Carper showed national championship potential during his first outing of the outdoor season. The veteran javelin thrower won the Wake Forest Open by registering the third-best mark in NCAA Division I thus far this month. Carper, the defending NEC champ and conference record holder, tossed the implement 72.13m (236’ 8”) to take a commanding early-season lead over his conference foes. Carper leads a strong Colonials’ throws squad that also features former NEC champion Stephen Mitchell, who currently ranks second amongst league leaders in both the hammer and shot put.