Men's Track & Field
Carpenter, Rory
Rory Carpenter
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- rocarpenter@davidson.edu
- Phone:
- 2736
Rory Carpenter is in his fourth season as the Davidson men’s track and field assistant coach. Carpenter works with sprinters, hurdlers and horizontal jumpers.
Under Carpenter’s guidance, eight program records have fallen, 36 student-athletes have registered all-time performances.
During the 2015-16 indoor season, program records fell. At the JDL Fast Track College Kick-off, Xzavier Killings cleared 22’7.25” to register a new program mark in the long jump. Jacob Hostetler clocked a 22.60 to break his previous mark of 22.69 in the 200-meter at the ETSU Invitational, while Xzavier Killings ran a 22.86, the sixth fastest time in school history. In the 300-meter, Killings (36.98) and Cole Reynolds (37.15) entered the all-time performances list, ranking fourth and sixth, respectively.
On the women’s side, Tori Long set new records in the 300, 400 and 500 meter events. In her first collegiate meet, the rookie broke the 300-meter record (43.67) and the 500-meter record (1:20.00). At the UNCG Spartan Challenge, Long set the 400-meter record with a time of 59.58.
At the 2016 Atlantic 10 Indoor Conference championships, Hostetler stopped the clock at 49.98 in the 400-meter event, .01 seconds shy of breaking the program record. Sean Caveney cracked the all-time performance list in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.44 to take fourth-place.
Carpenter helped the Davidson track and field program to a successful inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 conference during 2014-15.
During the 2014-15 indoor season, Jacob Hostetler set the program record in the 200-meter with a time of 22.69 at the High Point Team Challenge. Charles Rappe and Jerry Chang entering the school’s top-10 list in the 300-meter event. Ben Corson clocked a 1:08.3 to rank fourth on the all-time performances list in the 500-meter.
The Wildcats impressed at the 2015 Indoor Atlantic 10 Championship with a fifth-place finish. The 4x400 team of Hostetler, Ben Corson, Rappe and Patrick Rollo set a new program record (3:24.86). Xzavier Killings tied the indoor long jump record to take fourth overall (22’2.25”), ranking tied for first on the Davidson’s top-10 performance lists. Charles Rappe earned a sixth place finish in the 60-meter hurdles final, crossing the line in 8.63.
At the 2015 Outdoor Atlantic 10 Championships, Davidson earned an eighth-place finish. Killings set the program mark in the long jump with a career-best jump of 22’11. Rappe clocked the fifth fastest time (54.29) in the 400-meter hurdles.Hostetler posted a time of 48.29 in the 400-meter preliminaries, ranking second on the all-time Davidson performance list. Hostetler earned all-conference and all-freshman honors.
Davidson saw great success in Carpenter’s first year during the 2013-14 season. Records fell indoors as Stewart Dalton broke Davidson’s 15-year old long jump record and Michael Lorentsen bested the previous school pole vault record three times. Additionally, the 4x400-meter relay team posted a Davidson all-time top-10 time, and Xzavier Killings became Davidson’s second-best performer all-time in the high jump as the first Wildcat to leap over 6 feet in 30 years. Dalton clocked a 7.10 in the 60 meter dash at the SoCon Indoor Championship, ranking tied for second on the Davidson’s top-10 performance lists.
Outdoors, Lorentsen neared the school pole vault record with three performances that ranked amongst the top-10 best in school history. The ‘Cats under his guidance also impressed at the SoCon Championships with Lorentsen, Dalton, hurdler Rappe and both relay teams earning top-eight finishes. Killings registered a mark of 44’4” (13.51m) in the triple jump, which ranks 10th on the Davidson all-time performers list. Rappe and Killings earning all-freshman honors.
Prior to arriving at Davidson, Carpenter served as a graduate assistant coach for the Texas State track and field program for two years, where he focused primarily on the jumps and multis and specialized in the high jump. Carpenter also helped with the recruitment of incoming student-athletes, as well as overseeing all weightlifting for the jump and multi-event athletes as a certified strength coach.
During his stint at Texas State, he guided five indoor Southland Conference medalists, including one champion and NCAA indoor provisional qualifier, and also coached eight outdoor conference medalists, including five Southland champions and five NCAA regional qualifiers. He also served as an assistant coach to a three-time All-American and Olympic Trials qualifier in the pole vault, Logan Cunningham.
Carpenter is USATF Level II certified in the jumps and USTFCCCA certified in the sprints, hurdles, relays and throws. He is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Carpenter graduated from Texas State in 2010 with a degree in exercise and sports science and received his master’s degree in exercise science in August 2012, also from Texas State.
Under Carpenter’s guidance, eight program records have fallen, 36 student-athletes have registered all-time performances.
During the 2015-16 indoor season, program records fell. At the JDL Fast Track College Kick-off, Xzavier Killings cleared 22’7.25” to register a new program mark in the long jump. Jacob Hostetler clocked a 22.60 to break his previous mark of 22.69 in the 200-meter at the ETSU Invitational, while Xzavier Killings ran a 22.86, the sixth fastest time in school history. In the 300-meter, Killings (36.98) and Cole Reynolds (37.15) entered the all-time performances list, ranking fourth and sixth, respectively.
On the women’s side, Tori Long set new records in the 300, 400 and 500 meter events. In her first collegiate meet, the rookie broke the 300-meter record (43.67) and the 500-meter record (1:20.00). At the UNCG Spartan Challenge, Long set the 400-meter record with a time of 59.58.
At the 2016 Atlantic 10 Indoor Conference championships, Hostetler stopped the clock at 49.98 in the 400-meter event, .01 seconds shy of breaking the program record. Sean Caveney cracked the all-time performance list in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.44 to take fourth-place.
Carpenter helped the Davidson track and field program to a successful inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 conference during 2014-15.
During the 2014-15 indoor season, Jacob Hostetler set the program record in the 200-meter with a time of 22.69 at the High Point Team Challenge. Charles Rappe and Jerry Chang entering the school’s top-10 list in the 300-meter event. Ben Corson clocked a 1:08.3 to rank fourth on the all-time performances list in the 500-meter.
The Wildcats impressed at the 2015 Indoor Atlantic 10 Championship with a fifth-place finish. The 4x400 team of Hostetler, Ben Corson, Rappe and Patrick Rollo set a new program record (3:24.86). Xzavier Killings tied the indoor long jump record to take fourth overall (22’2.25”), ranking tied for first on the Davidson’s top-10 performance lists. Charles Rappe earned a sixth place finish in the 60-meter hurdles final, crossing the line in 8.63.
At the 2015 Outdoor Atlantic 10 Championships, Davidson earned an eighth-place finish. Killings set the program mark in the long jump with a career-best jump of 22’11. Rappe clocked the fifth fastest time (54.29) in the 400-meter hurdles.Hostetler posted a time of 48.29 in the 400-meter preliminaries, ranking second on the all-time Davidson performance list. Hostetler earned all-conference and all-freshman honors.
Davidson saw great success in Carpenter’s first year during the 2013-14 season. Records fell indoors as Stewart Dalton broke Davidson’s 15-year old long jump record and Michael Lorentsen bested the previous school pole vault record three times. Additionally, the 4x400-meter relay team posted a Davidson all-time top-10 time, and Xzavier Killings became Davidson’s second-best performer all-time in the high jump as the first Wildcat to leap over 6 feet in 30 years. Dalton clocked a 7.10 in the 60 meter dash at the SoCon Indoor Championship, ranking tied for second on the Davidson’s top-10 performance lists.
Outdoors, Lorentsen neared the school pole vault record with three performances that ranked amongst the top-10 best in school history. The ‘Cats under his guidance also impressed at the SoCon Championships with Lorentsen, Dalton, hurdler Rappe and both relay teams earning top-eight finishes. Killings registered a mark of 44’4” (13.51m) in the triple jump, which ranks 10th on the Davidson all-time performers list. Rappe and Killings earning all-freshman honors.
Prior to arriving at Davidson, Carpenter served as a graduate assistant coach for the Texas State track and field program for two years, where he focused primarily on the jumps and multis and specialized in the high jump. Carpenter also helped with the recruitment of incoming student-athletes, as well as overseeing all weightlifting for the jump and multi-event athletes as a certified strength coach.
During his stint at Texas State, he guided five indoor Southland Conference medalists, including one champion and NCAA indoor provisional qualifier, and also coached eight outdoor conference medalists, including five Southland champions and five NCAA regional qualifiers. He also served as an assistant coach to a three-time All-American and Olympic Trials qualifier in the pole vault, Logan Cunningham.
Carpenter is USATF Level II certified in the jumps and USTFCCCA certified in the sprints, hurdles, relays and throws. He is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Carpenter graduated from Texas State in 2010 with a degree in exercise and sports science and received his master’s degree in exercise science in August 2012, also from Texas State.
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