Ht
5'
7"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Southern Pines,
North Carolina
Last School
Pinecrest High School
Roster Years
2021-2023
BYU Highlights
- Has competed in nine-career meets
- 6k collegiate-best: 20:23.8 to finish ninth at the WCC Championships on Oct. 28, 2022
- Named All-WCC First Team (2022)
- Competed at 2022 NCAA National Championships
Personal
- Parents are Daniel and Janeth Alder
- Has four siblings
- Both parents ran for BYU
- Also recruited by Duke
- Instagram: carmenalder36
Before BYU
- Three-time (2019, 2020, 2021) North Carolina Girls Cross Country Gatorade Player of the Year
- Earned 11 individual state titles between cross country/track and field
- Four-time (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017) North Carolina cross country state champion
- Led high school to 29th-straight Sandhills Athletic Conference title
- Holds North Carolina’s fastest girls 5K time of 16:58.90
- Two-time indoor 1600m (2020, 2019) and 3200m (2020, 2018) North Carolina state champion
- Two-time outdoor 1600m (2019, 2018) and 2018 3200m North Carolina state champion
- Fifth-place finish at the National XC Town USA Meet of Champions
Career Results
Women's Track and Field Athlete Profile
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2021
- Competed in three meets during the 2021 season
| Place | Meet | Time | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | Autumn Classic | 18:05.8 | 5K |
| 30th | FSU XC Open | 21:58.5 | 6K |
| 40th | Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational | 22:13.40 | 6K |
Sophmore Year
2022
- Named All-WCC First Team
| Place | Meet | Time | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | Run Elite Classic | 18:14.1 | 5k |
| 36th | Cowboy Jamboree | 21:08.6 | 6k |
| 63rd | Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational | 20:36.9 | 6k |
| 9th | WCC Championships | 20:23.8 | 6k |
| 30th | NCAA Mountain Regional | 20:52.2 | 6k |
| 203rd | NCAA National Championships | 21:22.0 | 6k |
Junior Year
2023
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year