Johnson County Community College
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Julie Haas, Director, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

5/10/07
Story by Tyler Cundith

JCCC signs nation’s top prep high jumper

OVERLAND PARK, KS -- Johnson County Community College head track and field coach Joe Weis announced today that Randal Carter, the top high school high jumper in the country, has signed a national letter-of-intent to attend JCCC next fall.  Carter is a senior at Papillion-La Vista High School in Omaha, Neb.

Carter was the Nebraska Class A state champion his sophomore and  junior seasons, and is recognized this year as one of the nation’s top high jumpers, clearing 7-feet, 3.25-inches.  That effort is the best mark recorded in the country at the high school level, and is 12th overall in USA Track and Field.   A Track and Field News magazine preseason All-American this year, Carter recently broke the Metro high jump record, clearing 7-feet, 1-inch, and was selected the Metro outstanding field athlete for the meet.  He just missed clearing a record 7-feet-, 4-inches.

As a junior, Carter recorded the top mark in the country clearing 7-feet, 2.25-inches.  He was state
champion and was named as a Track and Field News magazine first-team All-American and was named as a USA Today All-USA high school track athlete.  His sophomore year he won the state title with a mark of 6-feet, 8-inches.