Michael Carter (athlete) Michael Carter (athlete) Michael D'Andrea "Mike" Carter (born October 29, 1960 in Dallas, Texas), is a former U.S. Olympian track and field athlete and professional American football player. Carter is best known in track and field for setting the American national high school record of 81 feet 3½ inches in the 12 pound shot put, adding more than nine feet to the previous record. He set this mark at the 1979 Golden West Invitational track and field meet while competing for Jefferson High School of Dallas, Texas. No high school athlete has come within two feet of this record since.
Michelle Johnson (athlete) and the 2001 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and ceased to compete at a high level thereafter. Michelle Johnson (athlete) Michelle Johnson Skog (born April 12, 1974) is an American female former track and field hurdler who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. She set personal records of 54.15 seconds for the 400 m hurldes in 1999 and 12.88 seconds for the 100-meter hurdles in 1998. She was a bronze medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games and represented her country at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and 1998 Goodwill Games. Born in Portland, Oregon, she took up track