2010 Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Media Guide

ASSISTANT COACH CRAIG CARTER
Craig Carter
Throws
Fourth Season
Utah State University
raig Carter is
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entering his fourth
season as coach of
the Wildcat throwers. He came
to Wildcat Country from Logan,
Utah, where he was a two-time
All-American in the throws while
at Utah State University. He was seventh at the 1996 Olympic
Trials in the hammer before retiring and focusing on coaching.
Carter started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at
USU before leaving to teach and coach at the high school
level. He returned to Utah State two years later to be the head
throwing coach. During that time, he coached several indoor
and outdoor national qualifiers, 25 Big West Champions, 53
All-Big West performers and was part of five men’s conference
championships and seven women’s conference championships.
Under his direction at Utah State, Olympian James Parker was
an eight-time All-American in the hammer/weight throw, and a
one-time All-American in the Discus throw.
Carter is currently coaching the number one female shot-putter
in the USA, Jill Camarena. Since working with Carter, she has
won five indoor, and two outdoor national championships, and
has represented the USA team at the 2006 World Cup, the 2007
World Championships, and the 2008 Olympic Games held in
China. Carter has also continued to coach University of Arizona
All-Americans and graduates Adam Kuehl and Sean Shields,
who are currently ranked among the top in the
United States.
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2009-10 Arizona TRACK & FIELD Media Guide