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BOYS SOCCER

Carter Hensley

Midfielder
MYERS PARK HS
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

8

Season Goals

7

Season Assists

15

Career Goals

22

Career Assists
“Carter is extremely fast, even with the ball at his feet, and has excellent vision. He is an absolute game-changer. He works hard in all aspects of the field. He’s a player that can change a game in a minute.”
head coach of Porter Ridge High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound senior midfielder scored eight goals and passed for seven assists this past season, leading the Mustangs (12-1-1) to the Class 4A state tournament championship match. The 2021 North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association State Player of the Year, Hensley was a First Team All-State selection. He did not play high school soccer as a junior due to club soccer commitments, and he concluded his prep soccer career with 15 goals and 22 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Hensley has maintained a weighted 4.18 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Virginia Tech this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hensley has volunteered locally as a youth soccer coach, and he has donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church.