Northwestern State University of Louisana

Demons’ first Olympic track and field athlete, competing in the 2000 Sydney Games for Team USA in the triple jump …seven time USA champion in the triple jump (1998, 1999, 2001 outdoors, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 indoors) … fourth in the 1996 Olympic Trials (by five inches), second in the 2000 Trials, eighth in the 2004 Trials, 14th in the 1992 Trials while at NSU … four-time All-American for the Demons … finished as high as second in World Championship competition (1999 World Indoors silver medalist) and was as high as fifth outdoors in World Cup competition in an 11-year pro track career … Carter placed eighth or better in the triple jump at USA Championships from 1993-2004, except for 2002-03 while recovering from a knee injury … ranked sixth in the world in 1998 and eighth in 1999 … had personal bests of 57-2 ¾ (TJ) and 26-2 ¼ (LJ) … won the 1993 Southland Conference Indoor and Outdoor Field Performer of the Year honors … three-time Southland Outdoor TJ champion, setting a school record that still stands with a 55-2 ¾ leap in 1993 … won the 1993 SLC Indoor High Point Award with 28 of the Demons’ 101 points, winning the TJ and 55m dash and finishing second in the long jump to lead Northwestern to its first Southland track crown … outdoors in 1993, gave up his redshirt status at the Southland meet and led Demons to their first SLC Outdoor title by winning the TJ, anchoring the winning 4x100 relay and finishing second in the long jump, all NCAA qualifying performances … fourth in the 1993 NCAA Outdoors in the TJ (55-0 ¾), 10th in the long jump … third in the TJ at 1993 NCAA Indoors … eighth in the TJ at the 1992 and 1991 NCAA Outdoors … won seven Southland titles (1992, 1993 Indoor TJ; 1993 Indoor 55m dash; 1991-93 Outdoor TJ, 1993 Outdoor 4x100 relay) … LaMark’s presenter is his wife, Crystal.