Brian Carrington
Brian Carrington
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Brevard, N.C.
High School: Brevard

Brian Carrington

2011-12  XC:  Opened his season with a 10th place finish at the Elon Invite, running a time of 26:01 (Sept 17) … ran an 8,000 meter personal record time of 25:41 at the Southern Conference Championships, finishing 39th overall (Oct 29)… set his 10,000 meter personal best in 2011, running a time of 33:28 at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov 12)… earned Academic All-Conference honors. Indoor: Set a personal best indoors at the Hokie Invitational in the 5,000 meters, running a time of 15:34.74 to finish seventh overall (Jan 21) …  ran a time of 8:53.61 for 3,000 meters, setting a new personal record at the Fast Track Invitational (Feb 11) … SoCon Academic All-Conference. Outdoor: Opened the outdoor season with a third place overall finish in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Wake Forest Open in a time of 9:39.84 (Mar 16) … ran a personal best time of 9:26.71 in the steeplechase at the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships to place eighth (April 21)… earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors ... SoCon Academic Honor Roll … recipient of the Commissioner’s Medal.

2010-11: XC: Earned Southern Conference Academic All-Conference honors for the second time in cross country … set a new personal-best in the 8k at the Royal Cross Country Challenge by completing the course in a time of 25:51.0 … also set a personal-best in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regional by running a 35:04.74 … finished in 44th place at the Southern Conference Championship after completing the 8k course in 26:38.26 … ran a 25:53.23 in the 8k at the Greater Louisville Classic. Indoor: Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors for the indoor track season … only competed in the 5,000 meters during the indoor season … posted a personal-best time of 15:35.22 in the 5,000 meters at the Southern Conference Championship where he finished in 18th place … completed the 5k in 15:38.98 at the Tiger Paw Invitational … also ran in the Niswonger Invitational where he ran a 15:53.09. Outdoor: Posted a personal-best time of 9:32.48 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Southern Conference Championship … also ran a 9:36.38 in the steeplechase at the Duke Invitational … completed the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays in a time of 9:43.23 to finish in fifth place … ran a season-best time of 9:06.46 in the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open, his only attempt at that event.

2009-10: XC: Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors for the fall season … set a new personal-best in the 8k at the Lou Onesty Invitational with a time of 27:17.0 … also ran a 27:41.60 in the 8k at the USC Upstate Invitational … clocked a 27:43.27 for the Spartans at the SoCon Championships. Indoor: Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors for the winter season … broke his previous personal-best time in the mile at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 4:30.13 … ran the second leg of the distance-medley relay team that ran a season-best time of 10:35.58 at the SoCon Championships … ran the mile at the Tiger Paw Invitational in 4:32.06 … also clocked a 4:40.70 in the mile at the Niswonger Invitational. Outdoor: Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors for the spring season …broke his personal-best in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:13.86 at the Raleigh Relays … also ran a 4:16.99 in the 1,500 meters at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational … ran the 3,000 meters in 9:05.56 at the Wake Forest Open in his only attempt at the event … ran a season-best 16:08.69 in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Invitational.

2008-09: XC: Set a personal-best time in the 8k at the Asics Winthrop Invitational with a time of 28:20 ... ran the 8k at the Hagan Stone Classic in a time of 28:31.9 ... also finished the 8k at the Hagan Stone Classic in 29:12 ... Indoor: Ran the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Championships with a personal-best time of 2:01.60 ... set a personal-best in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:42.77 at the Liberty Invitational ... also ran the 800 meters in 2:03.43 at the Carolina Classic and a 2:03.48 at the Niswonger Invitational ... Outdoor: Ran a seasons-best time of 2:00.24 in the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Championships ... ran a personal-best time of 4:15.97 in the 1,500 meters at the Wake Forest Open ... ran a 2:00.66 in the 800 meters at the UNC Invitational and a 2:02.05 at the Duke Invitational ... finished the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays in 4:24.65.

High School: Member of Brevard High School's track and field team for two years, lettering in both years under head coach Bill Baldwin ... named the Western Athletic Conference MVP year ... earned three letters in both basketball and soccer, garnering All-Conference and All-Region honors in both sports.

Personal: Brian T. Carrington ... born February 7, 1990 in Waterbury, Conn. ... son of William and Pat Carrington ... mom, Pat, played softball and tennis at Bryant College ... majoring in media studies at UNCG.

Top Performances:

XC:
8k: 25:41.0
10k: 33:28.0

Indoor:
3,000m: 8:53.61                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5,000m: 15:34.74

Outdoor:
3,000m: 9:05.56
3,000m steeplechase: 9:26.71