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2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Carson Rackley

  • Position Distance
  • Hometown Glen Allen, Va.
  • High School Glen Allen

Biography

2024-25 Season
Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction during the fall semester … A W&M Provost  Award winner.
Cross Country: Named CAA Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Tribe athlete to claim the award since 2017 … Earned All-CAA honors for the first time in his career … Placed second on the team and ninth overall at the CAA Championships (11/1/24) in 25:09.9, the highest-finishing freshman in the field … Opened the season by claiming fifth place at the Spider Alumni Open (8/31/24), crossing the line in 25:51.35 … Set a career-best time of 24:41.2 in the 8,000m at the Panorama Farms Invitational (10/19/24) … Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (11/15/24), placing 151st in 33:23.4 … Finished fourth on the team and 26th overall at the Pirate Cross Country Invitational (10/4/24), posting a time of 24:39.6.
Indoor Track & Field: Placed third in the 5,000m at the Brant Tolsma Invitational (1/23-25/25) … Finished fourth in the 3,000m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/14-15/25) … At the same meet, ran a leg on the distance medley relay team that placed first in 10:09.74 … Claimed eighth place in the 5,000m at the CAA Championships (2/26-27/25) in 14:39.36.
Outdoor Track & Field: Set a personal best (3:59.39) in the 1,500m at the Hill City Twilight (5/2/25) … At the CAA Championships (5/14-15/25), finished seventh in the 5,000m and sixth in the 10,000m … Claimed fourth place in the 10,000m at the Colonial Relays (4/3-5/25), crossing the line in a career-best 31:03.60 … Finished third in the 1,500 at the Dan Stimson Memorial Invitational (3/29/25).

2023-24 Season
A W&M Provost Award winner … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll High Honors with Distinction during the fall.
Cross Country: Ran unattached at the Spiders Alumni Open (9/2/23) and finished 34th in a time of 19:02.1.
Indoor Track & Field: Finished fifth in the 3000m (8:36.52) at the Navy Indoor Invitational (12/2/23).
Outdoor Track & Field: Placed 12th in the 10,000m (32:45.13) at the CAA Championships (5/10-11/24) … Ran in the 5000m (15:22.08) and finished 17th at the championships as well … Finished eighth in the 5000m (15:13.93) at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/22/24) … Competed in the 5000m at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/19/24) and the Colonial Relays (4/4-6/24) and ran a season-best 14:58.31 at the latter.

Prep
Won a national title in the 4x800m at the 2022 Adidas Outdoor Nationals … Earned All-America honors in the 4xmile at the 2022 New Balance Indoor Nationals … Won back-to-back VHSL Class 5 Cross Country State Championships with Glen Allen in 2021 and 2022 … Won a state championship in the 4x800m relay at the 2022 VHSL Class 5 Indoor Track and Field Championships … Finished as the runner-up in the 4x800m relay at the 2022-23 VHSL Class 5 Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Won the 2023 Region 5C Outdoor Track 1600m title … Finished fourth at 2022 VHSL Class 5 Cross Country State Meet … Placed third at 2022-23 VHSL Class 5 Indoor Track and Field Meet in the 3200m … Selected Richmond Times Dispatch All-Metro in 2022-23 … Ranked 10th in class of 500 … Posted a 4.00 Unweighted GPA … Won Richmond Times Dispatch Athlete of the Month in November of 2022 … Earned 11 letters in high school … Recorded prep career-bests of 2:00.14 in the 800m at the 2022 Glen Allen Twilight Meet; 4:23.4 in the 1600m at the 2023 5C Regional Outdoor Track and Field Championships; 9:16.35 in the 3200m at the 2023 Dogwood Track Classic; and 15:40 in the 5000m at the 2022 Albemarle Invitational.
 
Personal
Son of Troy and Annette Rackley … Has a twin, Sam, who won two state titles in volleyball … Enjoys disc golf and pickleball.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Distance
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2025-26Junior

    Distance