Furman University

Carson Williams' Career Bests

Honors & Awards
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier (3,000m Steeplechase - 16th place)
2024 NCAA Second Team All-American Indoor Track (Mile)
2023 NCAA All-Southeast Region (Cross Country)
2023 NCAA Championship Individual At-Large Qualifier (Cross Country)
2023 All-SoCon First Team (Cross Country)
2023 NCAA Second Team All-American Outdoor Track (3,000m Steeplechase)
2023 Southern Conference Indoor Track Champion (Mile & 3,000m)
2023 Southern Conference Outdoor Track Champion (3,000m Steeplechase)
2022 All-Southern Conference First Team (Cross Country)
2022 NCAA Second Team All-American Outdoor Track (3,000m Steeplechase)
2022 All-Southern Conference Indoor Track (Mile, 3,000m, 5,000m)
2022 All-Southern Conference Outdoor Track (1,500m, 3,000m)
2021 All-Southern Conference First Team (Cross Country)
2021 Southern Conference Indoor Track Champion (DMR)
2021 Southern Conference All-Freshman Indoor Track (Mile)
2020 Southern Conference All-Freshman Cross Country
School Record Holder (Mile)

Senior Year (2023-24):  Earned a second team All-America citation in the mile after placing 15^th at the NCAA Championship…qualified for the meet after ranking 16th nationally with a time of 3:55.46 in the event, a Furman program record which he posted at the Carolina Challenge…finished 13^th with a time of 29:27.6 at the NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country meet, earning an all-region citation and an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships…finished fourth at the SoCon Cross Country Championship with an 8K PR of 24:07.8 to earn a spot on the All-SoCon first team as Furman won its 11^th-straight league title…redshirted the outdoor season to train for the 2024 US Olympic Trials, where he qualified with a time of 8:27.14 in the 3,000m Steeplechase…turned in a 16th-place finish (8:29.29) in his first career appearance at the trials…recorded top-10 finishes at the Eye Opener XC Festival, the Furman XC Invite, and the Joe Piane Invitational to open the cross country season…won the 3,000m title (8:12.77) and finished second in the 800m (PR – 1:51.55) at the SoCon Indoor Championship…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
 
Junior Year (2022-23):  Earned an All-American citation in the 3,000m Steeplechase…finished 11^th in the event finals at the NCAA Championship with a time of 8:53.75…advanced to the finals with a season-best time of 8:39.92, good for tenth place in the semifinals…finished third in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the NCAA East Preliminaries (8:38.40) to punch his ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships…competed in the event at the preliminaries for the third-straight year…set a Furman 5,000m indoor record of 13:42.39 at the Husky Classic…named to the All-SoCon first team after placing fifth with a time of 24:22.0 at the league cross country championships, helping lead Furman to its tenth-straight league title…placed third with a time of 14:39.6 at the Furman Cross Country Invitational…posted an 8K PR of 24:16.5 at the Nuttycombe Invitational…posted a sub-4:00 mile (3:59.64) to win the event at the Bob Pollock indoor meet…finished fourth in the 3,000m with a PR of 7:55.87 at the Camel City Invitational…won gold in the mile (4:05.67) and the 3,000m (8:22.51) at the SoCon Indoor Championship…claimed the 3,000m Steeplechase title (8:56.56) at the SoCon Outdoor Championship…placed fifth with a time of 8:43.56 at the EKU Rick Erdmann Twilight meet to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminaries.

Sophomore Year (2021-22):   Earned an All-American citation in the 3,000m Steeplechase after placing 16th (8:44.27) in the semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships…qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries after winning the Steeple with a PR of 8:37.65 at the Lee University Last Chance Meet…finished fourth at the NCAA prelims with a time of 8:37.73 to advance on to Eugene…placed third at the Furman Invitational Cross Country Meet with a 5K PR of 14:08.3…finished seventh at the SoCon Cross Country Championships to earn an All-SoCon first-team citation…posted a 10K PR of 30:05.9 at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship, claiming 28th place…competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships…won the 3,000m (8:04.43) at the South Carolina Invitational…posted a PR of 13:51.92 in the 5,000m at the Husky Classic…won the 3,000m with a PR of 8:02.87 and finished third in the 5,000m (14:22.30) at the SoCon Indoor Championships…set PRs in the 800m (1:53.25) and the 1,500m (3:43.67) at the Joe Walker Invitational…finished second in the 1,500m and third in the 5,000m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships.

Freshman Year (2020-21):  Finished 16th at the 2020 SoCon Cross Country Championships…posted a personal-best time of 4:08.12 in the mile at the Music City Challenge…finished fourth in the mile at the SoCon Indoor Championships…a member of the Paladin DMR team that took first place with a time of 10:08.90 at the SoCon Indoor Championships…posted a time of 8:46.78 in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the Lee University Last Chance meet to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminaries, where he finished 37th with a time of 9:18.06…earned SoCon All-Freshman team citations for cross country and indoor track (mile).

High School
1,600m - 4:14
3,200m - 9:11
5K XC - 15:08

Two-time North Carolina Indoor 4A State Champion (1,600m, 3,200m)...Seven-time All-State honors in track/cross country...2019 State Runner-up in cross country... 2019 State Runner-Up outdoor 1,600m...2019-2020 Cardinal Gibbons Male Athlete of the Year