Princess Carter

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Photo by: Don Rogers, Ball State University

Position:
Throws
Class:
Junior
High School:
Lawrence North
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES - TFRRS Career Results Link
Indoor PRs: Weight Throw - 17.83m / 58'-6" (12/7/19) | Shot Put - 11.64m / 38'-2.25" (12/1/18)
Outdoor PRs: Hammer Throw - 44.43m / 145'-9" (4/6/19) | Discus - 47.18m / 154'-9" (5/11/19)

END OF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Third-best individual mark in program history in the outdoor discus with a distance of 47.18m (154'-9") on May 11, 2019
- Fifth-best individual mark in program history in the indoor weight throw with a mark of 17.83m (58'-6") on Dec. 7, 2019

2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic

2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in two meets ... won the weight throw with a career-best distance of 17.83m (58'-6") at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 7), which ranked as the fifth-best individual mark in program history and placed her 11th on the Mid-American Conference performance list ... also competed in the weight throw at the Gene Edmonds Memorial (Jan. 10), with a mark of 15.26m (50'-0.75").

2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets ... placed ninth in the discus at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 11) with a career-best throw of 47.18m (154'-9") which also ranks as the third-best individual performance in program history ... placed fourth in the discus at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational (April 27) with a mark of 46.18m (151'-6") ... turned in a career-best hammer throw of 44.43m (145'-9") at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 6).

2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in five meets ... placed 16th in the weight throw at the MAC Championships with a mark of 16.46m (54'-0") ... recorded a season-best weight throw of 17.46m (57'-3.5") at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic (Jan. 25) ... opened the season with a career-best shot put effort of 11.64m (38'-2.25") at the BGSU Opener (Dec. 1).

2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in six meets … placed 20th in the discus at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships (May 12) with a mark of 35.09m (115'-1") ... recorded a season-best distance of 44.30m (145'-4") in the discus to place third at the Hillsdale "GINA" Relays (April 28) ... opened her outdoor career with a season-best hammer throw of 39.84m (130'-8") to place seventh at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (March 30).

2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in five meets ... turned in a season-best weight throw of 14.79m (48'-6.25") to place seventh at the Fred Wilt Invitational (Jan. 27) ... placed fourth in the weight throw at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (Jan. 20) with a mark of 14.34m (47'-0.75").

HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL RECORDS: Discus - 135'-5" | Shot Put - 34'-7"

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field at Lawrence North High School for coach Audrey Deatrick … first team All-State and first team All-Conference as a junior and senior … named the program’s Most Valuable Field Event Performer as a junior … placed third in the discus at the IHSAA State Meet her senior year with a career-best toss of 135'-5" … won the IHSAA Girls Regional 5 (Ben Davis) champion in the discus with a distance of 130'-3.5" her senior year … took sixth in the discus at the state meet her junior year with a distance of 124’-9” … conference champion in the discus as a junior … turned in a career-best shot put of 34’-7” to place seventh at the conference championship meet her sophomore campaign … helped guide the Wildcats to three team sectional championships

PERSONAL: Daughter of Carolyn and Michael Carter … has one brother and three sisters … full name is Princess La’Nee Carter … undecided on major … born Dec. 6, 1998 in Landstuhl, Germany.