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

Brian Carrington

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: 27:17.0

Indoor:
800m: 2:01.60
1,000m: 2:42.77
Mile: 4:30.13

Outdoor:
800m: 2:00.24
1,500m: 4:13.86
3,000m: 9:05.56
5,000m: 16:08.69