Ava Carder
Ava Carder
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    West Des Moines, Iowa
  • High School:
    Waukee
  • Event(s):
    Middle distance

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-Conference in Distance Medley Relay (2023)
  • Letterwinner (2023)
2023 | freshman
  • Part of the distance medley relay team that finished third at the A-R-C Indoor Championships, earning an all-conference honor
  • Ran the fastest 800 meters by a Storm runner in indoor or outdoor competition with a 2:23.39 mark at the Kip Janvrin Open
  • One of four Storm runners under the 2:30 mark indoor with a best time of 2:28.26
  • A member of the Storm indoor 4x400 meter relay team that clocked a 4:05.38, the sixth-fastest time in school history
High School
  • A 2022 graduate of Waukee High School
  • 2022 state qualifier in 4x400, 4x800 and distance medley relay
  • 2021 state qualifier in 400m
  • 2022 Drake Relays qualifier in 4x800 and 4x400
  • 2x cross country team captain
  • 4x member of track and field leadership team
  • Received "We Are One" and Iron Woman awards for track and field as a senior 
  • Earned Most Improved Award in track and field and Coach's Award for cross country as a junior
  • Four-year letterwinner for cross country and track and field
  • Earned four academic letters in both cross country and track and field
  • Member of National Honor Society
Personal
  • Parents are Lucas and Sarah Carder
  • Has two siblings, Anjelena and Hudson
  • Majoring in political science and minoring in criminal justice
  • Also a member of the Storm cross country team

News Mentions

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Storm women complete final preparations for conference championships

Strengthened with multiple season and personal bests, the Simpson College women’s track team completed its final preparations before the...

May 3, 2024

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Storm wrap up Kip Janvrin Open on Senior Day

The Simpson College women’s track and field team wrapped up the Kip Janvrin Open with Senior Day on Friday afternoon.

April 26, 2024

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Storm duo obliterate outdoor 10,000 meter school record

Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both smashed the school record in the outdoor 10,000 meters...

April 21, 2024

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Kallem, Booth break 5,000 meter school record in outdoor debuts

Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both broke Kallem’s old school record in the 5,000...

April 12, 2024

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Storm continue outdoor season at Wartburg

The Simpson College women’s track and field team continued its outdoor season at the Wartburg Outdoor Select on Friday and Saturday.

April 6, 2024

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Storm women start outdoor season in Pella

The Simpson College women’s track and field team opened its outdoor season at the Central Invitational on Thursday.

March 28, 2024

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Multiple school records go down on final day of conference championships

The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw two more school records go down on the final day of the American Rivers Conference...

February 24, 2024

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Hays, Erhardt lead Storm at Wartburg

The Simpson College women’s track and field team finished up its last meet before next week’s conference championships, led by...

February 17, 2024

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Hays breaks second school record of the season

The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw one of its athletes set a school record for the second straight day, as Maddie Hays...

February 10, 2024

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Storm women claim multiple podium finishes

The Simpson College women’s track and field team had multiple athletes finish on the podium across various events at the Wartburg Select on...

February 3, 2024

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Johnson, Arnold win events at Grinnell

Aaliyah Johnson and Audrey Arnold paced the Simpson women’s track and field team by winning events at the Grinnell Invitational on Saturday.

January 27, 2024

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Kallem breaks 3,000 meter school record

Lara Kallem of the Simpson women’s track and field team ran a blistering 10:08.91 in the 3,000 meters to break the school record in the...

January 19, 2024