Carolina Carmichael

Carolina Carmichael, 2015-16 Women's Track and Field

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lake Forest, Ill.
Prev School:
Lake Forest HS

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.

2014-15 (Junior)
INDOOR: Named AAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week Feb. 10, for her performance at the Southeast Missouri Invite where she cleared 4.09m, 13'5" ... At the American Indoor Track and Field Championships, cleared 4.18m, 13'8.5" to take home the title ... Recorded four first-place finishes at the 2015 Redhawks Invite (4.09m, 13'5"), Tiger Invitational (4.26m, 13'11.75"), UAB Vulcan Invite (4.05m, 13'3.5") and Vanderbilt Music City Invitational (4.05m, 13'3.5).

2013-14 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Posted four first-place finishes in the pole vault ... Had a season-best 4.20m (13’9.25”) and placed third at the NCAA East Preliminaries ... At the NCAA Championships, recorded a top-10 finish with a mark of 4.15m (13’7.25”) ... Won the American Athletic Conference Championships pole vault title with a mark of 4.08m (13’4.5”) ... Had additional first-place performances in the pole vault at the Memphis Invitational (3.79m, 12’5.25”), Joey Haines Invitational (3.77m, 12’4.5”) and Red Wolf Open (4.12m, 13’6.25”).

INDOOR: Recorded four top-five finishes ... At the American Athletic Conference Championships, placed fifth with a season-best 3.88m (12’8.75”) ... Finished first (3.87m, 12’8.25”) at the Redhawks Invitational ... Took third at the Missouri Invitational (3.80m, 12’5.5”) ... At the Vanderbilt Invitational, cleared 3.85m (12’7.5”) for a fourth-place finish.

2012-13 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Recorded four top-10 finishes ... Cleared a season-best 3.75m (12’3.5”) and placed first at the Louisiana Classics ... Tied her season best and finished 10th at the Auburn Tiger Classic ... Took second (3.61m, 11’10”) at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational ... At the Red Wolf Open, had a fourth-place performance (3.50m, 11’5.75”).

INDOOR: Recorded three top-10 finishes ... Cleared a season-best 3.7m (12’1.5”) and placed fourth at the John Craft Invitational ... Tied for ninth (3.60m, 11’9.75”) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed fourth at the BSC Icebreaker (3.55m, 11’7.75”).

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Lettered four years in gymnastics, diving and track and field at Lake Forest High School ... In 2012, earned all-state, all-sectional and all-conference honors in the pole vault ... 2012 3A state pole vault champion ... 2011 3A state runner-up in the pole vault ... At the 2010 state 3A meet, placed third in the pole vault ... 2012 sectional champion in both the pole vault and 100m hurdles ... Had a personal-best 3.81m (12’6”) during her prep career.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Toni and Rob Carmichael ... Birthday is April 28 ... A sport and leisure management major ... Earned her bachelor’s degree in sport and leisure management in December of 2014.