2005 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Marques Johnson
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- High School:
- Milwaukee Vincent HS
2003-2004 Season (Junior): Earned All-America honors with a fifth-place finish in the 60... Ran second leg of fourth-place 1,600-meter relay team at the NCAA championships... Ran a personal best 46.69 while winning the 400 title at the outdoor North Central Conference meet... Gathered two more All-America honors with a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter relay and a runner-up effort in the 1,600 relay... 2002-2003 Season (Sophomore): NCC champion in the 60 and 200 meters while adding a fourth-place finish in the long jump... Anchored the league champion 1,600 relay that clocked in at 3:16.86... Advanced to the NCAAs in the 60 meters but did not escape the prelims... NCC runner-up in the outdoor 100 and 200 meters... Ran the second leg of the 400 relay that won the league crown in 40.95 and the 1,600 relay that was second in the nation with a 3:09.80... Part of the school record-setting 1,600 relay at the Drake Relays 3:09.25... 2001-2002 Season (Freshman): Won NCC titles in both the 60 and 200 meters, and added a fifth-place finish in the league long jump... Anchored the NCC champion 1,600-meter relay team that went on to finish fifth in the NCAA nationals with a season-best time of 3:14.81, earning All-America honors... Finished third in the NCC in the 200 meters... Qualified for the NCAA nationals in both the 100 and 200 but did not advance to finals... College Football: Caught 19 balls for 154 yards in 2004... Leading receiver for NDSU as a freshman in 2002, catching 37 passes for 749 yards, 20.2 yards per catch and five TDs... Averaged 8.1 yards per catch as a sophomore, making 19 catches for 154 yards... Also returned punts and kickoffs for the Herd... High School: Prepped at Milwaukee Vincent High where he won state championships in the 200 and 400 meters and was a seven-time City Conference champion... Won the 200 meters at the National Youth Indoor Championships in 2001 with a time of 22.61... Sixth in the 1999 National Junior Olympics in the 200 meters... Two-time 55-meter indoor state champion where he had the third fastest time in the nation... Set school records in the 55, 100, 200 and 400 meters as a senior and was part of state record-setting 400 and 800 relay teams... Gatorade and
Personal Records
Indoor
55: 6.28, Bison Classic, 2002
60: 6.74, NCAA, 2004
200: 21.44, NCC, 2003
300: 34.21, Bison Classic, 2005
400: 48.34, Notre Dame, 2005
Long Jump: 23-3 1/4, Bison Open, 2003
Outdoor
100: 10.44, NCAA, 2002
200: 21.17, NCC, 2004
400: 46.69, NCC, 2004
800: 2:07.83, Hurricane Invite, 2003
