July 10, 2006 – SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Racking up another title, Morehouse high jumper Keith Moffatt won the men's high jump competition at the 2006 North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Track and Field Championships, held over the weekend in Santo Domingo.
Moffatt cleared 7’- 5 ¼” to surpass his nearest competitor by more than two inches. His victory helped Team USA dominate the international competition at the Pan American Stadium. Team USA took the top two positions in 12 separate events.
Moffatt, a junior physical education major from Newport News, Va. is the 2006 NCAA Division II and three-time SIAC high jump champion.
Five-hundred athletes from 28 countries competed in the fourth edition of the championships. The NACAC Athletic Association's Under-23 Championships are held every two years in one of the 32-member nations of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association, an affiliate of the International Association of Athletics Federations.