CAREER HIGHTLIGHTS:
Named the Portland State 2010-11 Rookie of the Year
Won the John Frank Memorial Invitational (Cross Country)
Won the Pier Park Invitational (Cross Country)
Named Big Sky Cross Country Male Athlete of the Week (Sept. 13)
Four-time Big Sky All-Academic Selection
                (Cross Country – 2, Indoor Track – 1, Outdoor Track – 1)
Sixth – Distance Medley Relay (2012 Big Sky Indoor Championship)
 
PERSONAL BESTS:
1,000-meters (i) – 2:35.90 (Jacksons Open – 12/4/2010)
1,500-meters (o) – 4:00.47 (Stanford Invitational – 3/25/2011)
Mile (i) – 4:16.56 (UW Invitational – 1/29/2011)
3,000-meters (i) – 8:29.28 (Husky Classic – 2/12/2011)
3,000-meters (o) – 8:36.69 (Oregon Preview – 3/19/2011)
5,000-meters (o) – 14:58.01 (Willamette Invitational – 4/2/2011)
 
CROSS COUNTRY:
(2011) Ran in six events, pacing the Vikings in every race … Started the season with his first career event win at the John Frank Memorial Invitational (Sept. 1) … Won his second career event at the Pier Park Invitational (Sept. 10) … Earned Big Sky Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week Honors (Sept. 13) … Paced the Vikings as the Stanford Invitational (Sept. 24) with at time of 25.25 in the 8,000-meter race … Finished 11th at the Adidas XC Classic (Oct. 15) and paced the Vikings at the Big Sky Championship (Oct. 29) … Earned Big Sky All-Academic Honors.
(2010) Competed in six events during his true freshman year … Competed in the 4-mile and 10,000-meter runs once each and the 8,000 four times … Best finish in the 8,000 was a 33rd place finish at the Big Sky Championship with a time of 23:45.39 … Competed at the NCAA West Regional … Earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference honors.
 
INDOOR TRACK:
(2011-12) Participated in five indoor track meets including the Big Sky Indoor Championship … Had the second best time in the indoor mile for the Vikings after posting a time of 4:36.44 at the Portland Indoor (Jan. 22) … Posted a season-best time of 8:45.84 in the 3,000-meters at the UW Invitational (Jan. 27) … Helped the Vikings to a sixth place finish in the distance medley relay at the Big Sky Championship (Feb. 24) with a time of 10:34.93.
(2010-11) Competed in six meets in five events during the indoor track season … Competed in the 4x400 at the Jacksons Open (12/4) and finished fourth … Recorded a season-best time of 3:35.90 in the 1000 at the Jacksons Open … Competed in the mile run three times with best time coming at the UW Invitational (1/29) … Recorded a season best time of 8:29.28 and finished 12th in his heat at the Husky Classic (2/12) … Competed in the distance medley relay and the 3,000 at the Big Sky Championship (2/25-26) … Earned Big Sky All-Academic Honors.
 
OUTDOOR TRACK:
(2011) Participated in seven meets during the track season competing three times in the 1,500-meters, once in the 3,000 and three times in the 5,000 … Set a personal best in the 3,000 with time of 8:36.69 at the Oregon Preview (3/19) which was good for an eighth place overall finish … Recorded a personal best at the Stanford Invitational (3/25) with a time of 4:00.47 in the 1,500 to finish 11th in his heat … Added a personal-best at the Willamette Invitational (4/2) in the 5,000 with a time of 14:58.01 … Participated in the 5,000 at the Big sky Championship (5/14) and finished 17th … Earned Big Sky All-Academic Honors.
 
WHITMORE LAKE:
Earned four letters each in cross country and track … Four-time All-Michigan selection in cross country … Also a four-time Tri-County Conference cross country champion … Won the conference 3,200-meters championship 2007-08 and 2010 … Team won four conference cross country championships … Also competed in club indoor track.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Born January 8, 1992 … Son of William and Bonnie Carpenter … Honors graduate … Lists running and cycling as hobbies … Plans to major in health and minor in Spanish.