![]() 1973: Carter Suggs breaks the tape in 9.3
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Carter Suggs (Tarboro HS, Tarboro, NC) Back in the days before FAT (fully automatic timing) came along (1977) and distances in yards were replaced with meters (1980), a phenomenal sprinter led his school to state team championships in 1973 and 1974. And at the time, his school (Tarboro) did not have a track, and the team worked out in a 80-yard long field behind the school.
At the state meet as a junior Suggs sped 100 yards
That summer he recorded times of 10.4 (100m) and
As a senior he won the 100 in 9.5, the 220 in Suggs was the 1973 US Junior Champion in the 100. ( source)
In all, Suggs ran a total of six 9.3's in high
Suggs later ran at East Carolina University, and
Suggs passed away at the age of 56 in January 2012. ![]() Carter Suggs in 1973. (Photo by Jack Bacheler in High School Track 1974 by Track and Field News)
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(From the News & Observer, August 2, 1973)
Suggs headlines 6th class of North Carolina High School
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Tarboro's Carter Suggs to be inducted into NC Track Hall of Fame - RockyMountTelegram.com
Suggs to be inducted into NC Track Hall of Fame - Reflector.com
Carter Suggs Profile - ECUpirates.com
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