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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Carli Whitt
Carli Whitt
Ethan Lee

Zackery Carver

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 152
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Anderson, S.C.
  • High School T.L. Hanna High School
  • Instagram @zcarver2003

Biography

2024 (Junior): Helped Converse to a Runner-Up Finish at the Conference Carolinas Championships...Finished 12th at the Young Harris Opener and set a new 6K PR with a time of 19:22.3...Finished 91st at the Converse Kick-Off (27:46.6)...Finished 10th at the Sand Shark Invitational and set a new 8K PR with a time of 26:33.6...Finished 37th at the Conference Carolinas Championships (27:02.5)...Finished 95th at the NCAA Southeast Regional and set a new 10K PR with a time of 34:08.7. 

2023 (Sophomore): 8k Times- 29:18 (Converse Kick-Off), 29:44 (Royals Challenge)

2022 (Freshman): 8k Times - 26:50.3 (D2 Festival Year Showcase), 27:15.6 (Royals XC Challenge), 27:50.3 (Converse Kick-Off), 28:01.7 (Louisville Classic), 28:26.3 (USC Upstate Eye Opener), 28:29.8 (Conference Carolinas)...Ranked 2nd all-time in Converse history in the 8k race.

Prep: Graduated from T.L. Hanna High School where he was a member of the cross country, track and field and wrestling programs...Earned 6 letters in XC, 5 letters in track and field and 1 letter in wrestling...Holds the T.L. Hanna High School record in the 4x800-meter relay (8:02)...Runs a 17:01 in the 5K, 4:41 in the 1600-meter run, 10:12 in the 3200-meter run and a 2:01 in the 800-meter run...Was a 2020 XC All-Region member, 2017-21 XC Region Champion, 2019 and 2021 XC State Runner-Up, 2022 4x800 All-Region member and a 2018-22 Track and Field Region Champion...Was a Duke Tip Scholar and a Beta Club and FCA member.

Personal: Son of Charles and Julie Carver...Has three sisters, Katie (31), Erika (16) and Erin (13)...Both parents bowled professionally...Charles bowled from 1985-2003 in the PBA and Julie bowled from 1998-2003 in the LPBT/PWBA.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    6'0" 152 lbs
  • 2023Sophomore

    6'0" 152 lbs
  • 2024Junior

    6'0" 152 lbs
  • 2025Senior

    6'0" 152 lbs