Episcopal Girls Lacrosse Player Making Impact Before College
Episcopal School of Jacksonville girls lacrosse payer Mia Carter has a bright future as she prepares for her senior season before heading off to college. She has been surrounded around lacrosse throughout her life as her father, Coach Glenn Carter, had a successful 18 years as a collegiate head coach at Richmond and Philadelphia before moving to Florida and becoming the Episcopal Boys Lacrosse Coach. This was known to be Mia Carter’s sixth grade year where she began to start loving lacrosse and found the deep passion for it.
The lacrosse girls head coach, Krista Grabher, and assistant Jordan Smith has also been a huge impact on Carter’s lacrosse journey by being a part of creating the passion that was formed. “They definitely made me so passionate about it,” said Carter.
Carter’s father has been a tremendous impact to her athletic and academic career as he introduced not only lacrosse to her but Flagler college as well. “I honestly was not set on going to Flagler,” Mia Carter stated. “I thought I was going to a different college, but I heard about it and I thought it was awesome.”
On Aug. 28 of 2019, Carter had announced her college commitment via Instagram. During the 2021 signing day, Feb.3, Carter had officially become a signee as she will continue her academic and athletic career at Flagler College located in St. Augustine, Florida.
“I love my parents and I love my family so I kind of want to stay close,” Carter said. “It’s close so they can come to all my games and I can come home to see my dog and family.”
Flagler College lacrosse coach, Coach Grant Kelam, has been announced to be the first head coach of the Saints women’s lacrosse team. Carter expressed how much the new coach reminds her of her father; this is another reason why she committed to Flagler.
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