theherald-news.com |publisher=The Herald-News |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2019}}
| pb = {{Unbulleted list
|4×400 m relay split: 43.38 (2018){{cite web |url=https://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/penn_relays/penn-relays-villanova-men-women-championships-relays-carnival-20180428.html |title=Villanova concludes a banner Penn Relays with five championships |last=Juliano |first=Joe |website=philly.com |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=April 28, 2018 |access-date=March 8, 2019}}
|200 m: 20.35 (2019)}}
|medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's track and field}}
{{Medal|Country|the {{flagicon|USA}} United States}}
{{Medal|Competition|Athletics World Cup{{refn|group=note|name=WorldCup}}}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 London|4×400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|NACAC Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Toronto|4×400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|Universiade}}
{{Medal|Silver|2017 Taipei|4×400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 Bydgoszcz|4×400 m relay}}
}}
Kahmari Montgomery (born August 16, 1997) is an American track and field sprinter specializing in the 400 m for Nike. He was the men's 400 m champion at the USA Championships in 2018, and at the NCAA Division I Championships in 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/cougars/article/UH-s-Kahmari-Montgomery-claims-400-meter-national-13020569.php |title=UH's Kahmari Montgomery claims 400-meter national title at USATF Outdoor Championships |last=Duarte |first=Joseph |website=chron.com |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=June 23, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2019}} He represented the United States in the {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay at the World U20 Championships in 2016 and at the inaugural Athletics World Cup in 2018, earning gold medals in both competitions.{{cite web |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5053531-iaaf-world-u20-championships-day-6-recap |title=IAAF World U20 Championships Day 6 Recap |last=Bellino |first=Meg |website=flotrack.org |publisher=FloTrack |date=July 24, 2016 |access-date=February 24, 2019}}
In early 2018 he ran a 43.38 s 4 × 400 m relay split, one of the fastest of all time, setting a school record and bringing the Houston Cougars to their first victory in the event at the Penn Relays.{{cite web |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6192124-houstons-kahmari-montgomery-just-split-4338-at-the-penn-relays |title=Houston's Kahmari Montgomery Just Split 43.38 At The Penn Relays |last=Gretschel |first=Johanna |website=flotrack.org |publisher=FloTrack |date=April 28, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018}} In February 2019 he ran a 44.45 s indoor split, the third-fastest indoor split of all time, to help the Houston Cougars to what is recognized as the world record for the indoor {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay with a time of 3:01.51.
Prep
Kahmari Montgomery competed for Plainfield Central High School. He ran the fifth-fastest 400 m in the United States for high school seniors in 2015. He was also No. 12 for the indoor 60 m, No. 14 for the 100 m, and No. 17 for the 200 m. Montgomery won five Illinois High School Association state track championship titles: the 100 m state title in 2015, the 200 m in 2014 and 2015, and the 400 m in 2014 and 2015.{{cite web |url=https://il.milesplit.com/athletes/pro/3282929/stats |title=Kahmari Montgomery Plainfield Central High School |website=milesplit.com |publisher=MileSplit |access-date=January 9, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.milesplit.com/articles/155532-national-weekend-rundown-for-may-30#ILBoysState |title=National Weekend Rundown for May 30 |last=Gretschel |first=Johanna |website=milesplit.com |publisher=MileSplit |date=May 13, 2015 |access-date=March 8, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0528-prep-boys-track-state-preview-20150523-story.html |title=Plainfield Central's Kahmari Montgomery shooting for sprint history |last=Narang |first=Bob |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=May 27, 2015 |access-date=March 8, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0531-prep-boys-track-state-main-20150530-story.html |title=Plainfield Central's Kahmari Montgomery takes sprint triple crown |last1=Clark |first1=Mike |last2=Narang |first2=Bob |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=May 30, 2015 |access-date=March 8, 2019}}
College
As a freshman competing for the Missouri Tigers in 2016, Kahmari Montgomery won the indoor 400 m in 45.78 s and outdoor 400 m in 45.13 s to become a two time Southeastern Conference (SEC) champion. He made the semi-finals at both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Division I Championships, placing 11th and 9th respectively in the 400 m, and earned a silver medal at the USA Junior Championships. He competed at the USA Olympic Trials in the 400 m, though he did not advance from the preliminaries. He finished his season by earning a gold medal for the United States at the World U20 Championships in the 4 × 400 m relay.
In his sophomore season he had less success. He failed to reach the finals in either of the SEC Championships, failed to qualify for either of the NCAA Division I Championships, and did not approach his personal best times he had set in the prior year. However he represented the United States at the Universiade where he was introduced to Leroy Burrell, head coach of the Houston Cougars, and earned a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. He decided to transfer to the University of Houston after his season ended, citing a positive experience with the team at the Universiade and a lack of belief in his ability to succeed as an athlete at the University of Missouri.
In his first year competing for the Houston Cougars in 2018, Kahmari Montgomery won the indoor 400 m in 45.53 s, indoor 4 × 400 m in 3:10.03, and outdoor 400 m in 45.93 s to become a three time American Athletic Conference (AAC) champion. At the Penn Relays he ran one of the fastest 4 × 400 m relay splits ever, clocking the anchor leg in 43.38 s and helping earn the Houston Cougars their first Penn Relays 4 × 400 m relay title in a new school record time of 3:01.82. He made the finals at both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Division I Championships, placing 4th and 7th respectively. In his last individual race for the season at the USA Championships he won the 400 m in a personal best time of 44.58 s.{{cite web |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/usatf-mens-400-surprise-win-for-an-ncaa-7th-placer/ |title=USATF Men's 400 — Surprise Win For An NCAA 7th-Placer |last=Lindstrom |first=Sieg |website=trackandfieldnews.com |publisher=Track & Field News |date=July 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2019}} He went on to compete for the United States at the inaugural Athletics World Cup and the NACAC Championships, earning gold medals at both competitions in the 4 × 400 m relay.
File:Kahmari Montgomery at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary.jpg
At the beginning of 2019 Montgomery was placed on the preseason watch list for The Bowerman.{{cite web |url=http://www.ustfccca.org/2019/01/featured/the-bowerman-2019-mens-preseason-watch-list |title=The Bowerman: 2019 Men's Preseason Watch List |last=Mayforth |first=Tyler |website=ustfccca.org |publisher=U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association |date=January 8, 2019 |access-date=March 8, 2019}} In February at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational he anchored Houston to victory in the {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay with a world leading 3:01.51, the fourth fastest indoor performance of all time, and an indoor world record pending ratification.{{cite web |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/weekend-u-s-roundup-a-memorable-4x4/ |title=Weekend U.S. Roundup — A Memorable 4×4 |last=Hollobaugh |first=Jeff |website=trackandfieldnews.com |publisher=Track & Field News |date=February 11, 2019 |access-date=March 8, 2019}} While not the fastest time achieved over the distance indoors, other faster times had not been ratified for various technical reasons. On February 26, 2020, Houston's indoor world record was ratified by World Athletics.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/kosgei-marathon-world-record-ratified |title=Ratified: Kosgei's 2:14:04 world marathon record, men's 4x400m relay world indoor record |publisher=World Athletics |date=February 26, 2020 |access-date=February 26, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records |title=World Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=February 26, 2019}} Montgomery himself split 44.45 s, the third fastest indoor 400 m split of all time, to barely finish ahead of Texas A&M Aggie Devin Dixon, who recorded the fastest 400 m split of all time in 44.24 s.{{cite web |url=http://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/02/wtw-thank-you-alberto-and-nop-grant-fisher-is-the-best-ritzs-fountain-of-youth-alicia-monson-breaks-through/ |title=WTW: Thank you Alberto and NOP, Grant Fisher Is the Best, Ritz's Fountain of Youth, Alicia Monson Breaks Through |website=letsrun.com |date=February 11, 2019 |access-date=March 8, 2019}} Two weeks later at the AAC Indoor Championships Montgomery repeated as 400 m champion with a world leading 45.04 s clocking.{{cite web |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/collegiate-conferences-mens-highlights/ |title=Collegiate Conferences Men's Highlights |website=trackandfieldnews.com |publisher=Track & Field News |date=February 23, 2019 |access-date=March 8, 2019}} After the regional championships he was named co-athlete of the year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in the south-central region, shared with Devin Dixon.{{cite web |url=https://www.kbtx.com/content/sports/Devin-Dixon-shares-South-Central-Region-Track-Athlete-of-the-Year-honor-506561601.html |title=Devin Dixon shares South Central Region Track Athlete of the Year honor |website=kbtx.com |publisher=KBTX |date=March 1, 2019 |access-date=March 8, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://wtaw.com/2019/03/01/devin-dixon-shares-south-central-region-track-athlete-of-the-year-honor/ |title=Devin Dixon shares South Central Region Track Athlete of the Year honor |last=Taylor |first=Zach |website=wtaw.com |publisher=WTAW |date=March 1, 2019 |access-date=March 8, 2019}} He wrapped up his indoor season with second place in the 400 m at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in 45.03 s, a new indoor personal best, and the 4 × 400 m relay title.{{cite web |url=https://www.wltx.com/article/sports/sc-states-tyrell-richard-wins-national-indoor-400m-title/101-d087c203-ba18-48b3-aed4-3f903450b9df |title=SC State's Tyrell Richard Wins National Indoor 400m Title |last=Cook |first=Joe |author2=South Carolina State Bulldogs |website=wltx.com |publisher=WLTX |date=March 10, 2019 |access-date=March 10, 2019}}
Statistics
=Personal bests=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Surface !! Event !! Time !! Venue !! Date !! Notes | ||||
| rowspan=6|Outdoor
| 400 m | 44.23 | Austin, Texas, USA | June 7, 2019 | |
| 400 m (relay split) | 43.38 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | April 28, 2018 | |
| rowspan=2|200 m | 20.35 | Sacramento, California, USA | May 25, 2018 | (+1.6 m/s wind) |
| 20.32 {{AthAbbr|w}} | Wichita, Kansas, USA | May 12, 2019 | (+2.4 m/s wind) wind-assisted | |
| 4×400 m relay | 2:59.78 | London, England | July 15, 2018 | |
| 4×200 m relay | 1:20.94 | Austin, Texas, USA | March 30, 2019 | |
| rowspan=3|Indoor
| 400 m | 45.03 | Birmingham, Alabama, USA | March 9, 2019 | |
| 200 m | 20.63 | College Station, Texas, USA | February 2, 2019 | |
| 4×400 m relay | 3:01.51 | Clemson, South Carolina, USA | February 9, 2019 | Indoor {{AthAbbr|WR}}, 44.45 s split{{refn|group=note|Shared with Americans Amere Lattin, Obi Igbokwe, and Jermaine Holt for the Houston Cougars.}} |
=International championships results=
| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
! Year !! Competition !! Position !! Event !! Time !! Venue !! Notes | ||||||
| colspan=7|Representing the {{flagicon|USA}} United States | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|2016 | rowspan=2|World U20 Championships | 5th | 400 m | 46.48 | rowspan=2|Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| bgcolor=gold|1st | data-sort-value="1600 relay"|4×400 m relay | data-sort-value=182.39|3:02.39 | {{AthAbbr|WU20L}}, {{AthAbbr|PB}}{{cite web |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5680/AT-4X4-M-f----.RS6.pdf |title=RESULTS 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Final |website=iaaf.org |publisher=IAAF |date=July 24, 2016 |access-date=March 8, 2019}} | |||
| 2017 | Universiade | bgcolor=silver|2nd | data-sort-value="1600 relay"|4×400 m relay | data-sort-value=186.38|3:06.38 | Taipei, Taiwan | |
| rowspan=2|2018 | Athletics World Cup{{refn|group=note|name=WorldCup|Not to be confused with the IAAF World Cup, now known as the Continental Cup.}} | bgcolor=gold|1st | data-sort-value="1600 relay"|4×400 m relay | data-sort-value=179.78|2:59.78 | London, England | {{AthAbbr|PB}} |
| NACAC Championships | bgcolor=gold|1st | data-sort-value="1600 relay"|4×400 m relay | data-sort-value=180.60|3:00.60 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
=Circuit wins=
- Diamond League (400 m)
- Doha: 2020
=National championships results=
- NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.{{cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5638951 |title=KAHMARI MONTGOMERY MISSOURI |website=tfrrs.org |publisher=Track & Field Results Reporting System |access-date=February 23, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6547853 |title=KAHMARI MONTGOMERY HOUSTON |website=tfrrs.org |publisher=Track & Field Results Reporting System |access-date=June 12, 2019}}
=Seasonal bests=
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{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|+400 m ! Year !! Time !! Venue !! Notes | |||
| 2014 | 46.82 | Charleston, Illinois, USA | |
| 2015 | 46.24 | Charleston, Illinois, USA | |
| 2016 | 45.13 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA | |
| 2017 | 46.57 | Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA | Indoor |
| 2018 | 44.58 | Des Moines, Iowa, USA | |
| 2019 | 44.23 | Austin, Texas, USA | |
| 2020 | 45.50 | Fehérvár, Hungary | |
| 2021 | 45.39 | Miramar, Florida, US |
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| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|+200 m ! Year !! Time !! Wind (m/s) !! Venue !! Notes | ||||
| 2013 | 22.18 | {{AthAbbr|NWI}} | Joliet, Illinois, USA | No wind information |
| 2014 | 21.25 | -0.2 | Charleston, Illinois, USA | |
| 2015 | 20.96 | +1.8 | Charleston, Illinois, USA | |
| 2016 | 20.80 | +0.8 | Clovis, California, USA | |
| 2017 | 21.21 | {{n/a}} | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Indoor |
| 2018 | 20.48 | -0.4 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | |
| rowspan=2|2019 | 20.32 {{AthAbbr|w}} | +2.4 | Wichita, Kansas, USA | Wind-assisted |
| 20.35 | +1.6 | Sacramento, California, USA | ||
| rowspan=2|2020 | 21.32 | {{n/a}} | Houston, Texas, USA | Indoor |
| 20.86 {{AthAbbr|w}} | +3.2 | Prairie View, Texas, USA | Wind-assisted | |
| 2021 | 20.65 | +1.4 | Austin, Texas, USA |
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Notes
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References
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External links
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- {{World Athletics}}
- {{USATF}}
- {{TFRRS|6547853}} (Houston)
- {{TFRRS|5638951}} (Missouri)
- [https://uhcougars.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5036 Kahmari Montgomery] bio at Houston Cougars
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Category:African-American track and field athletes
Category:American male sprinters
Category:Track and field athletes from Chicago
Category:People from Plainfield, Illinois
Category:Houston Cougars men's track and field athletes
Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States
Category:World Athletics indoor record holders (relay)
Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners