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Sprayberry Alum Sets NCAA Division II Rushing Record
Morehouse's running back David Carter, a 5'-10" 220-pound junior from Sprayberry High School, broke an NCAA Division II record for rushing yards in one half in the Maroon Tigers' 49-12 win over Fort Valley State University last Saturday.
Morehouse running back David Carter broke an NCAA Division II record for rushing yards in one half in the Maroon Tigers' 49-12 win over Fort Valley State University last Saturday.
Carter, a 5'-10" 220-pound junior from Marietta, GA (Sprayberry H.S.), rushed for 251 yards in the first half, on his way to 351 total rushing yards for the game.
The previous record for rushing yards in one half was 229 yards, which was set by another Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference running back, Alvon Brown of Kentucky State University. Brown set the mark on September 16, 2000 against Kentucky Wesleyan.
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Carter shattered the Morehouse single-game rushing record of 242 yards, set by John David Washington in 2003 against Johnson C. Smith University.
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