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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Amber Searls
Amber Searls
Keith Nordstrom / Atlantic 10
Thom Kendall
Keith Nordstrom / Atlantic 10
Atlantic 10

Abby Carter

  • Event Mid-Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fishers, Ind.
  • Highschool Fishers

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
800m (indoor) 2:17.01 2/11/2023
800m (outdoor) 2:14.34 4/6/2024
1500m (outdoor) 4:25.48 5/5/2024
Mile (indoor) 4:50.87 2/9/2024
3000m (indoor) 9:45.05 1/19/2024
3000m (outdoor) 9:47.19 4/16/2022
5000m (indoor) 16:35.31 2/3/2024
5000m (outdoor) 16:15.45 3/29/2024

2023-2024 (Senior)
  • R.U.D.Y.S. "Rev. Charles L. Collins Outstanding Citizenship" Award Winner
Outdoor
  • Runner-up in the 5000m (16:40.43) at the A-10 Championships hosted by George Mason University 
  • PR and finished fourth in the 1500m (4:25.48) at the A-10 Championships hosted by George Mason University 
  • Finished first in the 5000m (16:34.16) at the Jesse Owens Classic hosted by Ohio State
  • PR in the 1500m (4:26.14) and finished second at the Tennessee Invite. Fourth fastest time at UD
  • PR in the 800m (2:14.34) and finished tenth at the Tennessee Invite
  • PR at the Raleigh Relays in the 5000m (16:15.45) and finished 31st. Second fastest time in UD history
  • Finished first in the 3000m (9:55.29) at the Blizzard Buster hosted by Miami University
  • Finished first in the 1500m (4:31.12) at the Blizzard Buster hosted by Miami University 
Indoor
  • Finished first and won the A-10 Championships in the 5000m (16:53.05)
  • Finished fifth at the A-10 Championships in both the Mile and 3000m
  • PR at the Marshall Invitational in the Mile (4:50.87) to finish first
  • PR at the Meyo Invitational in the 5000m (16:35.31) to finish third
  • PR at the Indiana Invitational in the 3000m (9:45.05) to finish second
  • Finished in fifth place at the 3000m event in the Wolverine Invite

2022-2023 (Junior)
  • Set a PR in the 5000 (16:40.23) and 1500 (4:26.65) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships. 
  • Placed 1/44 for the 1500 and 1/27 for the 800 at the Big Blue Classic. 
  • Placed 1/42  for the 5000 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. 

2021-2022 (Sophomore)
Indoor
  • Set a PR in the 1 Mile (5:08:44) in the first race of the season at the Jim Green T&F Invitational in Kentucky 
  • Set a PR back to back weekends in the second race of the season in the 800m (2:18:13) at the Gladstein Invite in Indiana 

2020-2021 (Freshman)
Outdoor
  • Set a PR in the 800m run at the Indiana State Gibson Invitational in 2:22.78 to take 17th place of 40
  • Set PR in 1500m run with time of 4:46.39 at the Cincinnati Oliver Nikoloff Invitational, placing 13th of 29 
  • Placed sixth of 60 at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open in the 800m run in a time of 2:25.18 
  • Finished 13th in the 1500m run at the Atlantic 10 Championships in a time of 4:46.80
  • Part of the 4x400 relay that placed fourth in 4:18.12 at the Yellow Jacket Open 
Indoor
  • Canceled due to COVID-19

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

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior