Honors & Awards:
2015 Indoor All-ACC Second Team
2016 Indoor All-ACC Academic honors
2017 Track:
Indoor: Finished second in the long jump at the BSC Indoor Icebreaker … Posted a career best in the long jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a mark of 6.01m and a sixth-place finish … Took ninth in the long jump at the ACC Championships. Outdoor: Placed fifth in the long jump at the Florida State Relays … Jumped to a season-best mark in the long jump at the Florida Relays of 5.84 … Competed in the long jump and the triple jump at the ACC Championships.
2016 Track:
Indoor: Earned All-ACC Academic honors for the indoor season … Finished seventh in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Championships with a leap of 12.18m (39-11.5), narrowly missing All-ACC honors … Finished 14th in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Championships with a leap of 5.59m (18-4.25). Outdoor: Finished tenth in the long jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a leap of 5.89m (19-4) … Finished 16th in the triple jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a leap of 11.87m (38-11.5).
2015 Track:
Indoor: Placed in the top-10 three times in the long jump including fourth at the Orange & Purple Classic (5.82m; 19-1.25), sixth at the Auburn Invitational (5.68m; 18-7.75), and second at the Samford University Invitational (5.82m; 19-1.25) … Also placed top-five three times in the triple jump including second at the Orange & Purple Classic (12.31m; 40-4.75), second at the Auburn Invitational (12.09m; 39-8), and third at the Samford University Invitational (12.28m; 40-3.5) … Named Second Team All-ACC after a sixth-place finish in the triple jump with a career-best leap of 12.41 meters (40-8.75), also placed seventh in the long jump with a career-best leap of 5.90 meters (19-4.25). Outdoor: Recorded seven top-10 finishes, including a third-place showing in the triple jump at the Georgia Tech Invite … Ran career-best 100m in 12.34 at the Tiger Track Classic … Placed sixth in the long jump with a season-best distance of 5.84m (19-2).
2014 Track:
Indoor: Placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 11.87m (38-11.5) at the Orange and Purple Classic … Logged her best long jump of the indoor season with a distance of 5.53m (18-1.75) at the ACC Championships. Outdoor: Increased her long and triple jump distances to 5.75m (10-10.50) and 12.23m (40-1.50) … Placed fourth in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump at the Tiger Classic.
High School:
Two year captain at South Paulding High School … Region champion in the triple jump in 2012 and 2013 … County champion in 2011, 2012 and 2013 … Finished 13th at the 2012 USATF competition … Holds the school records in the 200 meter dash, triple jump, 4×100-meter relay, 4×400-meter relay and the sprint medley relay … Member of the National Honor Society, FCCLA and DECA.
Personal:
Full name is Carissa Nachae Tipler … Born Nov. 22, 1994 in Marietta, Ga. … Daughter of Richard and Jeanine Blair … Has four siblings, Madison, Adrienne, Mckenzie and Kennedy … Majoring in business administration.
