The 5-foot-8, 120-pound senior raced to a fourth-place finish at the Nike Cross Nationals Final this past season with a time of 15:09.7. Carpenter qualified for nationals by winning the NXN Heartland Regional championships, breaking the tape in 14:58.8. A
Carpenter has maintained an 11.4 GPA on a 12-point scale (A-minus average) in the classroom.
An accomplished guitarist, he has worked part-time at an area retail store and volunteered locally on behalf of his church youth group.
