About Carl
MOTOCROSS
- 1991 – Pennsylvania State Motocross Champion – 250cc Novice
- 2001 – Pennsylvania State Motocross Champion +25 Amateur
- 2002 – Became Pro/Expert Rider
- 2011 – Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Championships – 5th Overall in the +30 Class
- Won multiple races at Area, Regional, and National Events in both Amateur and Expert Status
BASKETBALL
- Varsity Lettered in Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Year’s
- Lead Lehighton Varsity Basketball Team in Scoring and Rebounding Junior and Senior years
- 1993 – won Slam Dunk @ Gettysburg College Scholastic Division
- 1993-94 – Leading scorer in Centennial League averaging 17.4 points per game
- Selected to 1st Team Times News All Stars
- Selected by unanimous choice to 1st Team Centennial League All Stars both Junior and Senior year
- Played in the LARC All Star Classic
- Won the LARC Classic Slam Dunk Contest
- Eye Watch News 13 Athlete of the Week – December 26, 1993
GOLF
- Varsity Lettered Freshman and Sophomore Year
FOOTBALL
- Varsity lettered Junior and Senior Year
- Started at Quarterback
- 1992 – 55 passes attempted/23 completed for 416 yards
- 1993 – 154 passes attempted/56 completed for 944 yards, 10 wins in 16 games
- Times News Player of the Week – October 23, 1992
- 1993 selected to the BIG 33 Top 100 Football Players
TRACK AND FIELD
- Undefeated in all Centennial League and non-league meets in Javelin competition Sophomore, Junior and Senior year
- Best javelin Throw: 9th grade – 148 ft.; 10th grade – 181 ft.; 11th grade – 212 ft.; 12th grade – 220 ft.
- Centennial League Gold medal 1st Place: Javelin 91-92, 92-93, 93-94 (meet record: 212 feet 8 inches)
- Centennial League Gold medal 1st Place: Discus 92-93, and silver in 93-94
- District XI Gold Medal Champion – Javelin 91-92, 92-93, 93-94 (meet record: 216 feet)
- District XI Silver Medal Discus: 92-93
- PIAA State Track Meet 1992 (8th place 178’8″)
- PIAA State Track Meet 1993 (3rd Place Bronze Medal – 206’5″)
- PIAA State Track Meet 1994 (State Champion Gold Medal 211’5″)
- Penn Relays – 1st Place at the 100th Running Anniversary Scholastic Division, 203 feet 11 inches in rain that postponed every other event except Javelin; two other throws 202 and 203
- Named to Pennsylvania All State Track & Field Team
- Finished 7th at Golden West Invitational in San Fransico 1994
- Eyewatch News 13 Male Athlete of the week – April 12, 1993
- Eyewatch News 13 Male Athlete of the week – May 2, 1994
- Eyewatch News 13 Male Athlete of the season – Spring 1994
- 1993-94 Male Athlete of the Year: Lehighton Area High School (11 varsity letters); The Times News; Blue Ridge Cable (TV13)
- 1994 Keystone State Games Javelin Champion
- 1995 Freshman at Penn State University: 3rd Place in Javelin @ Big Ten Championships
- 1995 – Qualified for Junior Nationals (Top 10 Age 19 and under in the USA)
- 1996 – Big Ten Track and Field Champion and Meet Record Holder – 233 feet 8 inches and qualified for NCAA National Championships
Missed Olympic Trials in Altanta, GA by 8 inches - 1996 – Selected by Olympic Development Program to train in Chula Vista, Calif at the Olympic Training Center by Team USA
- 1997 – Finished 2nd in Big 10 Championships
1997 – Finished 7th at NCAA National Championships and was the 2nd Place American (One of three All-Americans on the PSU Track and Field Team) - On 3rd throw at the Championships I suffered a career ending elbow injury. It required replacement of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament and repair to the Ulnar nerve.
- 1997 – Placed 10th at the USA Track and Field Championships
Professional Long Drive Career to Present
- 2002 – RE MAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPION (384 Yards – Mesquite, Nevada)
- 2003 – LDA Tour Championship Winner (Dallas, TX)
- 2004 – RE MAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Finished 2nd Place
- 2004 – LDA Tour winner in Long Island, NY
- 2004 – Winner of Players Tour Cup in St. Louis
- 2007- REMAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP – 5th Place
- Won the Chicago Tour Event with Nascar Driver JJ Yeley by my side
- Team Captain of the USA Long Drive Team that defeated Canada in Toronto, Canada for the Midland Cup
- 2009 – Won the Dallas LDA Tour Event at 397 Yards on Final Ball
- 2009 – Finished 8th at REMAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP
- Ranked #1 in the World for most of 2004 and 2005. Ranked Top 5 or better in the World since winning the World Championship in 2002 to 2010.
- 2011 – ReMax World Long Drive Champion – Longest hit in Finals history of 462 Yards!
- 2011 – Ranked Number 1 on LDA Tour leading Money List since 2002
- Longest Drive in Competition – 462 yards
- Longest Drive on a Golf Course – 542 yards