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2010-11 Track & Field

Carrie Long

  • Position:
    PV
  • Height:
    0-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Franklin H.S.
  • Hometown:
    Franklin, N.C.

Summary

Biography

2011 Outdoor: Set the GWU school record inthe women's pole vault event, clearing the bar at 3.75 meters ...Placed fourth in the pole vault event at the 2011 Big South OutdoorTrack & Field Championships with a mark of 3.55 meters ...Earned a first-place finish with a height of 3.75 meters in thepole vault event at the Terrier Relays ... Also posted asecond-place finish as a member of the 4x200 meter relay team witha time of 1:44.54 at the Terrier Relays ... Also picked up afirst-place finish in the pole vault at the 49er Classic, clearingthe bar at 3.50 meters ... Finished tied for second-place in thepole vault event with a height of 3.50 meters at the Asics/WinthropInvitational ... Recorded an eighth-place finish with a height of3.50 meters in the pole vault event at the Clemson Tiger FinalQualifier ... Placed 12th overall in the pole vault event with aheight of 3.55 meters at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... One legof the 4x100 meter relay team that placed 12th with a time of 49.73at the 49er Classic ... Named the 2011 Big South Outdoor Track& Field Scholar-Athlete ... Earned a spot on the Big SouthAll-Academic Team ... Was named one of five recipients of the BigSouth Conference's George A. Christenberry Award for AcademicExcellence ... A 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee.

2010-11 Indoor: Finished off a successfulseason by gaining all-conference honors at the 2010-11 Big SouthConference Indoor Championships, placing second in the pole vaultwith a height of 3.60 meters ... Recorded a second-place finish inthe pole vault at the Appalachian Collegiate Indoor (3.51 m) ...Vaulted 3.51 meters at the Appalachian Opener, good enough forsecond ... Finished sixth in the pole vault at the NiswongerInvitational (3.50 m) ... Cracked the top-five in the pole vault atthe Liberty Open, finishing fifth with a height of 3.30 meters ...Was a part of the eighth-place 4x400 meter relay team at theAppalachian Collegiate Indoor (4:12.71) ... Tabbed the Big SouthIndoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week on January 20th ...Named the 2010-11 Big South Indoor Track & FieldScholar-Athlete ... Earned a spot on the Big South All-AcademicTeam.

2010 Outdoor: Earned all-conference honorswith a third-place finish in the pole vault event with a height of3.41 meters (11'2.25") at the 2010 Big South Championships ... Wonthe pole vault event with her first-place mark of 3.50 meters atthe Charlotte 49er Classic ... Took second-place at the InauguralCarolinas Cup, clearing the bar at 3.35 meters ... Finished infifth-place at the Asics Winthrop Invitational with a height of3.20 meters (10'6") ... Also finished fifth at the Orange &Purple Classic with a height of 3.38 meter (11'1") ... Placed sixthoverall in the pole vault event at the 2010 High Point VertKlasseMeet with a mark of 3.20 meters (10'6") ... Named to the 2010 BigSouth All-Academic Team.

2009-10 Indoor: Earned all-conferencehonors with a third-place finish in the pole vault event at the2010 Big South Indoor Championships, clearing the bar at 3.50meters (11'5.57") ... Finished in fourth-place in the pole vault atthe Appalachian Mountaineer Open with a season-best height of 3.52meters (11'6.50") ... Also picked up a fourth-place finish in thepole vault event with a height of 3.35 meters at the AppalachianOpen ... Placed sixth overall with a height of 3.20 meters (10'6")in the pole vault at the Appalachian Invitational ... Turned in aseventh-place finish at the Niswonger Invitational, clearing thebar at 3.30 meters (10'10").

2009 Outdoor: Redshirted.

2008-09 Indoor: Finished second in the polevault with a height of 3.65 meters (11'11.75") at the AppalachianInvitational ... Also took second-place in the pole vault at theLiberty Open, clearing the bar at 3.45 meters (11'3.75") ... Pickedup third at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a height of 3.55meters (11'7.75") in the pole vault ... Placed in a tie for thirdin the pole vault at the Niswonger Invitational with a height of3.40 meters (11'5.75") ... Was named the Big South ConferenceChoice Hotels Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week onJanuary 15th.

2008 Outdoor: Finished 10th at the NCAA EastRegion meet after clearing 3.65m (12') ... Qualified for the EastRegion Championship by winning the A-Sun Championship with aschool-record vault of 3.70m (12'1.50") ... Won the RadfordInvitational pole vault with a mark of 3.35m (10'11.75") ... Alsowon the 200m at the same meet with a personal-best time of 26.65... Earned A-Sun Athlete of the Week honors.
 
2007-08 Indoor: Earned all-conference honorsby placing third in the pole vault at the A-Sun Championships witha height of 3.50m (11'5.75") ... Part of the sixth-place distancemedley relay team at the A-Sun Championships, finishing in of13:02.79 ... 
Finished 11th in the 400m at the On The TrackInvitational with a time of 1:01.92 ... Took sixth in the polevault at the Appalachian Limited meet with an effort of 3.20m(10'6").
 
Before Gardner-Webb: Three-sport standout atFranklin H.S. ... Competed on the track team, swim team andvolleyball team ... Recorded the second-best pole vault mark(12'1") all time in the state ... Member of the National HonorSociety ... Valedictorian.

 

 

 

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  • 2008-09Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2009-10Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2010-11Senior

    PV