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2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Erik Schelkun
Scott Huck/Atlantic 10
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

Abby Carter

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fishers, Ind.
  • Highschool Fishers

Biography

Event Personal Record Date 
5K 17:28.7 9/1/2023
6K 21:03.2 10/28/2023

2024
  • R.U.D.Y.S. "Rev. Charles L. Collins Outstanding Citizenship" Award Winner
2023 (Senior) 
  • Earned the seventh-best 5K time in UD history in her season debut race at Wright State. She placed second overall with a time of 17:28.7.
  • Named A-10 Women's Performer of the Week on September 7 following her race at Wright State.

2022 (Junior) 
  • Ran a 6K PR 21.26.1 time at the Paul Short Invitational, as the first Dayton finisher. This placed her at the 10th best all-time at UD for a 6K.
  • 1st team All-Conference finish upon placing 10th at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a 37-second improvement on her 5K PR. Her 17:31.9 finish placed her at the 9th best all-time at UD for a 5K.
  • Named to the 2022-23 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2021 (Sophomore)
  • Finished in 5th place in the 5K with an 18:05.1 time in her regular cross country season debut at the Mike Baumer XC Classic. This placed Carter at 19th all-time on the 5K school records.
  • Competed in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships while setting a 6K PR of 21:35.6. This was also the 13th-best 6K time in UD history.

2020 (Freshman) 
  • Placed 45th at the 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 18:47.3, helping the Flyers to second place.

High School
  • Four-year Varsity athlete in cross country (2016-19) and track and field (2017-20)
  • All-Conference (2016-2019)
  • All-County (2016-2019)
  • All-Sectional (2016, 2017)
  • All-Regional (2016-2019)
  • Sectional Team Champions (2018, 2019)
  • Regional Team Champions (2019)
  • Fourth Place State Team (2019)
  • Team Captain (2019)
  • Track - 4x800 5th Place State Team (2019), 4x800 Sectional Champions (2019), Team Captain (2020)
  • Part of 4x800 relay team that holds school record (9:22.53) (2:20.004 split)
  • National Honors Society

High School Personal Records
  • 5K- 18:48.0
  • 1600- 5:06.79
  • 800- 2:20.004 (FAT relay split)

Personal
  • Daughter of Angela and Scott Carter
  • Has two siblings: Wyatt and Miranda
  • Majoring in Environmental Biology
  • Career aspiration is to become a geneticist 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Junior

  • 2023Senior