Carter Named Assistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach

Carter joins the staff after spending the past seven years at Charles Flanagan High School, where the boys’ cross country team won the district title. She also coached the girls to back-to-back district titles in the last two years. Carter was the 4A-3A Boys Coach of the Year in 2025. Prior to coaching high school, Carter spent eight years at FIU as an assistant and head coach of the track and field program. She started her time as a Panther as an assistant coach, mainly focused on long sprints, and after four years, was elevated to head coach. 

Prior to her time at FIU, she spent three years as an assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach at Morgan State University, where she was responsible for recruiting long and short sprinters. 

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Head Coach Alex Smolka

“I’m incredibly excited to welcome Jessica Carter to our Florida Atlantic women’s track & field program as our new sprints coach. Her passion for the sport, wealth of experience, and commitment to developing student-athletes make her an outstanding addition to our staff. I’m confident she will have a tremendous impact on our team culture and competitive success moving forward.” 

Assistant Coach Jessica Carter

“I am eager to get back into college coaching and excited and honored to be a part of the program. There is a world of potential in these young ladies, and the sky is the limit. Looking forward to new beginnings and an ‘owlstanding’ season.”

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