2023-24 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Morton, Carter

Carter Morton
- Position:
- Hurdles/Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jefferson, Iowa
- High School:
- Greene County HS
Bio
2025 OUTDOOR: Competing unattached, finished first in the long jump leaping for 7.32 meters, eighth in the javelin throw with a toss of 47.89 meters and tenth in the 100 meter dash in 10.87 seconds at the Jim Duncan invitational ... Competing unattached, placed second in the Decathlon with a score of 7,882 at the Drake Relays ... Competing unattached, finished sixth in the 200-meter in 22.25 seconds and fifteenth in the discus throwing for 37.61 meters at the Musco Twilight ... Competing unattached, placed first in the long jump leaping for 7.44 meters at the Cyclone Twilight ... Competed unattached at the USATF Outdoor Championship in Eugene, Oregon, finishing seventh with a score of 7,679 points.
2025 INDOOR: USTFCCCA All-American ... First Team All-American ... MVC Indoor Championships Men's Most Valuable Athlete and Men's Most Outstanding Field Athlete ... All-MVC Team ... Two-time MVC Field Athlete of the Week (Dec. 17, Feb. 11). Finished first in the heptathlon with a score of 5776 at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Finished first in the high jump premier with a height of 2.05 meters and fourth in pole vault with a height of 4.90 meter at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Placed third in the mens heptathlon with a score of 5807 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Placed second in the long jump with a distance of 7.42 meters and fourth in the triple jump clearing 14.86 meters at the Wisconsin Windy City Invitational ... Placed first in the high jump clearing 2.10 meters, First in the long jump with a distance of 7.54 meters, First in the triple jump leaping 14.75 meters, and fifth in the pole vault clearing 4.75 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Finished in fifth-place finish in the heptathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships with 5,852 points, winning both the long jump and high jump events.
2024 OUTDOOR: Did not compete due to injury.
2024 INDOOR: Did not compete due to injury.
2023 OUTDOOR: MVC Honor Roll ... MVC Field Athlete of the Week (May 3) ... Won the Triple jump with 14.19 meters, placed 6th in the Javelin Throw (49.96m) and placed 18th in the 4x400 meter relay (3:39.62) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Posted score of 7,210 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the men's decathlon ... Placed 29th in the discus throw with a career-best of 36.02 meters at the Meet of Champions ... Won the men's decathlon in a career-high score of 7,454 points and placed sixth in the triple jump (14.53m) at Drake Relays ... First place finish in the long jump with a career-best jump of 7.49 meters at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Took first place in the men's long jump (7.25m), placed second in the javelin throw with a career-best throw of 55.17 meters, took second in the triple jump with a career-best leap of 15.04 meters, and fourth in the high jump (2.06m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Recorded a tie for 26th place in the men's high jump clearing 2.09 meters at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2023 INDOOR: MVC Male Field Athlete of the Week (12/14/22) ... Placed 1st in the Men's heptathlon with a total score of 5,651 at the ISU Holiday Invitational ... Placed 12th in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.31, placed 2nd in the pole vault with 4.60 meters, and placed 4th in the triple jump with 14.57 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 1st in the high jump with a jump of 23 feet, 6 inches at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... Placed 3rd in the heptathlon with a career-best score of 5,698 at the Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Finished 6th place in the pole vault (4.75) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Won the high jump (2.07m), and 11th in the shot put (11.98m) at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, individual champion in the heptathlon with a score of 5,278, first place in the triple jump with a career-best jump of 14.70 meters, and 5th place finish in the high jump (2.02m) ... Earned MVP at the MVC Indoor Championships.
2022 OUTDOOR: Earned all-conference honors with a second-place finish in the decathlon with 6,972 points ... was sixth in the javelin at the MVC Championships (51.32 meters / 168-4) ... placed eighth in the 100-meter dash at Jim Duncan with a time of 11.25.
2022 INDOOR: Placed second in the heptathlon and sixth in the high jump and the MVC Championships ... tied for second in high jump with 2 meter jumps and finished seventh in long jump with a 7.01 meter jump at the Hawkeye Invitational (Jan. 15)... Won the heptathlon with 5,326 points ... named MVC Track Athlete of the Week for his heptathlon performance at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 21)... third in the pole vault at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational... third in the long jump at the ISU Classic ... seventh in the high jump at the ISU Classic with a jump of 1.99 meters.
2021 OUTDOOR: Landed second in the decathlon with a personal-best score of 6440 and posted a personal-best mark of 49.57m in the javelin at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Placed fourth with a score of 6148 in the decathlon at the Gibson Invitational (April 15-16) … Clocked a personal-best of 23.26 in the 200 meters and placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 6.85m at the USD Early Bird (April 3) … Took third in the high jump with a mark of 1.95m at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 9-10).
2021 INDOOR: Placed fifth in the high jump with a personal-best mark of 2.00m and in the heptathlon with a score of 4696 at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … Scored 4632 points in the heptathlon to place second at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 22) … Recorded a mark of 3.45m in the pole vault at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9) … Part of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed third with a time of 3:25.61 at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29).
High School: 3x District in high jump... Drake Relays qualifier in high jump in 2019 and finished 6th... 3x State qualifier in high jump (2019) finished 3rd, 6th in the 110HH and 9th in the 400 LH... School Record in high jump (6'8") and 110HH (15.38)... 2x District Champion in 400LH... 2x State qualifier in 400 LH... State and Drake Relay qualifier in 4x100 relay
Personal: Majoring in Business Administration.
2025 INDOOR: USTFCCCA All-American ... First Team All-American ... MVC Indoor Championships Men's Most Valuable Athlete and Men's Most Outstanding Field Athlete ... All-MVC Team ... Two-time MVC Field Athlete of the Week (Dec. 17, Feb. 11). Finished first in the heptathlon with a score of 5776 at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Finished first in the high jump premier with a height of 2.05 meters and fourth in pole vault with a height of 4.90 meter at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Placed third in the mens heptathlon with a score of 5807 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Placed second in the long jump with a distance of 7.42 meters and fourth in the triple jump clearing 14.86 meters at the Wisconsin Windy City Invitational ... Placed first in the high jump clearing 2.10 meters, First in the long jump with a distance of 7.54 meters, First in the triple jump leaping 14.75 meters, and fifth in the pole vault clearing 4.75 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Finished in fifth-place finish in the heptathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships with 5,852 points, winning both the long jump and high jump events.
2024 OUTDOOR: Did not compete due to injury.
2024 INDOOR: Did not compete due to injury.
2023 OUTDOOR: MVC Honor Roll ... MVC Field Athlete of the Week (May 3) ... Won the Triple jump with 14.19 meters, placed 6th in the Javelin Throw (49.96m) and placed 18th in the 4x400 meter relay (3:39.62) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Posted score of 7,210 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the men's decathlon ... Placed 29th in the discus throw with a career-best of 36.02 meters at the Meet of Champions ... Won the men's decathlon in a career-high score of 7,454 points and placed sixth in the triple jump (14.53m) at Drake Relays ... First place finish in the long jump with a career-best jump of 7.49 meters at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Took first place in the men's long jump (7.25m), placed second in the javelin throw with a career-best throw of 55.17 meters, took second in the triple jump with a career-best leap of 15.04 meters, and fourth in the high jump (2.06m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Recorded a tie for 26th place in the men's high jump clearing 2.09 meters at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2023 INDOOR: MVC Male Field Athlete of the Week (12/14/22) ... Placed 1st in the Men's heptathlon with a total score of 5,651 at the ISU Holiday Invitational ... Placed 12th in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.31, placed 2nd in the pole vault with 4.60 meters, and placed 4th in the triple jump with 14.57 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 1st in the high jump with a jump of 23 feet, 6 inches at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... Placed 3rd in the heptathlon with a career-best score of 5,698 at the Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Finished 6th place in the pole vault (4.75) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Won the high jump (2.07m), and 11th in the shot put (11.98m) at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, individual champion in the heptathlon with a score of 5,278, first place in the triple jump with a career-best jump of 14.70 meters, and 5th place finish in the high jump (2.02m) ... Earned MVP at the MVC Indoor Championships.
2022 OUTDOOR: Earned all-conference honors with a second-place finish in the decathlon with 6,972 points ... was sixth in the javelin at the MVC Championships (51.32 meters / 168-4) ... placed eighth in the 100-meter dash at Jim Duncan with a time of 11.25.
2022 INDOOR: Placed second in the heptathlon and sixth in the high jump and the MVC Championships ... tied for second in high jump with 2 meter jumps and finished seventh in long jump with a 7.01 meter jump at the Hawkeye Invitational (Jan. 15)... Won the heptathlon with 5,326 points ... named MVC Track Athlete of the Week for his heptathlon performance at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 21)... third in the pole vault at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational... third in the long jump at the ISU Classic ... seventh in the high jump at the ISU Classic with a jump of 1.99 meters.
2021 OUTDOOR: Landed second in the decathlon with a personal-best score of 6440 and posted a personal-best mark of 49.57m in the javelin at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Placed fourth with a score of 6148 in the decathlon at the Gibson Invitational (April 15-16) … Clocked a personal-best of 23.26 in the 200 meters and placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 6.85m at the USD Early Bird (April 3) … Took third in the high jump with a mark of 1.95m at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 9-10).
2021 INDOOR: Placed fifth in the high jump with a personal-best mark of 2.00m and in the heptathlon with a score of 4696 at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … Scored 4632 points in the heptathlon to place second at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 22) … Recorded a mark of 3.45m in the pole vault at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9) … Part of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed third with a time of 3:25.61 at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29).
High School: 3x District in high jump... Drake Relays qualifier in high jump in 2019 and finished 6th... 3x State qualifier in high jump (2019) finished 3rd, 6th in the 110HH and 9th in the 400 LH... School Record in high jump (6'8") and 110HH (15.38)... 2x District Champion in 400LH... 2x State qualifier in 400 LH... State and Drake Relay qualifier in 4x100 relay
Personal: Majoring in Business Administration.
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