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2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Sun Belt Conference
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John Carder

  • Position Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Bryant
  • Hometown Little Rock, Ark.

Biography

2023 OUTDOOR SEASON | SENIOR
Placed eighth in the 10,000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships … Finished eighth in the 3000 meters at the Music City Challenge, running an outdoor-best 8:42.92 … Notched a fifth-place finish in the 5000 meters at the Red Wolves Open … Ran a career-best 15:11.93 in the 5000 at the Joe Walker Invitational.

2023 INDOOR SEASON | SENIOR
Competed in the 5000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships.

2022 OUTDOOR SEASON
Did not compete.

2022 INDOOR SEASON
Did not compete.

2021 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | SENIOR
Finished 68th in the 10K at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships, crossing the finish in 33:01.7 … Placed ninth in the 8K at the Little Rock Open … Also competed in the Rhodes Invitational and Chile Pepper Festival.

2021 OUTDOOR SEASON | JUNIOR
Placed 14th in the 10,000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Ran the 5000m at the John McDonnell Invitational … Competed in the 10,000m at the Wichita State Open … Opened the season in the 1500m at the UAB Spring Invitational.

2021 INDOOR SEASON
Scored at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, placing eighth in the 5000m.

2020 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON
Placed 40th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.

2020 INDOOR SEASON | JUNIOR
Placed seventh in the 5000m and eighth in the 3000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with personal-best times … Ran a career-best 4:21.04 in the mile at the Indoor Gorilla Classic … Won the 3000m at the Mizzou Open …

2019 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | JUNIOR
Finished 58th in the 10K at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships … Placed 21st at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a personal-best 8K of 25:32.3 … Opened up the season with a 40th-place finish at the Rhodes Invitational.

2019 OUTDOOR SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Placed 12th in the 10,000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, running a personal-best 31:36.23 … Finished second in the 5000m at the Red Wolves Open … Placed fifth in the 5000m at the Benedictine Relays.

2019 INDOOR SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Competed in the 5000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Ran a personal-best 2:02.88 in the 800m at the Scarlet and Black Invitational, where he placed second in the mile … Won the 5000m at the A-State Invitational

2018 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Placed 49th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Finished 21st at the Little Rock Invitational.

2018 OUTDOOR SEASON | FRESHMAN
Finished ninth in the 10,000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Runner-up in the 3000m steeplechase at the Red Wolves Open with a personal-best 9:54.77 … Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the Little Rock Open … Opened up with a career-best 4:10.31 in the 1500m at the UCA Spring Opener.

2018 INDOOR SEASON | FRESHMAN
Ran the 3000m and 5000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Placed fourth in the 3000m at the Samford Invite.

2017 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | FRESHMAN
Competed at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships … Placed 45th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Opened up at the Memphis Twilight Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Bryant High School, where he was the individual champion in the 7A Central Conference Cross Country meet … All-State honoree in track and field as a senior after winning the 3200m … Earned all-state honors by finishing sixth at the Class 7A state championship … Represented BHS and the state of Arkansas in the annual Arkansas-Oklahoma All-Star meet two years in a row.

PERSONAL
Son of Marty and Mac Carder … Birthday is September 10 … Majoring in exercise science.


COLLEGIATE BESTS

Cross Country
4 Mile 21:30.3 Memphis Twilight Classic (9/2/17)
8K 25:32.3 Sun Belt Conference Championships (11/2/19)
10K 31:56.5 NCAA South Central Regional Championships (11/15/19)
Indoor
800 meters 2:02.88 Scarlet and Black Invitational (2/8/19)
Mile 4:21.04 Indoor Gorilla Classic (2/15/20)
3000 meters 8:34.68 Sun Belt Indoor Championships (2/25/20)
5000 meters 14:48.85 Sun Belt Indoor Championships (2/24/20)
Outdoor
1500 meters 4:10.31 UCA Spring Opener (3/10/18)
3000 meters 8:42.92 Music City Challenge (4/29/23)
5000 meters 15:11.93 Joe Walker Invitational (4/7/23)
10,000 meters 31:36.23 Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (5/10/19)
Steeplechase 9:54.77 Red Wolves Open (4/20/18)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Junior

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  • 2021-22Senior

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  • 2022-23Graduate Student

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