Carrie Long

Class: Senior Hometown: West Lafayette, Ind. High School: Harrison

Event: High Jump

2004: (Outdoor) Qualified for NCAA Mideast Regionals in the high jump ... recorded a career-best leap of 5-8 at the Indy Relays to tie for first place ... earned a first-place finish at the Ohio State Relays with a jump of 5-6 ... placed third against Indiana with a mark of 5-3.75 ... finished fourth at the Purdue Invitational with a jump of 5-4.25.

2004: (Indoor) Placed fifth at the Purdue Invitational, recording a top leap of 5-3 3/4.

2003: (Outdoor) Fifth-place finisher at the Big Ten Championships with career-best jump of 5-7 ... recorded consecutive winning jumps of 5-7 against Indiana and at the Boilermaker Invitational ... qualified for a spot in the high jump at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships ... placed 18th at regionals with jump of 5-5 1/4 ... placed third in the high jump at the Purdue Invite and at the Ohio State Relays ... (Indoor) ... finished eighth at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best leap of 5-6 1/2 ... runner- up in the high jump at the Boilermaker Invitational ... secured a third-place showing in the high jump at the Indiana/Ohio State Triangular.

2002: (Outdoor) Missed outdoor season due to injury. (Indoor) Sixth-place finisher in the high jump at the Purdue Open, scoring a height of 5-5 ... matched her 5-5 effort against Indiana State, which placed her third.

2001: (Outdoor) Posted a season-best leap of 5-3, which was good for fifth place at the Boilermaker Open ... (Indoor) Finished fifth in the high jump at the season-opening Purdue Open with leap of 5- 1/2 ... took seventh place at the Fred Wilt Invitational with a season-best jump of 5-1 3/4.

2000: Redshirted both indoor and outdoor seasons.

High School: Graduated from Harrison High School in 1999 ... volleyball and track and field varsity letterwinner ... won several high jump championships her senior year, including conference and city championships ... high jump champion at the1999 Twin Lakes Invitational ... finished second in the high jump at 1999 sectional meet ... 1998 sectional high jump champion ... high jump of 5-4 recorded at the 1999 city championships tied a city record ... won the 1998 sectional and regional volleyball championships ... volleyball team finished season as the runner-up at semi-states ... winner of the track and field team's most improved award as a junior.

Personal: Given name is Carrie Nanette Long ... born Oct. 4, 1980 ... daughter of Norm and Cay Long ... has one brother, Chuck, and two sisters Christinia and Cathy ... seventh member of family to attend Purdue University ... majoring in telecommunications and theater.

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