Xavier Carter tearing it up on the track...

News release from LSU!


LSU’S CARTER NAMED SEC MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK

BATON ROUGE – LSU sophomore Xavier Carter was named the SEC Men’s Runner of the Week it was announced Thursday by the conference office.

Running in his first 200-meter race of the season, Carter clocking a SEC and NCAA-leading time of 20.74 seconds to win the Lobo Invitational last Saturday. The time ranks as the second fastest in the world this season.

In addition, he ran the second leg on the Tigers’ 4x400-meter relay team that also won the meet title with an SEC and NCAA-leading time of 3:08.01.

Carter, a native of Melbourne, Fla., is currently ranked No. 1 in the country in the 200 meters for his efforts.

The Tiger track and field team returns to action this week, hosting the LSU Combined Events and the Bayou Bengal Invitational this Thursday and Friday at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.

-LSU-

 

Now he needs to spend some time running routes and getting his hands better

He could be a stud

 

he certainly looks a tad more comfy on the track than the football field.

 

A tad?

 

Ya know, short for tadpole !

 

Yeah, uh, that was sarcasm. I guess it's kinda hard to tell on here.

 

And I responded with sarcasm.

 

It's okay, some people are a tad dense. :hihi:

 

just cause someone's a great athlete doesnt make them a good football player...I think it's easier to gain athleticism than it is to gain football skill and awareness but that's just me??? I never really look for X to be a starter... He'll be a contributor all the time but we have too many polished route runners with hands to put him on the field for more than 25% of the plays offensively. He's limited in his possibilities... deep ball or screen...and the defense is always ready for the reverse when he's on the field.

 

Who Bowe & Doucet?:dis:

Why can't we just admire this gifted athlete for being selected "SEC Runner of the Week" without all the negativity.