Cartwright Promoted to Director of Track & Field and Cross Country
July 1, 2024 | General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
BOSTON - Grant Cartwright, who has led the Boston University throws unit to unprecedented success as an assistant coach for five seasons, has been promoted to director of track & field and cross country, as announced by director of athletics Drew Marrochello on Monday.
Since arriving at BU, Cartwright has led both the men's and women's throwers to their first national squad rankings in shot put, discus, hammer and weight throw. The program's top-10 lists for all throwing events have been nearly rewritten during Cartwright's tenure, including a school record in the weight throw.
A former four-time All-American at Michigan, Cartwright joined the BU staff in 2019 following one season as an assistant coach at his alma mater.
"We are thrilled to announce that Grant Cartwright will be elevated to director of our cross country and track & field programs," said Marrochello. "The quality of success and overall experience that so many of our student-athletes have gained in recent years is in direct correlation to Grant's growth as a coach and as a leader. His dedication and pride in building our throws unit combined with his care for our student-athletes made him an ideal candidate for this position, and we look forward to him guiding the entire group."
Cartwright has led Ellie Roan and Kiana Lino to individual titles at Patriot League Championships and has coached five others to podium finishes. In 2022, Lino became the Terriers' first thrower in 19 years to qualify for NCAA Regionals and Roan and Cole Tucker were NCAA Regional participants this past spring. The women's weight throwers achieved a peak national ranking of 11th during this past indoor season.
"I would like to thank Drew Marrochello and Brittany Kane for the opportunity to lead our program," said Cartwright. "It is a privilege to work with an administration and athletic department that believes in our program and cares deeply for our student-athletes. Boston University is an incredibly special place to me, and I am excited to work every day in assisting our student-athletes to help achieve their goals."
During his collegiate career at Michigan, Cartwright was a three-time USATF Championships Qualifier, a USTFCCCA first-team All-American in the indoor weight throw in 2017 and a second-team All-American in both the indoor weight throw and the outdoor shot put in 2018. He was the NCAA runner-up in the weight throw in 2017.
In 2017, Cartwright won the Big Ten Indoor Championship in the weight throw, was named the Big Ten Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and received Honorable Mention All-America honors in the shot put. Additionally, in 2019, he was the only male thrower to qualify in multiple events at the USATF Championships.
A Big 10 Sportsmanship Award winner, Cartwright was voted team captain by his teammates at Michigan in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and was named team MVP in 2017. At the end of his collegiate career, only one other thrower in NCAA history had higher personal bests in the hammer, weight throw, shot put and discus.
Cartwright, who has served as a camp and clinic director for a decade, also has USTFCCCA certification as both a strength & conditioning and jumps specialist.
The Powell, Ohio, native graduated from Michigan in 2018 with a bachelor of science degree in biopsychology, cognition & neuroscience with a special interest in motor learning and was a multiple-time Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
Cartwright resides in Charlestown with his fiancée, Ali Torrence, and is currently working towards a master's in business administration from the Questrom School of Business.
Since arriving at BU, Cartwright has led both the men's and women's throwers to their first national squad rankings in shot put, discus, hammer and weight throw. The program's top-10 lists for all throwing events have been nearly rewritten during Cartwright's tenure, including a school record in the weight throw.
A former four-time All-American at Michigan, Cartwright joined the BU staff in 2019 following one season as an assistant coach at his alma mater.
"We are thrilled to announce that Grant Cartwright will be elevated to director of our cross country and track & field programs," said Marrochello. "The quality of success and overall experience that so many of our student-athletes have gained in recent years is in direct correlation to Grant's growth as a coach and as a leader. His dedication and pride in building our throws unit combined with his care for our student-athletes made him an ideal candidate for this position, and we look forward to him guiding the entire group."
Cartwright has led Ellie Roan and Kiana Lino to individual titles at Patriot League Championships and has coached five others to podium finishes. In 2022, Lino became the Terriers' first thrower in 19 years to qualify for NCAA Regionals and Roan and Cole Tucker were NCAA Regional participants this past spring. The women's weight throwers achieved a peak national ranking of 11th during this past indoor season.
"I would like to thank Drew Marrochello and Brittany Kane for the opportunity to lead our program," said Cartwright. "It is a privilege to work with an administration and athletic department that believes in our program and cares deeply for our student-athletes. Boston University is an incredibly special place to me, and I am excited to work every day in assisting our student-athletes to help achieve their goals."
During his collegiate career at Michigan, Cartwright was a three-time USATF Championships Qualifier, a USTFCCCA first-team All-American in the indoor weight throw in 2017 and a second-team All-American in both the indoor weight throw and the outdoor shot put in 2018. He was the NCAA runner-up in the weight throw in 2017.
In 2017, Cartwright won the Big Ten Indoor Championship in the weight throw, was named the Big Ten Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and received Honorable Mention All-America honors in the shot put. Additionally, in 2019, he was the only male thrower to qualify in multiple events at the USATF Championships.
A Big 10 Sportsmanship Award winner, Cartwright was voted team captain by his teammates at Michigan in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and was named team MVP in 2017. At the end of his collegiate career, only one other thrower in NCAA history had higher personal bests in the hammer, weight throw, shot put and discus.
Cartwright, who has served as a camp and clinic director for a decade, also has USTFCCCA certification as both a strength & conditioning and jumps specialist.
The Powell, Ohio, native graduated from Michigan in 2018 with a bachelor of science degree in biopsychology, cognition & neuroscience with a special interest in motor learning and was a multiple-time Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
Cartwright resides in Charlestown with his fiancée, Ali Torrence, and is currently working towards a master's in business administration from the Questrom School of Business.
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