Hall of Fame
CRAIG CARTER
Hometown: Clearfield, Utah
Sports: Track & Field
Years: 1988-91
Craig Carter twice earned All-American honors at Utah State finishing fourth in the 35-pound weight throw at the 1990 NCAA Indoor Championships and placing seventh in the hammer throw at the 1990 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Overall, Carter was a six-time national qualifier during his USU career. Carter also won four Big West Conference Championships as an Aggie as he claimed the discus title in 1988 and 1989, the hammer title in 1989 and 1990 and was named the Big West Conference Athlete of the Year in 1989. He also won the Wayne Estes Award following his senior season, which was annually given to a student-athlete who exemplified all-around excellence. During his four-year Aggie career, Carter earned all-Big West honors a total of 11 times. Carter still ranks second all-time in school history in the hammer (65.32m/214-04.00) and still holds the fourth-best mark in the weight throw (19.21m/63-00.25). Carter also coached the weight throwers at Utah State for 10 years and had 25 Big West Champions and 53 all-Big West performers, while seven of his athletes qualified for nationals. Carter was also part of five men's conference championship teams and seven women's conference championship teams as an assistant at USU. Under his direction at Utah State, Olympian James Parker was an eight-time All-American in the hammer and weight throws and an All-American in the discus throw. Following his collegiate career, Carter continued competing and qualified for the USA Championships for six-straight years (1992-1997). His highest finish was seventh in the hammer throw at the 1996 Olympic Trials. Carter, who has spent the past eight years as an assistant track coach at the University of Arizona, was named the 2011 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) National and West Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year.
