L'Nya Carpenter

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lloyd C. Bird
Hometown:
Chesterfield, Va.
Major:
Criminal Justice

L'Nya Carpenter TFRRS Page

2024-25: Indoor – Competed in the triple jump in five events… Finished top 10 in every outing including seventh at the American Championships and podium efforts three times.

2023-24: Indoor - Competed at five meets… Won the triple jump at the Camel City Invitational… Took 17^th in the long jump and 18^th in the triple jump at the American Indoor Championships. Outlook - Competed at seven meets… Won the triple jump and was on the winning 4x400m team at the Bill Carson Invitational… Jumped a season best 12.30m triple jump to take 10^th at the American Outdoor Championships.

2022-23: Indoor - Competed five times... Set PRs in the long jump, 400m and triple jump... Recorded the third-longest triple jump in program history at the Doc Hale VT Meet. Outdoor - Competed in seven meets... Won the triple jump at the Bill Carson and Duke Invites... Scored points in the triple jump at the AAC Championships... Top 5 in five events... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the triple jump... Moved into fourth in program history in the event.

2021-22: Competed nine times across indoor and outdoor... Was a member of the AAC sixth place 4x400 team indoors and outdoors as well as the DMR indoors... Earned PRs in the long jump, triple jump and 400H.

2020-21: Competed five times during the outdoor season... Finished 18th in the heptathlon at the American Outdoor Championships.

Prep: 2020 VHSL 5A Two-Time All-State Honors (Triple Jump)... 2020 VHSL 5A All-State Honors (500m)

Personal: Daughter of Shantel and Lamont... Has four siblings: Lymel Carpenter, Lamont Carpenter, Jr., Simeon Gordon, and Shamai Gordon.

Coaches Comments: "L'Nya enters ECU as a two-time Virginia 5A third-place finisher in the triple jump and 2020 Virginia 5A indoor third-place finisher in the 500m. With personal records of 18'2 in the long jump, 39'5 in the triple jump, 15.77 in the 100-meter hurdles, 41.06 in the 300m, 1:16.23 in the 500m and 2:20.21 in the 800m, Carpenter showcases outstanding range and versatility in the sprint events."