Michael Carter Season 2011

2012: Scored five goals on the year ... netted a pair in season-opening win against Santa Clara (9/15) ... posted first collegiate hat trick in win at Santa Clara (11/4).

2011: Redshirted the season.

High School: A 2010 graduate of The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J. ... four-year letterwinner on both the water polo and swim teams ... captained the water polo team as a junior and senior, and the swim team as a senior ... helped lead Lawrenceville to four New Jersey state titles ... two-time Hal Wilder Water Polo (MVP) Award winner (2009-10) ... named to three Easterns Prep All-Tournament Teams (2008-10) ... MVP of the Garden State Tournament in 2009 ... scored over 100 goals in both his junior and senior years ... holds the school record for pushups (153) and pullups with a 45-lb. weight (14) ... played club water polo for Tiger Aquatics Club from 2006-11 and for New York Athletic Club in 2011 ... named Junior Olympics 18U All-American in 2010 ... two-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American (2009-10).

Personal: Born in Johannesburg, South Africa ... parents are Roderick and Karen Carter ... father played rugby at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland ... has three siblings, Matthew, Kirstin and Robyn ... Matthew is currently a junior on the Pepperdine water polo team ... major is undeclared but plans to pursue a career in medicine ... enjoys bodysurfing and watching sports.