First came the “Q,” her brother, and now Kent-Meridian’s Olivia Carter is ready to take the next step and play her beloved sport in college.<\/p>\n
Carter, who originally committed to Portland State University before its coach departed, found a soccer home at the University of Nevada, officially inking the scholarship paperwork Wednesday – the national letter-of-intent signing day – at the high school library in front of family and friends, staff and coaches.<\/p>\n
She follows her brother, Quincy, a two-sport star at K-M who played running back at Central Washington. The proud brother joined the ceremony from afar, streamed through her sister’s cellphone, as she thanked her supporters.<\/p>\n
“I’m super excited,” Olivia Carter said of the opportunity. “When I visited there, the coaches were great, the campus was beautiful and Reno was nice.”<\/p>\n
Carter, a 5-foot-4 senior forward, was an all-North Puget Sound League Cascade Division performer and the Royals’ MVP last season.<\/p>\n
All told at the school, Carter scored 39 goals and distributed 14 assists, lettering for four years while serving as team captain.<\/p>\n
On the oval, Carter is a standout, state-class sprinter. She has personal bests of 12.76 seconds in the 100 meters, 25.56 in the 200 and 59.65 in the 400.<\/p>\n
She is one of 13 newcomers for Wolf Pack coach Erin Otagaki.<\/p>\n
Gifted on the field, Carted is bright in the classroom. Carter, daughter of Chris and Regina Carter, plans to study medicine at Nevada and perhaps become an anesthesiologist.<\/p>\n
“I feel I can prosper there and reach my goals,” Carter said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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