2014:
- Competed in seven indoor meets, including the Big Ten Championships and six outdoor meets, including the Big Ten Championships
- Took 12th in the long jump at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and 13th in the triple jump at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships
- Finished first in the triple jump at the Anteater Four-Way Meet
- Had a second-place finish in the triple jump at the Dave Rankin Invite, the Texas State Invitational and IU/Purdue Duals
- Personal record in long jump is 6.71m and 14.29m in the triple jump
High School:
- Two-time track and field All-State and All-Area
- All-Conference senior year
- As a junior, placed sixth at state in the triple jump
- As a senior, placed fifth at state in long jump and sixth at state in triple jump
- In 2012, placed 10th at the Junior Olympics in the triple jump at Nationals in Wichita, Kan
Personal:
- Demetrius Dwayne Carr was born on Nov. 9, 1992, in Champaign, Ill., to Belinda Smith
- Has one sister, Deanna
- Previously attended Lincoln College in Lincoln, Ill., and completed an Associate's degree
- Plans to major in sociology and work as a social worker
- Enjoys collecting Jordan retro shoes
PURDUE BESTS
60m | 200m | LJ | TJ | |
Lifetime | 7.23 (2/15/14) | 22.84 (3/15/14) | 6.98m/22-11.00 (12/7/13) | 14.48m/47-6.25 (2/15/14) |
Indoor | 7.23 (2/15/14) | 23.42 (1/11/14) | 6.98m/22-11.00 (12/7/13) | 14.48m/47-6.25 (2/15/14) |
Outdoor | -- | 22.84 (3/15/14) | 6.71m/22-0.25 (5/17/14) | 14.29m/46-10.75 (5/17/14) |