2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Emerald Carter

  • Position Hurdles, Jumps
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Cypress Woods
  • Hometown Cypress, Texas
  • Major Psychology / Pre-Medical

Biography

Honors
•  Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2019-20

Briefly
•  First year at XULA

2020 Outdoor Track and Field (Freshman)
•  Did not compete; outdoor season was canceled in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 Indoor Track and Field (Freshman)
•  Competed in all six meets, including NAIA nationals
•  Produced an NAIA A-qualifying time of 8.98 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at Samford's Bulldog Open (Feb. 15, 2020)
•  At NAIA nationals Carter finished 19th in the preliminaries
•  Two other best season marks were achieved at the Bulldog Open on Feb. 15, 2020: 8.26 in the 60-meter dash and 5.15 meters — 16 feet, 10 3/4 inches — in the long jump
•  Louisiana Freshman of the Year nominee
•  Member of XULA's first women's indoor team since 2004

High School
•  Best outdoor marks, according to Texas MileSplit, were:
     — 5.30 meters (17 feet, 5 inches) in the long jump
     — 14.43 in the 100 hurdles
     — 26.69 in the 200
     — 44.61 in the 300 hurdles
     — 1:01.52 in the 400
     — 1:05.93 in the 400 hurdles
     — 1:41.90 in the 800 relay
•  Best indoor marks, according to Texas MileSplit, were:
     — 7.86 in the 55
     — 8.96 in the 55 hurdles
     — 8.36 in the 60
     — 9.52 in the 60 hurdles
•  300 hurdles champion as a junior at the District 17-6A and 18-6A area meet (April 19, 2018) . . . Time was 45.12 . . . Helped Cy Woods finish second in the team standings

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Hurdles, Long Jump
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Hurdles, Jumps
    5'8"