The 5-foot-8, 125-pound senior distance talent won two individual titles this spring and led the Trojans to a championship as a team at the Class AA state meet. Carpenter broke the tape in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:10.89 and also took first the
Carpenter has maintained an 11.6 GPA on a 12-point scale 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.