Austin Carter
Throws
Ht
6'
1"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Beaver, 
Utah
Last School
Beaver High School
Roster Years
2019-2021


Personal

  • Parents are Chad and Michelle Carter
  • Has two brothers and one sister
  • Major: Statistics
  • Also recruited by Maryland, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Utah State and Weber State

Before BYU

  • Three-time UHSAA 2A state champion in the shot put (2016-2018)
  • 2018 UHSAA 2A state champion in the discus
  • Broke the UHSAA 2A state record in the shot put with a throw of 65-5
  • H.S. Personal Bests: 65-5 (shot put), 168-0 (discus)
  • Played football at Beaver H.S.

Stats

Indoor Personal Bests
Mark Event Meet
16.88m/55-4.75 SP 2019 Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge
14.08m/26-2.5 WT 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor II

 

Outdoor Personal Bests
Mark Event Meet
17.15m/56-3.25 SP  2019 Aztec Invitational
46.74m/153-4 DT 2019 Sun Angel Track Classic

Career Stats

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2019

Indoor

  • Threw a season-best 16.88m/55-4.75 in the shot put at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge
  • Finished 14th int he shot put at the MPSF Championships with a mark of 16.34m/53-7.5
  • Competed in four meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Tossed a career best in the shot put with a distance of 17.15m/56-3.25 at the Aztec Invitational
  • Earned a personal record in the discus at the Sun Angel Classic with a mark of 46.74m/153-4
  • Competed in 13 meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Sophmore Year 2020

Junior Year 2021

Indoor (2021)

  • Took fifth in the men’s WT with a personal-best mark of 14.08m/46-2.5 at the BYU Cougar Indoor II. 

Outdoor (2021)

  • Claimed two first-place finishes on the season in men’s SP with marks of 16.28m/53-5 and 15.63m/51-3.5 at the Weber State Twilight Invitational and BYU Cougar Invitational, respectively. 
Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year