Colorado State University Athletics
2022-23 Track & Field Roster
Sarah Carter
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Xavier College Prep
- Prev School:
- Washington
Accolades:
NCAA USTFCCCA All-American Second Team, 5K (2023 ITF)
Individual Mountain West Conference Champion, indoor 3,000m, indoor 5,000m, and outdoor 10,000m (2023)
All-Mountain West, 3,000m, 5,000m, and 10,000m (2023)
NCAA Regional Preliminary West, 5,000m and 10,000m (2023)
NCAA USTFCCCA All-American, 5,000m (2023)
Women’s Track and Field Letterwinner (2020-23)
USTFCCCA All-Academic (2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21)
Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20)
Academic All-Mountain West (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20)
Collegiate-Best Marks
Carter at NCAA Regionals:
(OTF)
2023 - 5,000 meter - 8th (P) - 15:44.20
2023 - 10,000 meter - 25th (P) - 33:32.82
2022 - 10,000 meter - 42nd (P) - 35:52.74
Carter at NCAA Championships:
(ITF)
2023 - 5,000 meter - 9th - 16:31.52
(OTF)
2023 - 5,000 meter - 8th - 15:44.20
Carter at Mountain West Championships:
(ITF)
2023 - 3,000 meter - 1st - 9:17.21
2023 - 5000 meter - 1st - 16:07.28
2022 - 3000 meter - 16th - 9:45.31
2022 - 5000 meter - 11th - 17:14.38
2020 - 5000 meter - 13th - 17:44.13
2023 - 10,000 meter - 1st - 34:09.94
2022 - 5,000 meter - 13th - 16:42.15
2022 - 10,000 meter - 5th - 34:11.07
Carter’s Top 20 Appearances:
(ITF)
2023 - 3,000 meter - 1st - 9:17.21
2023 - 5,000 meter - 1st - 15:45.63
(OTF)
2023 - 5,000 meter - 1st - 15:44.20
2023 - 10,000 meter - 2nd - 32:58.20
Year-By-Year:
(2022-23): Competed in 5 indoor meets… top 3,000 meters was 9:17.21… top 5,000 meters was 15:45.63… Competed in 5 outdoor meets… top 5,000 meters was 15:44.20… top 10,000 meters was 32:58.20…
(2021-22): Competed in 4 indoor meets… top 3,000 meters was 9:45.31… top 5,000 meters was 16:43.35… Competed in 4 outdoor meets… top 5,000 meters was 16:08.95… top 10,000 meters was 33:44.58…
(2019-20): Competed in 1 outdoor meet for Washington… top 5,000 meters was 17:30.30… Competed in 4 indoor meets… top 3,000 meters was 10:12.09… top 5,000 meters was 17:00.74…
(2018-19): Competed in 5 indoor meets for Washington… top mile was 4:56.86… top 3,000 meters was 9:39.97… top 5,000 meters was 17:05.69…
Personal/High School:
Born in Sacramento, Calif.…Daughter to Cynthia and David Carter…Was the Arizona Division I cross country state champion as a junior in 2015…Did not run cross country as a senior but came back on the track and was state runner-up in both the 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters…Set the meet record in the 1,600-meters in the 2017 Meet of Champions at 4:55…Displaying wide range, also made the state championships on the track in the 800-meters and on the 4x800-meter relay…An Arizona Milesplit Distance Runner of the Year nominee…Earned Arizona Republic High Achiever Award and All-State Team selection…Multiple Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar Athlete Award winner…As a junior, was 12th in the Nike Cross Southwest Regional race and went on to finish 83rd at the national championships…Took fourth at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in 2017 in the 3,200-meters, running 10:35…Graduated with a 4.5 grade point average.
