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2015-16 MIT Men's Track and Field Roster

D. Carrington Motley

  • Height 6-3
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Sewickley Academy
  • Event Jumps
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor:
200m - 24.91
LJ - 21' 7.25" (6.58m)
TJ - 47' 2.5" (14.39m)

Outdoor:
LJ - 22' 7" (6.88m)
TJ - 48' 7.25" (14.81m)

2015-16: NCAA Qualifier (Outdoor - Triple Jump) ... CoSIDA Academic All-American ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... 2016 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award Recipient ... USTFCCCA All-Region (Indoor - Triple Jump; Outdoor - Triple Jump) ... NEWMAC Academic All-Conference ... competed in eight indoor meets ... finished fourth in the triple jump (45', 11.75" - 14.01m) and 11th in the long jump (21', 1.5" - 6.44m) at the New England Division III Indoor Championship (2/19-20) ... notched a season best mark of 46', 10" (14.27m) when he won the triple jump at the Tufts Last Chance Meet (3/4) and 21', 2.5" (6.46m) when he placed sixth in the long jump at the Bowdoin Invitational (1/23) ... competed in nine outdoor meets ... registered a 12th place finish (47', 1" - 14.35m) in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship (5/26-28) ... finished third in the long jump (20', 9" - 6.32m) at the NEWMAC Championship (4/30) ... took fifth place in the triple jump (46', 2" - 14.07m) and sixth in the long jump (21', 9" - 6.63m - a season best) at the New England Division III Outdoor Championship (5/5-7) ... clinched first in the triple jump with a mark of 47', 9.25" (14.56m) at the MIT vs. Williams Dual Meet (4/16).

2014-15: NCAA Qualifier (Outdoor - Triple Jump) … Elite 89 Award Winner ... CoSIDA Academic All-American ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... NEWMAC Champion (Long Jump) ... NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference (Triple Jump) … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... competed in nine indoor meets ... finished seventh in both the long jump (21', 2.75" - 6.47m) and the triple jump (44', 2.75" - 13.48m) at the New England Division III Indoor Championship (2/20-21) ... followed that up with a 12th place finish in the triple jump at the NEICAAA Championship (2/27-28) with a best mark of 44', 9.75" (13.66m) ... registered a season best mark of 45', 6.5" (13.88m) in the triple jump when he placed second at the Gordon Kelly Invitational (2/14) and 21', 7.25" (6.58m) in the long hjump when he took second at the Bowdoin Invitational (1/17) ... competed in nine outdoor meets ... took 11th (47', 3" - 14.40m) in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship (5/21-23) ... opened postseason outdoor competition by winning the long jump (21', 10.75" - 6.67m - a season best) and second in the triple jump (46', 6.25" - 14.18m) at the NEWMAC Championship (4/25) ... at the ECAC Division III Outdoor Championship (5/14-15) registered a career best mark of 48', 7.25" (14.81m) when he took third place in the triple jump ... notched a fourth place finish in the triple jump (47', 0.25" - 14.33m) and 10th place in the long jump (21', 7.25" - 6.58m) at the New England Division III Outdoor Championship (4/30-5/2).

2013-14: (Outdoor): finished 19th in the triple jump at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships (5/24) hitting 45-01.50 … placed third in the triple jump clearing 46-11.75 at the New England Division III Championships (5/3) … earned NEWMAC All-Conference accolades with a second place finish in the triple jump at the Championships (4/26), also finished third in the long jump clearing 21-06.00 … season best triple jump came at the Sean Collier Invitational (4/19) when he cleared 48-03.50 … best long jump was 21-10.75 for a first place finish at the Engineer’s Cup (4/5) … (Indoor): finished sixth in the triple jump with a final distance of 47-01.00 at the NEICAAA Championships (3/1) … came in fifth in the long jump with a season best distance of 21-07.25 at the New England Division III Championships (2/22) … won the triple jump at the Tufts Invitational (2/15) clearing a season best 47-02.50.

2012-13: NEWMAC All-Conference (Long Jump) … (indoor): came third in the triple jump with 14.05m at the Harvard Challenge (1/19) … finished first in the long jump with a jump of 6.43m at the Cupid Challenge (2/11) … improved his long jump to 6.55m at the New England Division III Championship (2/16), earning a sixth place finish … holds the MIT freshman record in the triple jump … (outdoor): finished in second place in the long jump with a jump of 7.12m and was seventh in the triple jump in 13.10m at the Westmont Collegiate Classic (3/30) … won both the long jump and triple jump with jumps of 6.41m and 13.56m respectively at the Engineer’s Cup (4/06) … came in second in the long jump in 6.37m and first in the triple jump in 13.74m against Bates, Colby and USM (4/13) … at the NEWMAC Championships (4/27), he was second in the long jump in 6.55m and third in the triple jump in 13.74m … came in seventh in the triple jump with a jump of 47-00.75.

Off the Track: Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in business and economics … held an internship at BodyMedia … completed research into tire tread optimization for driving in sandFreshman Urban Program counselor … Black Student Union ... member of Chi Phi and Pi Tau Sigma Fraternaties.

High School: A 2012 graduate of Sewickley Academy … MVP … basketball MVP and All-Conference … seven-time varsity letterwinner … team captain … 2010 PA State Champions (basketball) … also participated in martial arts, tennis, football, and golf … Cum Laude Honor Society … valedictorian … National Achievement Scholar.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Junior

    Jumps
    6'3"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Jumps
    6'3"