Carlos Lanzagorta-Ruiz

position Middle Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Lexington, S.C.
High school River Bluff HS

position Middle Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Lexington, S.C.
High school River Bluff HS

Career Honors and Recognition

2024 First-Year SEC Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2024
Indoor
Took part in five indoor meets in his first collegiate season, competing in the 600m, 800m and the 1000m … Made his collegiate debut at the Gamecock Opener, turning in personal best times in the 600m (1:25.52) and the 1000m (2:30.56), in addition to finish third overall in the 1000m event … Finished Top-10 in all four 800m events this season, including a season best fifth place finish in the season finale at the USC Indoor Open, running a personal best time of 1:53.84.

Outdoor
Appeared in five meets during the outdoor season, running the 800m, one mile race and one 4x800m relay … Made his outdoor debut at the Shamrock Invitational, running 4:30.23 in the mile and then aiding Carolina in winning the 4x800m relay as the third leg, clocking a time of 7:50.75 … Made his 800m debut at the Weems Baskin Invitational, finishing fifth with a time of 1:55.39 … Also placed fifth in the 800m at the USC Outdoor Open after turning in a personal best time of 1:53.77.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Earned four letters in track & field and four letters in cross country at River Bluff High School in Lexington, S.C. … Ran the 800m and the 1500m for the Gators, holding school records in the 800m, 1500m, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay, sprint medley relay and the distance medley relay … Recorded All-State and National qualifying times in back-to-back years of the 800m (2022 & 2023) … Track & Field Team Regional Champs and earned Athlete of the Meet after finishing first in the 800m, 1600m and the 4x400m relay … Finished with South Carolina’s second fastest overall time in the 800m in 2023.

Personal
Son of Carlos and Veronica Lanzagorta, born on December 27, 2004 … Has one sibling, Estefania Lanzagorta-Ruiz … Father, Carlos, played soccer and volleyball at ITESM University in Veracruz, Mexico … Earned National Hispanic Recognition in high school … Also was awarded the National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award … Was a member of the National Honors Society … Plans to major in finance with a minor in sports management and entertainment … Career goal of working with venture capital or finance within sports.

Personal Records

Indoor