2013 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
In 2013 Track and Field: Recorded a "B" provisional qualifying mark in the 5,000-meter event, crossing the line in 14:26.36 at the Mt. SAC Relays to move into 10th all-time in the Broncos' record book... Also posted CPP's season bests in the 3,000- and 10,000-meter races, tallying respective times of 8:38.56 and 31:00.68... Featured on the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Academic Team for maintaining a grade point average above 3.40 through the 2012-13 academic year.
In 2012 Cross Country: Finished 65th overall at the NCAA Division II National Championships as he traversed the 10,000-meter course in a time of 30:53.9, becoming just the seventh runner in program history to record a 10K time under 31 minutes... Atop that short list are select Broncos' cross country greats, such as Stephane Franke, Tony Reyes and Matt Blaty... His 30:53.9 mark is the first sub-31 time recorded by a Bronco since 1990... At the CCAA Championships in La Jolla, he finished ninth to receive All-CCAA accolades for the third-straight year. He then took seventh at the West Region Championships in Hawaii to earn All-West Region honors for the second-consecutive season.
In 2012 Track and Field: As a junior, Carrell competed in the 10,000-meter race at Cal State L.A, posting his best time of 35:45.26.
In 2011 Cross Country: Raced well throughout his sophomore season, which he finished with a 18th-place performance at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships in Spokane, Wash... That showing earned him All-West Region honors for the first time in his career... Finished fifth individually at the CCAA Championships in Santa Rosa, crossing the line in 25:48.9 to earn All-CCAA accolades... Received CCAA Runner of the Week on two different occasions... His first weekly honor of 2011 came after the season-opening meet at UC Riverside, where he finished with a 24:28.3 mark that ranks fourth all-time in the Broncos' record books.
In 2011 Track & Field: At the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships in Turlock, he finished eighth in both the 1,500- and 5,000-meter races with times of 4:10.31 and 15:16.07... Raced team's top 5,000-meter mark of season at 14:36.20 on March 25.
In 2010 Cross Country: Finished as the Broncos' top runner, leading CPP to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division II West Regional, with the team narrowly missing a spot at nationals... Posted top 8,000-meter time of 24:58.0 to place fifth at the CCAA Championships in Whittier, Calif.
In 2010 Track & Field: Put together top performance in the 1,500-meter event, registering a time of 4:07.56 on March 20 at the Trojan Invitational in Los Angeles... Also posted the team's third-best 5,000-meter mark at 15:16.31on March 6 in Turlock.
In 2009 Cross Country: Competed in two just events for CPP and was later granted a medical redshirt... Finished 23rd at season-opening Cal State Fullerton race where he ran 26:52 over 8.000 m.... Placed 163rd at UC Riverside (27:10.4 over 8,000 m).
High School: A graduate of La Quinta High School, where he competed in both track and cross country… Recorded personal bests of 4:24 in the 1600 and 9:34 in the 3200.
Personal: Son of Richard and Holly Carrell… His twin brother John also competes on the Broncos' cross country and track and field teams... Has an older sister named Claire... Business Administration major with Marketing Management option... Favorite athlete is JonCarlo Nunez... Favorite pro team is the Los Angeles Clippers... Enjoys taking naps, watching movies and hanging out with friends and family in his free time... Aspires to a career in sports marketing.
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