PISCATAWAY, N.J.  – Three Scarlet Knights of Rutgers track and field were named Division I Indoor All-Americans by USTFCCCA. Junior Taj Burgess (400m), junior Courteney Campbell (High Jump), and senior Perry Christie (High Jump) all earned recognition having qualified for the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships.
 

ALL-AMERICANS

 


Burgess registered a strong year on the track, bursting into the year with the second-fastest NCAA mark of all-time in the 500m in the opener. He bested his school-record time in the event to 1:00.73, which came in as the fastest indoor time in the event worldwide this season.
 
The Jersey City, New Jersey, native made strides in the 400m, placing fourth at the 2020 Big Ten Indoor Championships with a time of 46.44 to earn a podium spot. Burgess qualified for Nationals with a season-best result of 46.17, becoming the third Scarlet Knight in men's history in the 400m and first since 2016-17.
 


Campbell jumped to All-America status starting her journey with the Rutgers record of 1.80m (5' 10.75') in the high jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational. The mark catapulted her to Nationals, becoming the first Scarlet Knight to qualify in the high jump in women's program history.
 
Additionally, the Kendall Park, New Jersey, native leaped to a podium finish at the Big Ten championships, finishing sixth with a mark of 1.73m (5' 8"). Campbell claimed the 2020 Metropolitan Championship title in the event as well.
 


Christie produced a program record of his own with 2.23m (7' 3.75") mark in the high jump. At the Big Ten Championships, the senior earned a bronze medal in the event, registering a 2.18m (7' 1.75"). Christie also added the 2020 Metropolitan Championship title to his high jump resume during the year.
 
The East Orange, New Jersey, native became the second Scarlet Knight to qualify in the high jump on the men's side and the first since 1974-75.

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