- George
- Carter
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- Class
- r-Senior
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- High School/Other
- Blacksburg
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- Hometown
- Blacksburg, Va.
Updated: August 6, 2015
2014 Cross Country: Competed in five meets for the Hokies... Finished in 66th place at the ACC Championships with a personal best 8k time of 24:53.90... Posted a second-place finish at the Hokie Open in the 6k race with a time of 18:42.70.
2014 Outdoor: Competed in the 3000 at the Colonial Relays posting a time of 8:33.84.
2014 Indoor: Ran career-bests in the 1000-meter race (2:28.13) at the Virginia Tech Invitational and in the 3000-meter race (8:27.53) at the Hokie Invitational.
2013 Cross Country: Competed in four meets for the Hokies... Placed fourth at the Hokie Open... Earned a top 10 finish at the Mountaineer Open... Placed 14th at the VT Alumni Invitational.
2013 Outdoor: Produced a season-best 1500-meter event at the Oxy Invite (3:47.89) ... Ran a 3:48.11 1500-meter race in his first race of the season at the Colonial Relays ... Posted time of 14:38.14 in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays.
2013 Indoor: Finished eighth in the mile at the ACC Championship, clocking a time of 4:10.61 ... Qualified for the finals at the conference championship with a season-best time of 4:08.34 ... Posted a time of 4:09.10 in the mile at the VT Elite Meet.
2012 Cross Country: Competed in the three races, including two as an unattached runner … Had a best performance of the season running unattached at the VT Invitational after recording a time of 25:39.08 for 21st place.
2012 Outdoor: Clocked a season best 800 meter time of 1:56.52 at the Radford Highlander Invitational … Posted a season best 3:52.62 in the 1500 meters to place fifth at the Roanoke Twilight.
2012 Indoor: Redshirted … Competed unattached in the mile (4:33.92) and 3000 meters (8:52.17).
2011 Cross Country: Redshirted ... Competed in four meets as an unattached runner.
High School: Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track … Helped lead Blacksburg High School to the Virginia AA State Championship in cross country twice ... A two-time All-State selection in cross country … Was also District and Regional champion in cross country … 14-time All-State selection in indoor and outdoor track … State champion in the 1,600m and placed third in the 1,000 meters, leading Blacksburg H.S. to a State AA indoor team title in 2011 ... Member of the 2010 State champion outdoor 4x800-meter relay team ... Placed fourth in the mile at the New Balance indoor nationals … Two-time All-American as a member of the 4x1,600m relay … Prep best time in the mile of 4:13.82 ranked ninth nationally in 2011 … Earned the HB Dillon Sportsmanship Award.
Personal: Born on January 8, 1993 in Blacksburg, Va. … Son of Kevin Carter and Anne Carter… Has five siblings … High school teammate of fellow Hokie Zach Link ... Plans to major in computer science.
Carter's Collegiate XC Bests |
8k: 25:39.08, VT Invitational, 2012 (unattached) |
Carter's Collegiate Track & Field Bests |
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Indoor |
Outdoor |
1000m: 2:28.13 |
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Mile: 4:08.34 |
800m: 1:56.52 |
3000m: 8:27.53 |
1500m: 3:47.89 |
5000m: 14:38.14 |
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italics - denotes unattached |