2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Carter Blunt
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- McKinney, Texas
- High School:
- Independence
2020 (Track & Field)
Competed in one meet this indoor season โฆ Indoor: Ran the 3000m at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge, placing 25th overall with a time of 8:27.65.
2019 (Cross Country)
Took 43rd place at the NCAA West Region Championships, finishing the 10k with a time of 30:30.0
โฆ Opened his junior cross country campaign with a fifth-place finish at the UCR vs. UCLA Dual Meet, crossing with a 5k time of 16:17.9.
2019 (Track & Field)
Competed in five indoor meets on the year โฆ Indoor: Raced in the 600m at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, where he PRโed with a time of 1:23.74 to place 14th โฆ Placed fourth in both the one-mile (4:08.00) run and DMR (9:44.61) at the Columbia Challenge โฆ Competed in those same events in his final indoor meet of the season, the MPSF Indoor Championships โฆ Placed ninth in the one-mile (4:04.73) run.
2018 (Cross Country)
Competed in four meets ... Took fourth on the team and 37th overall at the Pac-12 Championships with an 8K time of 24:01.8 ... Finished in 23rd place at the Stanford Invite with a mark of 24:32.9 ... At the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, finished in 30th place with a time of 24:19.1... Raced in the NCAA West Regionals, clocking a 10K time of 30:29.9.
2018 (Track & Field)
Ran in five outdoor meets and four indoor meets ... Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500mย ... Posted a collegiate-best time of 3:44.47 in the 1500mย in the USC Dual Meet ... Ran a season-best mile time of 4:02.89 (18thย place) at the Husky Classic ... In the 1500m, was 15thย at the Pac-12 Championships (3:49.88) and 34thย at the West Regionals (3:53.39) ... Ran the 800 twice, posting a season-best time of 1:53.78 at the indoor Dr. Sander Invitational.
2017 (Cross Country)
Ended his season at the NCAA Championships (10k), where he finished in 76th place with a time of 31:09.4 โฆ Competed in the 10k at the NCAA West Regionals, finishing with a time of 31:09.4 for a 76th-place finish โฆ Finished 43rd overall in his postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:37.3 โฆ Led the Bruins in the Santa Clara Bronco Invite and finished third overall with an 8k time of 23:44.5 โฆ Took 58th place in the 8k competition at the Roy Griak Invite, clocking a 26:42.9 time โฆ Made his collegiate cross country debut at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi) in Flagstaff, where he finished ninth overall with a time of 23:42.0.
2017 (Track &ย Field)
NCAA West Regional Prelims qualifier in the 1,500m โฆ Finished in 32nd place at prelims with a time of 3:57.11 โฆ Clocked a time of 3:58.02 in the 1,500m final at the Pac-12 Championships, good for 12th place โฆ Ran a lifetime-best in the preliminary heat of 3:48.82 to qualify for the final โฆ Competed in the 800m against USC, posting a time of 1:53.68 to finish fifth โฆ Was the runner-up in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival with a time of 4:02.06 โฆ Doubled at the MPSF Indoor Championships, placing 14th in the 3,000m (8:08.43) and ran the opening 1,200m leg for the DMR squad that finished second overall (9:37.90) โฆ Made his collegiate track debut at the Charlie Thomas Invite, running 4:100.11 in the 1,500m and helping the DMR team to a time of 9:55.63, good four fourth place finishes in both events.
2016 (Cross Country)
Did not participate in races as a true freshman.
High School
Attended Frisco Independence High School in Frisco, Texas โฆ A four-time district, area regional and three-time state champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m โฆ Was the New Balance national runner-up in the mile and the national champion in the two-mile โฆ A three-time cross country 5A state champion โฆ Finished 13th at Foot Locker Nationals and 20th at the Nike Cross Nationals to earn All-American accolades โฆ Holds personal bests of 4:10.09 in the 1,600m, 8:57.01 in the 3,200m and 14:41.80 in the 5,000m.
Personal
Son of John and Corine Blunt โฆ Has a brother named Clark and a sister named Bailey โฆ Lists biggest athletic thrill as winning the two-mile at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals โฆ Enjoys swimming, running, and sleeping.
