Carson Pledger

Position:
Sprints/Jumps
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Mountain Island Charter

Personal Records
Long Jump (I) - 21-8 (6.60 meters) • Long Jump (O) – 21-3 (6.68 meters) • Triple Jump (I) - 44-3 ½ (13.50 meters) • Triple Jump (O) – 46-2 (14.07 meters)

2018-19: Competed in the long jump and triple jump in three meets during the indoor season • Set a career-best long jump mark of 21-8 (6.60m) to finish sixth at the JDL DMR Invitational • In outdoors, jumped a lifetime-best triple jump mark of 44-10.75 (13.68m) at the Virginia Grand Prix • Won the triple jump title at the Battle of the Blues • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18: Opened his collegiate career with a new personal-best mark of 20-0 1/2 (6.11m) in the long jump and also finished second in the triple jump at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup • Jumped 43-6 1/2 (13.27m) to finish 13th in the Duke Invitational triple jump competition, setting another career record • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: New Balance Nationals competitor • 2017 1A outdoor triple jump runner-up • 2-time 1A Southern Piedmont Conference triple jump champion • 2017 1A West Regional triple jump & long jump champion • Named to the all-conference and all-region teams as a senior • Broke the conference triple jump record • Set new school records in the long jump, triple jump, 300H, 400 and 4x400 • Named Milesplit US Second Team Silver Standard as a senior • Competed in track and field as a junior and a senior • Competed in cross country all four years, played basketball from freshman to junior year, was a wide receiver, punter and kicker of the football team for three years and played soccer as a freshman • Was team captain for each sport and each year he competed • Was named to the Charlotte Observer’s All-Observer First Team as a punter • Was Valedictorian with a 5.23 GPA and the National Honor Society VP.

Personal: Carson Joseph Pledger is the son of Joe and Kelly Pledger • Born April 29 • Both of his parents are Carolina graduates.