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Paul Carr
Head Coach, Men's and Women's Cross Country; Assistant Coach, Men's and Women's Track and Field
Email: pcarr@wheatonma.edu
Office: Clark Athletic Center
Phone: 508-286-3385
Fax: 508-286-3323
Profile
Paul Carr began his cross country coaching tenure at Wheaton in 1999, bringing a wealth of experience and success with him from the high school ranks.
Entering his 10th season at Wheaton, Carr's coaching expertise has had a dramatic impact on the success of the men's and women's programs. Under his tutelage, the women have finished among the top two at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship five times, while the men have been among the top four on three occasions.
With a healthy balance of seasoned runners and solid underclassmen, the women's squad captured its first conference championship in program history in 2004. The men finished fourth in the 2004 NEWMAC meet, with both teams securing All-America individual finishes at the NCAA Division III Championship.
In 2006, Wheaton's women sent another competitor to the national meet before the squad finished second in the conference during the fall of 2007, placing threee runners in the top nine.
As the former head cross country coach at Oliver Ames High School in nearby Easton, Carr produced state championship boys' teams in 1997 and 1998. A USA Track & Field (USATF) Level I certified coach, he nurtured the talent of the top high school distance runner in the country, who ran 4:02 in the mile and 8:50 in the two mile. Both times were the best in the nation for those events. His second runner ran a 4:14 mile. Carr was recognized as the 1998 Boston Globe Coach of the Year for Division II.
Carr graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst with a bachelor's degree in sport management. He was a three-year cross country letterwinner with the Minutemen.
The Carr File - NEWMAC Championship Finishes
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6th | 6th |
| 2000 | 5th | 2nd |
| 2001 | 5th | 2nd |
| 2002 | 4th | 6th |
| 2003 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2004 | 4th | 1st |
| 2005 | 7th | 2nd |
| 2006 | 5th | 5th |
| 2007 | 5th | 2nd |
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