NEWS
Arluck Inks Deal with Total Sports to Handle Marketing of Clientele
MIAMI, Fl. May 14, 2008
Adidas Track Classic next for the X-Man
May 5, 2008
Xavier "X-Man" Carters next race will be at the Adidas Track Classic in Carson, California. The X-Man will be running his main event, the 200 meters. ... more here
X-Man back in relay action
April 18, 2008
Xavier "X-Man"Carter will be back in relay action the next two weekends. This coming weekend he will run a 4x100 meter relay with Team USA at the International Friendship and Freedom Games on the Campus of North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, North Carolina. ... more here
X-Man plans sprints double
Xavier Carter is planning to run the 100m and 200m at the US Olympic trials.
X-Man wins 100 meters at Florida Relays
Solid outings for Oliver and 'X-Man' in Gainesville
X-Man and company set meet record
Next up is the Florida Relays
CORAL GABLES, FLA. --- As scheduled, Xavier "X Man" Carter opened his Olympic season at the Hurricane Invitational in Coral Gables, Florida. ... more here
"X-Man" announces season opener
March 5, 2008
Xavier "X Man" Carter plans to open his Olympic season at the 2008 Hurricane Invitational at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. ... more here
X-Man moves to Gainesville
11-29-07
I want to let all my fans know that I am now training with Coach Mike Holloway in Gainesville, Florida. ... more here
Carter embarks on compensation claim in Zürich - IAAF Golden League
David Powell for the IAAF
Zürich, Switzerland - Xavier Carter, the world’s fastest 200 metres runner last year, admits that nothing he achieves here tomorrow night at the Weltklasse Zürich meeting of the IAAF Golden League will fully compensate him for missing the World Championships in Osaka, but a fast time will certainly help. ... more here
Carter anchors relay victory in London
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON - Palm Bay's Xavier Carter showed everyone Friday night that his right knee is 100 percent healthy. ... more here
Carter will compete Friday in London
BY HILLARD GROSSMAN
Missing out on about $400,000 in bonus money and appearance fees recently wasn’t the only thing that bothered Xavier Carter. ... more here
Carter to run relays in London, Stockholm
July 28, 2007
Close to one month after a knee injury at the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, Xavier “X-Man” Carter announced this week he’ll run two 4 x 100 meter relay legs in both the London Grand Prix and the Stockholm DN Galan. ... more here
Carter taken off track after injury in 200 semis
Associated Press - June 24, 2007 5:04 PM ET
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Xavier Carter's injury today at the US track and field championships in Indianapolis wasn't as serious as originally thought. ... more here
Leading trio head to Sheffield
The Norwich Union British Grand Prix in Sheffield will field one of the strongest 200m line-ups ahead of the World Championships in Osaka this August, with Wallace Spearmon and Usian Bolt joined by Xavier Carter.
While Carter - who ran the second fastest time in history last year - may be known as the X-Man, his rivals, Bolt and Spearmon, also have names fit for both a Marvel comic and their blistering pace. ... more here
Fantastic four give 200-meter dash a lot of splash
By Dick Patrick, USA TODAY
The men's 100 meters has long been track's glamour event, but it will be overshadowed in this weekend's AT&T USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships by the 200. Six of the biggest names in sprinting are entered, including four youngsters who have lit up a race dormant for nearly a decade. ... more here
Carter helps restore 200's luster
BY DICK PATRICK USA TODAY
The century -- the 100 meters -- has long been the glamour event of track, but it will be overshadowed this weekend at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships by the deuce -- the 200 -- because a quartet of young Americans has revived a race dormant for nearly a decade. ... more here
Sprinters jockey for place on U.S. team
San Francisco Chronicle John Crumpacker
One of the best arguments against doping in track and field is the Forgotten Man (or Woman) Syndrome. As proof, we present Justin Gatlin. Remember him? ... more here
AT&T men's 200 takes center stage at AT&T USA Outdoor Champs
Jill Geer Director of Communications USA Track & Field
INDIANAPOLIS -- The 200 meters has gone from an event considered an afterthought to the most exciting event on the track. Luckily for fans, all the men behind the glam factor in the 200 will take the track at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held June 21-22 at Mike Carroll Stadium on the campus of IUPUI. ... more here
Carter rises above crowd
The former NCAA champion from LSU beats a star-studded field in the men's 200, by Jeff Smith
EUGENE -- While waiting in the starting block of Lane 5 for the 200 meters, Xavier Carter couldn't help but think about the talented runners around him. To his left was Jeremy Wariner, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist in the 400. To Carter's right was Jamaica's Asafa Powell, the world record-holder in the 100, and Wallace Spearmon, last year's U.S. champion in the 200. ... more here
Carter surges to victory in 200 meters
Sprinter wins the race in the final 15 meters, by Bob Baum The Associated Press
BY BOB BAUM The Associated Press June 11, 2007 EUGENE -- Xavier Carter surged at the finish to edge Wallace Spearmon in the talent-laden 200 meters Sunday at the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet. ... more here
Augustus, Carter to Receive Corbett Memorial Awards
Courtesy: www.LSUsports.net
NEW ORLEANS -- A distinctive combination of athletes, coaches, and prominent administrators is slated to be honored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl and Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Selection Committee at the annual Hall of Fame Ceremony on Thursday, June 7, at the Hilton Riverside Hotel’s Versailles Ballroom at 7 p.m. ... more here
Carter starts his European tour in Glasgow
By Dave Ungrady / WCSN.com
Moments after he crossed the finish line as the victor in the 400 meters at the 2006 NCAA outdoor championships last June, Xavier Carter held his arms above his head and crossed his wrists to form an X. The symbol is not new to Carter, nicknamed "The X Man". He started flashing the sign in high school football games after he scored a touchdown. ... more here
Built for speed, whatever the nickname
By Simon Hart, Sunday Telegraph
The X-Man would like it to be known that his real nickname is "Peewee" and he has the word tattooed on his right forearm to prove it. "My grandmother gave the name to me," says Xavier Carter. "I guess it was because I was such a small kid when I was growing up." ... more here
Watch Xavier "X-Man" Carter interview on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIUVg0Rf2eE
To see the full X-Man interview from Trans World Sport UK please visit the following YOU TUBE link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIUVg0Rf2eE ... more here
MEN's 200m SET TO STEAL CENTER STAGE, by Bob Ramsak
Sprints Preview
It might be unusual to not begin a sprint review with the 100m, but not this week. Indeed, with an unprecedented level of top-end talent in the men's 200m this season... ... more here
X-Man confirmed for three UK summer events
1 May 2007
Carter finalist for World Breakthrough of the Year Award
USA Track & Field
Xavier Carter was recently nominated for the World Breakthrough of the Year award for his performance in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2006 ... more here
Carter finalist for World Breakthrough of the Year Award
USA Track & Field
Xavier Carter was recently nominated for the World Breakthrough of the Year award for his performance in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2006 ... more here
Running with the Pack
Former LSU track star still trains with team to practice for Olympics...
Laureus World Sports Awards, Barcelona 2007
BREES, CARTER, WOODS AND SERENA WILLIAMS HEAD U.S. NOMINATIONS FOR 2007 LAUREUS AWARDS...
X-Man reveals vulnerable streak
Telegraph.co.uk - London, England, UK
This is Xavier Carter. He is 6ft 3in, 170 lbs and in July last year he stunned the athletics world by running the 200 metres in Lausanne in a time of 19.63 ... more here
CARTER'S IN RECORD-BREAKING MOOD
Sportinglife.com - UK
Xavier Carter has not ruled out attacking the 200 and 400 metres records of his legendary fellow American Michael Johnson this summer ... more here
Stars set for Birmingham
Athletics Weekly - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK
Xavier Carter, one of the sensations of the 2006 season, takes on fellow American Bershawn Jackson and Christopher Lloyd of the Dominican Republic ... more here
AFTER 2006 BREAKTHROUGH, 'ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE' IN MEN's 200m
By Bob Ramsak (c) 2006 TRACK PROFILE Report
With his fabulous 19.63 dash in the 200 meters in Lausanne last July, Xavier Carter accomplished two significant feats ... more here
Carter Nominated for the IAAF Performance of the Year
LSUSports.net - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
BATON ROUGE -- Former LSU track and field national champion Xavier Carter has been nominated for the 2006 Performance of the Year by the International ... more here
Carter Named SEC Athlete of the Year
LSUSports.net - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
ATLANTA -- Former LSU stars Xavier Carter and Seimone Augustus, the recipients of the 2005-06 Roy F. Kramer Southeastern Conference Male and Female Athletes of ... more here
Carter to go pro, aims for Olympics
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
Louisiana State University track star Xavier Carter is turning professional, forgoing his final two years of football eligibility, the sprinter confirmed ... more here
Ex-LSU sprinter Carter generating buzz with quick feat
USA Today - USA
As a part-time track athlete, Xavier Carter produced national youth championships, Florida state high school titles in the 100, 200 and 400 meters, and NCAA ... more here
Carter explodes on to the world stage like the all-time greats
Daily Mail - UK - UK
... In athletics' hour of need of a supernova, Xavier Carter has burst out of the Louisiana swamplands as the answer to its prayers, a 6ft, 15st giant attracting ... more here
X-Man taking the fast track towards new world order
Times Online - UK
... Then, without warning, Xavier Carter announced himself to international athletics. ... “They were saying ‘the 2006 Jesse Owens — Xavier Carter’. ... more here
Carter on historic run
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Only three weeks ago, Xavier Carter turned professional and started down a new path in the world of track and field. ... more here
Carter Named USATODAY.com Athlete of the Week
LSUSports.net - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
BATON ROUGE -- After recording the second fastest 200-meter time in the history of the world last week, former Tiger sprint standout Xavier Carter was named ... more here
Carter careering towards superstar status
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Brendan Gallagher. At the age of just 20 Xavier Carter has already been compared to the immortal Jesse Owens and the hitherto incomparable Michael Johnson. ... more here
Quick start to new full-time profession for Xavier Carter
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
Former LSU star Xavier Carter has made a name for himself in his short time as a pro. (Olivier Maire/AP). By Dick Patrick. As a part ... more here
Carter sprints into the spotlight
Guardian Unlimited - UK
LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Barely known outside the state of Louisiana a couple of months ago, Xavier Carter finds himself suddenly the hottest property in ... more here
British fans should catch X-Man Carter while they can
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... Xavier Carter was born in Florida 20 years ago and, while mutant special powers may be confined to the movie screen, this powerfully built sprinter would fill ... more here
Carter aiming for Johnson's world record
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
By David Buck. London - Xavier Carter has a superhero nickname - "X-Man" - and the times to match. Now he's got his eyes set on Michael ... more here
THE X-MAN COMETH
The Voice - UK
New kid on the athletics block Xavier Carter has boldly claimed that eclipsing Michael Johnson's 200m world record of 19.32 seconds is not impossible ... more here
Welcome to xaviercarter.net!
The official website of track and field sprint sensation Xavier "X-Man" Carter. On July 11, 2006 the X-Man shocked the track and field world with the second fastest 200 meters of all-time (19.63 seconds) at the Athletissima track and field meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. X-Man announces indoor date
Sprinter Xavier Carter will make his only European indoor appearance of the season in Birmingham... more here
