Carlos Lanzagorta-Ruiz

Career Honors and Recognition

2024 First-Year SEC Honor Roll

Season and Career Results

2025

Indoor

Ran in four meets during the indoor season, competing in the 800m, 1000m, mile, 3000m and one 4x400m relay … Opened his season with a personal best time in the 1000m at the Clemson Opener, clocking 2:29.12 to finish eighth overall … Ran a pair of 800m events, turning in a best performance of 10^th at the Gamecock Challenge, running 1:54.03 … Competed in one mile event at the USC Invite, finishing seventh in the standings with a personal best mark of 4:12.11.

Outdoor

Took part in four meets during his outdoor season, running the 800m once and competing in the 1500m four times … Opened his season with a second-place finish in the 800m at the Weems Baskin Invitational, turning in a time of 1:54.29 … Crossed the finish line in the 1500m in 3:50.09 at the Charlotte Invitational, for a new personal best time and a season-best 11^th place finish.

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

Outdoor