University of Memphis Athletics
2014-15 Men's Track and Field Roster
Austin Carter
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Prev School:
- Saint Xavier HS
2014-15 (Senior)
INDOOR: Competed in the mile run and 3000m in four meets ... Finished second (4:16.46) in the mile at the LSU High Performance Meet ... Posted a top-10 finish in the 3000m (8:46.54) at the Commodore Invitational ... Recorded an 3000m finish of 9:04.90 at the UAB Vulcan Invite ... Notched a top-20 finish in the 3000m (14th; 8:34.73) at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets ... Recorded a season-best 8k time of 26:39 and placed 37th at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Ran a 33:33.9 at the NCAA South Regional (10k) ... Also competed in the Commodore Classic (27:05.9; 8k) and Rhodes College Invitational (28:18.6; 8k).
2013-14 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets … Took bronze (3:55.68) and earned All-American Athletic Conference honors in the 1500m at the league’s conference meet … Ran a season-best 3:52.36 and placed 11th in the 1500m at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Ran a season-best 1:57.56 and placed 13th in the 800m at the War Eagle Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in the 800m and 3000m in four meets … Finished second (4:16.29) in the 800m at the Cupid Classic … In the 800m preliminaries at the American Athletic Conference Championships, ran a personal-best 4:14.08 to advance to the final ... Placed 11th (4:18.72) in the 800m final … Ran a personal-best 8:55.59 and placed 13th in the 3000m at the Illini Classic.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets … At the American Athletic Conference Championship, ran a season-best 8k time of 24:37.30 and finished 22nd … Helped the Tigers to a third-place finish, the program’s highest championships meet performance since it won the 1976 Metro Conference crown ... Placed 15th in a time of 26:48.00 at the Rhodes College Invitational (8k) … Recorded an 8k time of 26:31.10 (85th) at the Commodore Classic … At the Pre-NCAA Championships, had an 8k time of 27:06.30 (79th) … Clocked a 10k time of 33:02.00 at the NCAA South Regional … Ran a 23:31.10 at the season-opening Brooks Twilight Classic.
2012-13 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Ran a personal-best 3:52.09 and placed fourth in the 1500m at the Auburn Tiger Classic … Pulled double-duty at the Ole Miss Invitational, taking first in the 1500m (3:52.29) and fourth in the 800m (personal-best 1:52.62) … Recorded a personal-best 8:43.24 and placed 15th in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational … Notched a third-place finish with a personal-best 15:37.90 in the 5000m at the Louisiana Classics.
INDOOR: Recorded three top-10 finishes, competing primarily in the mile and 3000m … Notched a personal-best 4:14.86 and finished ninth in the mile at the Samford Multi and Invite … Placed seventh with a time of 4:19.46 in the mile at the Conference USA Championships … Ran a season-best 8:57.50 in the 3000m at the McCravy Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY (2012): Selected to the Conference USA All-Academic Team … Competed in every meet … Ran a season-best 25:48.80 at the Pre-NCAA Championships … Best finish was fifth (26:27.00) at the Rhodes College Invitational ... Helped the Tigers capture the Rhodes College Invitational team title for a second-straight year … Placed 27th (25:48.80) at the C-USA Championships ... Helped the Tigers to a program-best, fourth-place finish at the league championships.
2011-12 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Recorded two season bests in the 800m (1:54.02) and 1500m (4:01.04) at the C-USA Championships … Best 1500m finish was eighth place (4:04.91) at the Memphis Invitational.
INDOOR: Member of the distance medley relay that placed second and earned All-C-USA second team honors at the C-USA Championships ... Posted a personal-best 4:21.29 and placed ninth in the mile at the Vulcan Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY: Highest finish was 11th place (26:36) at the Rhodes College Invitational ... Placed 30th (25:51.90) mark at the C-USA Championships ... Ran a time of 33:56.50 at the NCAA South Regional.
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Four-time All-Kentucky in cross country (2007-11) and three-time All-Kentucky in track and field (2009-11) … Garnered academic all-state honors twice in cross country and three times in track and field … 2011 Kentucky 3A Region 3 1600m champion … 2009 Kentucky 3A 4x800 relay state champion, setting a state and school record with a time of 7:56.93 … 2009 Kentucky 3A Region 3 individual champion and 3A state team champion in cross country.
PERSONAL
Son of Dave and Annie Carter ... Birthday is August 15 ... A mechanical engineering major.
INDOOR: Competed in the mile run and 3000m in four meets ... Finished second (4:16.46) in the mile at the LSU High Performance Meet ... Posted a top-10 finish in the 3000m (8:46.54) at the Commodore Invitational ... Recorded an 3000m finish of 9:04.90 at the UAB Vulcan Invite ... Notched a top-20 finish in the 3000m (14th; 8:34.73) at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets ... Recorded a season-best 8k time of 26:39 and placed 37th at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Ran a 33:33.9 at the NCAA South Regional (10k) ... Also competed in the Commodore Classic (27:05.9; 8k) and Rhodes College Invitational (28:18.6; 8k).
2013-14 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets … Took bronze (3:55.68) and earned All-American Athletic Conference honors in the 1500m at the league’s conference meet … Ran a season-best 3:52.36 and placed 11th in the 1500m at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Ran a season-best 1:57.56 and placed 13th in the 800m at the War Eagle Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in the 800m and 3000m in four meets … Finished second (4:16.29) in the 800m at the Cupid Classic … In the 800m preliminaries at the American Athletic Conference Championships, ran a personal-best 4:14.08 to advance to the final ... Placed 11th (4:18.72) in the 800m final … Ran a personal-best 8:55.59 and placed 13th in the 3000m at the Illini Classic.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets … At the American Athletic Conference Championship, ran a season-best 8k time of 24:37.30 and finished 22nd … Helped the Tigers to a third-place finish, the program’s highest championships meet performance since it won the 1976 Metro Conference crown ... Placed 15th in a time of 26:48.00 at the Rhodes College Invitational (8k) … Recorded an 8k time of 26:31.10 (85th) at the Commodore Classic … At the Pre-NCAA Championships, had an 8k time of 27:06.30 (79th) … Clocked a 10k time of 33:02.00 at the NCAA South Regional … Ran a 23:31.10 at the season-opening Brooks Twilight Classic.
2012-13 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Ran a personal-best 3:52.09 and placed fourth in the 1500m at the Auburn Tiger Classic … Pulled double-duty at the Ole Miss Invitational, taking first in the 1500m (3:52.29) and fourth in the 800m (personal-best 1:52.62) … Recorded a personal-best 8:43.24 and placed 15th in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational … Notched a third-place finish with a personal-best 15:37.90 in the 5000m at the Louisiana Classics.
INDOOR: Recorded three top-10 finishes, competing primarily in the mile and 3000m … Notched a personal-best 4:14.86 and finished ninth in the mile at the Samford Multi and Invite … Placed seventh with a time of 4:19.46 in the mile at the Conference USA Championships … Ran a season-best 8:57.50 in the 3000m at the McCravy Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY (2012): Selected to the Conference USA All-Academic Team … Competed in every meet … Ran a season-best 25:48.80 at the Pre-NCAA Championships … Best finish was fifth (26:27.00) at the Rhodes College Invitational ... Helped the Tigers capture the Rhodes College Invitational team title for a second-straight year … Placed 27th (25:48.80) at the C-USA Championships ... Helped the Tigers to a program-best, fourth-place finish at the league championships.
2011-12 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Recorded two season bests in the 800m (1:54.02) and 1500m (4:01.04) at the C-USA Championships … Best 1500m finish was eighth place (4:04.91) at the Memphis Invitational.
INDOOR: Member of the distance medley relay that placed second and earned All-C-USA second team honors at the C-USA Championships ... Posted a personal-best 4:21.29 and placed ninth in the mile at the Vulcan Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY: Highest finish was 11th place (26:36) at the Rhodes College Invitational ... Placed 30th (25:51.90) mark at the C-USA Championships ... Ran a time of 33:56.50 at the NCAA South Regional.
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Four-time All-Kentucky in cross country (2007-11) and three-time All-Kentucky in track and field (2009-11) … Garnered academic all-state honors twice in cross country and three times in track and field … 2011 Kentucky 3A Region 3 1600m champion … 2009 Kentucky 3A 4x800 relay state champion, setting a state and school record with a time of 7:56.93 … 2009 Kentucky 3A Region 3 individual champion and 3A state team champion in cross country.
PERSONAL
Son of Dave and Annie Carter ... Birthday is August 15 ... A mechanical engineering major.
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