Avery Carter

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Lee's Summit, Mo.
High School:
Lee's Summit West HS

MIZZOU PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track & Field
Shot Put – 17.85m (58-6.75) // SEC Indoor Championships (2/25/17)
Weight Throw – 19.22m (63-0.75) // SEC Indoor Championships (2/24/18)
Outdoor Track & Field
Shot Put – 17.02m (55-10.25) // Tom Botts Invitational (4/21/18)
Hammer Throw – 64.55m (211-9) // NCAA West Preliminary (5/24/18)

NOTEWORTHY

2018 NCAA Championships qualifier (Hammer Throw)
2018 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (Hammer Throw)
No. 3 All-Time in the Outdoor Hammer Throw (64.55m/211-9)

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2017-18
Season Bests
Shot Put (ITF) – 17.42m (57-2) // SEC Indoor Championships (2/25)
Weight Throw (ITF) – 19.22m (63-0.75) // SEC Indoor Championships (2/24)
Shot Put (OTF) – 17.02m (55-10.25) // Tom Botts Invitational (4/21)
Hammer Throw (OTF) – 64.55m (211-9) // NCAA West Preliminary (5/24)

Indoor Track – Opened the indoor season by winning both the shot put and weight throw at the Missouri Holiday Opener (Dec. 8), posting marks of 17.09m (56-1) and 16.75m (54-11.5), respectively … Finished sixth in the weight throw at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 9) with a mark of 18.66m (61-2.75) … Won the weight throw and finished second in the shot put at the Missouri Collegiate Open (Feb. 16), producing marks of 18.55m (60-10.5) and 17.34m (56-10.75), respectively … Closed the indoor season by setting a personal record in the weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24), finishing 15th with a mark of 19.22m (63-0.75).

Outdoor Track – Opened the season with a pair of top-five finishes at the CMU Open (March 17), finishing second in the hammer throw with a mark of 60.49m (198-5) and third in the shot put at 16.19m (53-1.5) … Finished third in the shot put and fourth in the hammer throw at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (March 24) with throws of 16.83m (55-2.75) and 57.57m (188-10) … Placed fourth in the shot put and hammer throw at the Ole Miss Classic (March 31), posting throws of 16.84m (55-3) and 60.45m (198-4), respectively … Finished runner-up in the hammer throw and third in the shot put at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 14), recording marks of 59.94m (196-8) and 16.46m (54-0), respectively … Won the hammer throw at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 21), setting a then-personal-best mark of 64.18m (210-7) … Earned a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw at the Drake Relays (April 28), producing a mark of 62.76m (205-11) … Finished 13th in the hammer throw at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11) with a mark of 62.85m (206-2) … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time in his career at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 24), posting the third-best mark hammer throw mark in program history at 64.55m (211-9) … Wrapped up junior campaign at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 6), finishing 22^nd in the hammer throw with a mark of 62.21m (204-1).

2016-17
Season's Best
Shot Put (ITF) – 17.85m (58-6.75) // SEC Indoor Championships (2/25)
Weight Throw (ITF) – 15.55m (51-0.25) // Border Battle (1/7)

Indoor Track – Opened the season by setting a then-personal record in the shot put at the Border Battle (Jan. 7), finishing fourth with a toss of 16.79m (55-1) … Finished fifth in the shot put at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 14) with a throw of 16.23m (53-3) … Won the shot put at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 17), registering a mark of 16.25m (53-3.75) … Set a personal record in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25), finishing 10^th with a throw of 17.85m (58-6.75).

Outdoor Track – Did not compete during the outdoor season

2015-16
Season's Best
Shot Put (ITF) – 16.11m (52.10.25) // Tyson Invitational (2/12)
Weight Throw (ITF) – 15.59 (51-1.75) // Illinois-Iowa Border Battle (1/9)
Shot Put (OTF) – 15.01m (49-3) // Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/26)
Hammer Throw (OTF) – 42.85m (140-7) // Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/26)

Indoor Track - Opened the indoor season with a season-best weight throw of 15.59m (51-1.75) at the Illinois-Iowa Border Battle … Finished third at the Missouri Invitational in the shot put with a throw of 15.24m (50-0) … Recorded a 16.11m throw in the shot put at the Tyson Invitational … Made his first appearance at the SEC Indoor Championships, competing in the shot put and finishing 13th with a throw of 15.65m (51-4.25).

Outdoor Track - Made one meet appearance during the outdoor season, recording a 15.01m (49-3) throw in the shot put and a 42.85m (140-7) in the hammer throw at the Arkansas Spring Invitational.

2014-15

Indoor Track - Redshirted the indoor season.

Outdoor Track - Redshirted the outdoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
Shot Put - 18.40m (60-4.50) // Discus - 48.98m (160-8)

Avery competed for Lee's Summit West HS under coach Bob Klausing...He was the 2014 MSHSAA Champion in the shot put, and also placed ninth in the discus.

PERSONAL

Parents are Bobby and Cynthia...Born April 23, 1996...Is undecided on his program of study.