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Furman University

2025-26 Cross Country / Track & Field Roster

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Carly Wilkes

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Glenvar
  • Hometown Salem, Va.

Biography

Carly Wilkes' Personal Bests

Honors & Awards
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 All-Southeast Region (Cross Country)
2023 All-SoCon First Team (Cross Country)
2023 SoCon Runner-Up (Cross Country)
2023 SoCon All-Freshman Team Indoor Track (3,000m & 5,000m)
2023 SoCon All-Freshman Team Outdoor Track (1,500m & 5,000m)
2022 SoCon Freshman of the Year (Cross Country)
2022 SoCon All-Freshman Team Cross Country
2022 All-SoCon Team Cross Country (Second Team)

Sophomore Year (2023-24):  Finished 16th at the NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country meet, earning an all-region citation and helping Furman to a second-place finish and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships…finished second at the SoCon Cross Country Championship with a 5K PR of 16:45.8 to earn a spot on the All-SoCon first team as Furman won its 11th-straight league title…posted a 6K PR of 20:00.7 at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational, where she finished sixth…finished second in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:49.99 at the Electric City Outdoor Invitational…won the 5,000m with a time of 16:10.20, a personal best, at the Lee Last Chance Meet…claimed silver in the 1,500m with a PR of 4:30.24 at the SoCon Outdoor Championship…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team…honored as a member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the CSC Academic All-District Team.

Freshman Year (2022-23):  Chosen the SoCon Freshman of the Year for cross country after placing eighth with a time of 17:26.5 and earning a spot on the All-SoCon second team…named to the SoCon All-Freshman team for cross country, indoor track (3,000m & 5,000m), and outdoor track (1,500m & 5,000m)…finished sixth with a 5K PR of 17:03.7 at the Furman Cross Country Invitational…finished sixth in the 5,000m (17:04.22) and seventh in the 3,000m (PR of 9:46.28) at the SoCon Indoor Championships…posted a personal-best time of 16:34.66 to finish eighth in the 5,000m at the Duke Outdoor Invitational…finished fifth in the 5,000m (17:31.60) and sixth in the 1,5000m (PR of 4:32.10) at the SoCon Outdoor Championship…named to the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team.

High School Personal Bests:  1600m 4:49.39, 3200m 10:21.19, 5,000m (track) 16:48, 5K (Cross Country) 17:26

High School Accolades:  2020 Virginia Girls Cross Country Gatorade Player of the Year, VHSL 2A Cross Country State Champion, 2021 VHSL 2A State Champion in 800m, 1600m, and 4x400m, 2022 New Blanace Nationals Outdoor 5K Champion, four-time state champion in swimming.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

    5'4"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'4"