Eastern Illinois freshman Abraham Johnson was named a second team All-American by the USTFCCCA on Monday following his performance at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships last week.
 
Johnson placed ninth in the triple jump last Friday night in Eugene, Oregon advancing to the finals of the event.  He posted five of his six jumps at the national championship over 50' with a best jump of 52'4.25" on his second attempt which advanced him to the finals.
 
Johnson becomes the second EIU triple jumper to earn NCAA Division I All-America honors joining former US Olympian and American record holder John Craft who was a first team All-American in 1969.
 
This marks the second straight year EIU has had an athlete earn second team All-America honors in track & field as Ramsey Hunt was 10th in the long jump last year to earn second team honors.
 
All-time EIU has now had 20 All-Americans in outdoor track & field at the NCAA Division I level with 11 first-team selections and 1992 NCAA National Champion Dan Steele in the 400 meter hurdles.
 
Johnson's best jump of the season was 52'10" at the NCAA West Regional which punched his ticket to the NCAA National Championships.  That career best jump is third on the EIU all-time list.