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Will Carter - Track & Field - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Will Carter

Position

Jumps/sprints

Hometown

Denver, Colo.

Previous School

Thomas Jefferson HS

2015-16
2016 Indoors:
Ran 24.31 in his section of the 200-meter at the Cherry & Silver Invitational.
2016 Outdoors:
Ran 11.52 at the UTEP Invitational in the 100-meter…ran 11.58 in the 100-meter at the Don Kirby Tailwind.

2014-15
2015 Outdoors: Leaped to fifth in the long jump (20-7 ¾) at the UTEP Invitational… won his section of the 200-meter dash at the Don Kirby with 22.91.

2013-14
2014 Indoors & Outdoors: Did not compete.

2012-13
2013 Indoors: Participated at five meets, largely in the sprints … Opened at the Lumberjack Team Challenge, placing 15th in the 200 with a time of 23.36* … Competed in the 60-meter dash (21st place, 7.13*) and long jump (18th, 20-10) at the Cherry & Silver Invitational … Ran in the 60 at both the New Mexico Classic (14th, 7.04*) and Don Kirby Open (19th, 7.05*).
2013 Outdoors: Did not compete

2011-12
2012 Indoors: Competed at the season-opening NAU Lumberjack Open, placing 22nd in the preliminaries of the 60 (7.18*) and 18th in the 200 (23.27*).
2012 Outdoors: Participated at the UTEP Springtime Invitational, taking 11th in the long jump with a 19-11 1/2 mark.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in track and field for coach Dave Cohen at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver … State qualifier in 2010 and 2011 in both long jump and the 100m … All-Conference in 2010 and 2011 as well … Also lettered in football … Had personal bests of 11.2 seconds in the 100m and 22’4″ in the long jump his senior year … City champion in the long jump in 2010 with a mark of 21′-11.5″ … Was on the honor roll all four year in high school.

PERSONAL

Full name is William Leotis Carter … Son of Wayne, a teacher, and Cheryl, a marketer … Has one sister, Whitney … His father ran track at UNC-Greeley and did long jump and triple jump … Hobbies include video games and basketball … Favorite athletes are Arian Foster and John Wall … Favorite food is chipotle burritos … Major is computer science.

PERSONAL BESTS

Indoors
60 meters:7.04*
200 meters: 23.26*
Long Jump: 20-10 (6.35m)

Outdoors
Long Jump: 19-11 1/2 (6.08m)

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol