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Carrie
Long
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| Class: |
Sr. |
| Hometown: |
Franklin, NC |
| Height: |
5-11 |
| Sport: |
Women's Track |
| Position: |
Pole Vault |
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At West Virginia in 2012:
Indoor
- Competed unattached during the indoor season
- Came in second place in the pole vault at 3.25 meters at the WVU Holiday Classic
- Finished seventh in the pole vault with a distance of 3.50 meters at the Penn St. National
Outdoor
- Came in fifth place in the pole vault at the Wake Forest Open at a height of 3.50 meters
- Vaulted a season-high and BIG EAST-qualifying 3.65 meters for seventh place at the Raleigh Relays
- Finished 11th in the pole vault at 3.55 meters at the Jesse Owens Classic
- Achieved 11th place at BIG EAST in the pole vault at 3.50 meters
Prep:
- Competed as an undergrad at Gardner-Webb University
- Named to Big South Conference all-academic team
- One of five recipients of the Big South Conference’s George A. Christianberry Award for academic excellence
- A USTFCCCA all-academic team member at Gardner-Webb
- Set the GWU school record in the women’s pole vault at 3.75m
- A 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee
- Coached by Jay Brooks and Jerry Hock at Franklin High
- Was a three-sport standout in track, swimming and volleyball
- Recorded the second-best pole vault mark all-time in state history
- Class valedictorian
Personal:
- Daughter of Drs. Jim and Cathy Long
- Father was a baseball and football player at Davidson College
- Has one sister
- Birthday is June 9
- Working on a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences
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