Athlete Spotlight: Alyn Carr

Feb 10, 2011

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Known by her peers and coaches for her humble and friendly attitude, Blacksburg’s Alyn Carr has emerged as one of Virginia’s top sprinters this indoor season. Despite just being a sophomore, she has already established herself as one of the top sprinters in the US. Carr ran the 11^th fastest time nationally in the 55-meter dash (7.09) at the Virginia Tech Invitational. In the process, her time broke the Virginia Group AA record previously held by Caroline graduate Kisha Garrick (7.10), who is now competing collegiately at Virginia.

Carr was very pleased by her performance at Virginia Tech. “It was very exciting and I was very happy that I could run that fast,” said Carr. “I think I kind of shocked myself.”

Blacksburg’s sprint coach Steve Schmitt credits Carr’s recent success to her consistency in training sessions. “This year we have her for both seasons and we want her to have seven months of well rounded training with all of our sprinters t...