2012: Named Second Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC ... shared team MVP honors with Taylor Zondervan ... competed in every meet, including 8 of 12 regular season meets and at the MAC Championships as an all-arounder ... named Second Team All-MAC after placing third in the all-around at the MAC Championships, scoring a career-high 38.975 and registering two other top-10 event finishes, placing seventh on balance beam and eighth on the uneven bars, scoring a 9.750 in both ... qualified and competed as an all-arounder at the NCAA regionals, totaling a 38.000 ... had season averages of 9.694 (V), 9.671 (UB), 9.467 (BB), 9.727 (FX) and 38.522 (AA), as well as two top-15 regional qualifying scores in the conference with a 9.715 on beam (seventh best in MAC) and 9.775 on the uneven bars (11th best) ... set career highs in bars, beam, floor and all-around during the season and tied a career-high on vault at the NCAA regionals ... recorded two individual titles during the year and finished runner-up on seven occasions.
2011: Named team Most Improved ... competed in all 12 meets, including MAC Championships ... made 11 appearances on vault, seven on balance beam and eight on floor ... all but one score was used on beam, as well as on floor ... had season averages of 9.427 (V), 9.614 (BB) and 9.563 (FX) ... tied for third place on floor at Ball State (3/11), scoring a career-high 9.750 ... scored a career-best 9.800 on beam at Kent State (2/27) ... had a season-high score of 9.725 on vault at Illinois (3/6) ... went 9.700 or better in three beam appearances.
2010: Named team Most Improved ... competed in five regular season meets, as well as MAC Championships, all on vault ... scored a team best and career-high 9.800 at MAC Championships, placing fourth and earning a spot on the podium ... career high in event prior was a 9.550.
2009: Named team Most Improved ... competed in all 11 meets as well as MAC Championships ... competed as an all-arounder in first 10 of 11 meets ... season-high on the vault was a 9.525 vs. Cal (3/6) ... posted three season highs at Illinois-Chicago (1/31), going 9.625 on the bars, 9.750 on beam and tallying a 38.425 in the all-around ... took first on the beam in that meet ... went 9.700 on the floor at Missouri (2/27) and tied that season high at MAC Championships ... competed in bars, beam and floor at conference meet.
HS/Club: Trained at Gym America/Gym Stars ... four-time regional qualifier ... as a senior, was a national qualifier and on the level 9 region five national first place team ... two-time all-around champion as a sophomore and senior ... beam champion at the cup as a freshman, sophomore and junior.
Personal: Born Oct. 11, 1990, in Warren, Mich. ... daughter of Tina Matter and Perseus Carter ... biomedical sciences major.
Carter’s Career Highs
Vault: 9.800 (at MAC Championships, 3/27/10)
Bars: 9.800 (2x, last: at Denver Quad, 3/3/12)
Beam: 9.825 (at Illinois State, 2/17/12)
Floor: 9.800 (2x, last: vs. UIC, 2/5/12)
All-Around: 38.975 (at MAC Championship, 3/24/12)
