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Bobby Carter Hired as Arizona Track and Field's New Jumps and Multis Coach

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Fred Harvey, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, has hired Bobby Carter as Arizona's jumps and multis coach. Carter comes to Arizona from Navy.

"He's a great coach, but a better person," said coach Harvey. "He will bring incredible balance to our program."

In his three years at Navy, Carter coached jumps and helped guide the program to seven Patriot League team titles. In his final season, Carter coached three All-Conference athletes on the road to the program's third consecutive Outdoor Conference Championships sweep. Breanna Mealer and Audrey Fernandez were among those athletes, placing second in the long jump and triple jump to earn their all-conference honors. Clayton Thompson also finished second in the long jump, earning Men's Track Athlete of the Meet.

Carter also coached three Navy athletes to school records with Caden Daily taking the men's indoor long jump with a mark of 7.58m (24-10.5), Ann Jackson breaking the women's outdoor long jump record at 6.05m (19-10.25) and Evelyn Berecz posting the top indoor triple jump mark of 12.20m (40-0.5).

Prior to his time at Navy, Carter coached jumps at Oral Roberts where he helped develop six All-Americans, 14 conference champions and 10 school record holders. Among those athletes was Mercy Abire who earned All-America accolades during the 2018 outdoor season after posting a school record long jump mark of 6.50m (21-4.0).

Before making his way to Oral Roberts, Carter coached at Nebraska, his alma mater. He was responsible for four All-Americans including Isaiah Griffith who won the USATF Junior Outdoor Triple Jump Championship with a mark of 16.21m (53-2.25).

Carter was an elite athlete himself, competing for Nebraska in the long jump and 4x100 relay. He was a two-time All-American, finishing 12th in the long jump at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships competing as part of the 4x100 relay. During his time at Nebraska, Carter also earned scholar athlete distinctions.

Carter and his wife Nataly have two sons, Maiyan and Kobe.