Josie Carson - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Josie Carson

Jr/Jr | 5-5 | Distance | Hot Springs, Ark. | Lake Hamilton HS

Sophomore (2020-21)
Outdoor: Competed in four meets … Set pair of career best marks in 1,500m, opening with 4:40.26 in Florida’s Tom Jones Memorial, and improving to 4:48.10 to place 10th at John McDonnell Invitational … In Arkansas Twilight, finished 11th (4:40.57) … Set a PR of 2:11.41 in 800m, placing 12th at LSU Invitational after a 2:14.57 in the John McDonnell Invitational.

Indoor: Raced in mile at three meets, setting consecutive career best times … Produced a season best of 4:57.46 at Tyson Invitational … Started with a then PR of 5:00.72 at Razorback Invitational, and clocked 4:59.71 at Arkansas Qualifier.

Cross Country: Placed 32nd in SEC Preview, posting a time of 18:45.8 for 5k … Finished 30th in Gans Creek Classic, running 22:05.1 in her first race at 6k … Ran 22:09.6 on the 6k course at UAB Blazer Classic, placing 74th.

Freshman (2019)
Competed in eight meets… Set personal-best in the 1k (2:57.80), Mile (5:05.11), 800-meters (2:14.18), and 1,500-meters (4:41.67)… Recorded four top-10 finishes…

High School
A four-year letter winner at Lake Hamilton High School for Karl Koonce… Two-Time Arkansas Gatorade Cross Country Girls Runner of the Year… Three-time State Champion in track & field… Four-time All-State and All-Conference… Four-time cross country MVP and three-time track team MVP… Holds PRs of 58.2 (400-meters), 2:17 (800-meters), 5:10 (1,600-meters), 18:40 (5K)… National Honor Society… Mu Alpha Theta, Senior Class VP, Student Council… Honor Graduate…

Personal
Born Nov. 11, 1999… Daughter of Eric and Deonne Carson… Has one sibling, Danielle Carson… Majoring in Chemistry

Josie Carson | Career Stats

Career best marks

Indoor

1000m | 2:57. 80

Mile | 4:57.46

Outdoor

800m | 2:11. 41

1500m | 4:38.10