Personal History
Motocross is my key training aid to being one of the longest golf ball hitters in the World. I've won two ReMax World Long Drive Championships already, and I am focused on attaining my third this coming season. I've been featured on both ESPN and Golf Channel, where both shows included video of my training through motocross. Espn followed me for a day to Steel City Race Park where I was qualifying at a Loretta Lynn Regional. I appeared on the Golf Channel more than 20 times. The Golf Channel plans on airing multiple motocross and training segments on my progress throughout the 2014 season.
About Carl
MOTOCROSS
1991 - Pennsylvania State Motocross Champion - 250cc Novice
2001 - Pennsylvania State Motocross Champion +25 Amateur
2002 - Became Pro/Expert Rider
2011 - Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Championships – 5th Overall in the +30 Class
Won multiple races at Area, Regional, and National Events in both Amateur and Expert Status
BASKETBALL
Varsity Lettered in Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Years
Lead Lehighton Varsity Basketball Team in Scoring and Rebounding Junior and Senior years
1993 - won Slam Dunk @ Gettysburg College Scholastic Division
1993-94 - Leading scorer in Centennial League averaging 17.4 points per game
Selected to 1st Team Times News All Stars
Selected by unanimous choice to 1st Team Centennial League All Stars both Junior and Senior year
Played in the LARC All Star Classic
Won the LARC Classic Slam Dunk Contest
Eye Watch News 13 Athlete of the Week - December 26, 1993
GOLF
Varsity Lettered Freshman and Sophomore Year
FOOTBALL
Varsity lettered Junior and Senior Year
Started at Quarterback
1992 - 55 passes attempted/23 completed for 416 yards
1993 - 154 passes attempted/56 completed for 944 yards, 10 wins in 16 games
Times News Player of the Week - October 23, 1992
1993 selected to the BIG 33 Top 100 Football Players
TRACK AND FIELD
Undefeated in all Centennial League and non-league meets in Javelin competition Sophomore, Junior and Senior year
Best javelin Throw: 9th grade - 148 ft.; 10th grade - 181 ft.; 11th grade - 212 ft.; 12th grade - 220 ft.
Centennial League Gold medal 1st Place: Javelin 91-92, 92-93, 93-94 (meet record: 212 feet 8 inches)
Centennial League Gold medal 1st Place: Discus 92-93, and silver in 93-94
District XI Gold Medal Champion - Javelin 91-92, 92-93, 93-94 (meet record: 216 feet)
District XI Silver Medal Discus: 92-93
PIAA State Track Meet 1992 (8th place 178'8")
PIAA State Track Meet 1993 (3rd Place Bronze Medal – 206'5")
PIAA State Track Meet 1994 (State Champion Gold Medal 211'5")
Penn Relays – 1st Place at the 100th Running Anniversary Scholastic Division, 203 feet 11 inches in rain that postponed every other event except Javelin; two other throws 202 and 203
Named to Pennsylvania All State Track & Field Team
Finished 7th at Golden West Invitational in San Fransico 1994
Eyewatch News 13 Male Athlete of the week - April 12, 1993
Eyewatch News 13 Male Athlete of the week - May 2, 1994
Eyewatch News 13 Male Athlete of the season - Spring 1994
1993-94 Male Athlete of the Year: Lehighton Area High School (11 varsity letters); The Times News; Blue Ridge Cable (TV13)
1994 Keystone State Games Javelin Champion
1995 Freshman at Penn State University: 3rd Place in Javelin @ Big Ten Championships
1995 - Qualified for Junior Nationals (Top 10 Age 19 and under in the USA)
1996 - Big Ten Track and Field Champion and Meet Record Holder - 233 feet 8 inches and qualified for NCAA National Championships
Missed Olympic Trials in Altanta, GA by 8 inches
1996 - Selected by Olympic Development Program to train in Chula Vista, Calif at the Olympic Training Center by Team USA
1997 - Finished 2nd in Big 10 Championships
1997 - Finished 7th at NCAA National Championships and was the 2nd Place American (One of three All-Americans on the PSU Track and Field Team)
On 3rd throw at the Championships I suffered a career ending elbow injury. It required replacement of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament and repair to the Ulnar nerve.
1997 - Placed 10th at the USA Track and Field Championships
Professional Long Drive Career to Present
2002 - RE MAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPION (384 Yards - Mesquite, Nevada)
2003 - LDA Tour Championship Winner (Dallas, TX)
2004 - RE MAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Finished 2nd Place
2004 - LDA Tour winner in Long Island, NY
2004 - Winner of Players Tour Cup in St. Louis
2007- REMAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP – 5th Place
2008 - Member of the Speed Channel TV show Horsepower "Titans on the Tee Shot Tour"
Won the Chicago Tour Event with Nascar Driver JJ Yeley by my side
Team Captain of the USA Long Drive Team that defeated Canada in Toronto, Canada for the Midland Cup
2008 and 2009 - Member of the USA Long Drive Team that defeated Europe in the Amsterdam both years
2009 – Won the Dallas LDA Tour Event at 397 Yards on Final Ball
2009 - Finished 8th at REMAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP
Ranked #1 in the World for most of 2004 and 2005. Ranked Top 5 or better in the World since winning the World Championship in 2002 to 2010.
2011 - ReMax World Long Drive Champion - Longest hit in Finals history of 462 Yards!
2011 - Ranked Number 1 on LDA Tour leading Money List since 2002
Longest Drive in Competition – 462 yards
Longest Drive on a Golf Course – 542 yards
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Riding Goals
Pursue my dream of finishing on the podium at Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Championships!
Competitive Highlights
Finishing Top 5 at Lorettas!