Personal Record:
4K — 14:49.86
5K — 16:29
6K — 22:17.10
2008: Season limited to a single competition due to injury… Ran 16:01.76 for 4K distance at Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener, resulting in 48th place finish.
2007: One of the top performers for the Commodores , finishing among the the top three in each race that she ran… Finished 10th at the Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener, fourth at the Commodore Classic, 19th at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge, 56th at the Chile Pepper Festival, 44th at the SEC Championship and 63rd at the NCAA South Regional Championship.
2006-07: Missed team[apos]s first three cross country events of season due to injury … Finished second on the team at the NCAA Regional Championships in 22:56 … In track, Mims missed qualifying for the NCAA national tournament by one place, running the 5,000-meter event in regional competition with a time of 16:29 … Finished eighth in the 5K at SEC Outdoor Championships and ran a PR of 9:41 for 3K during the indoor track season.
2005: Finished among top eight Commodores in five of six meets … Top team finish was ninth overall effort at Commodore Classic (19:21 5K) … Finished 47th overall at SEC Championships, running 21:52.15 for 6K … Was 67th overall at NCAA Regionals, running 22:55.44 … Opened season with 15:48 (4K) at Belmont Invitational.
High School/Prep:
Three-time Kentucky State Champion in cross country (2001, 2002, 2004) and track (2002, 2003, 2004)… Nike Indoor All American (two mile, 2003) and Foot Locker finalist (2004) … Four-time Academic All-State … PRs include: 2:21 (800m), 4:56 (mile), 9:55 (3000m) and 10:37 (3200m) … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal:
Carmen Marie Mims … Nicknames are ‘Carm,’ ‘Carmy’ or ‘Carms’ … Born on Nov. 19, 1986 … Daughter of Jim and DeDe … Father played lacrosse for the Florida Gators, and mother is a huge Gators fan … Has a younger sister, who also runs cross country … Majoring in studio art and economics … Enjoys drawing, hiking, taking pictures, talking on the phone, yoga and riding her bicycle as a form of transportation.
Off the Course with Carmen:
Favorite Athlete: Pat Day
First job I had: Swag[apos]s Sport Shoes
Dream job: Making money with her art
Item I brought to VU to remind me of home: My mom brings me Funfetti cookie bars.
Dream vacation: Backpacking for eight weeks in Europe
Favorite restaurant: Cafe Coco
Favorite class this semester: Print making II
Best concert I[apos]ve ever attended: Coldplay in 2005 at the Starwood Amphitheatre and The Killers in 2007 at the Ryman
Favorite ‘non-school’ related reading material: The newspaper and greeting cards
My day can[apos]t start until I: stretch my legs.
Not many people know that I: have seen where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet.