Hall of Fame
Jermaine Carpenter finished an amazing two-sport career in track & field and football as one of the most decorated athletes in Pittsburg State University history. Carpenter earned NCAA Division II All-America honors nine times in track, including national runner-up finishes in the 100m in 2005 and the 200m in 2006. He was a 21-time All-MIAA track performer and a nine-time MIAA champion, As a sophomore in track & field in 2004, he claimed the first of three consecutive MIAA High Point Awards by scoring 28 points at the 2004 MIAA Outdoor Championships. In 2005, Carpenter scored 26 points in helping lead the Pitt State men to the 2005 MIAA Outdoor Championship. The next year he compiled 30 points at the 2006 MIAA Outdoor Championship, helping the Gorillas to a runner-up finish. He set PSU records in the 60m (6.77) and the 100m (10.25). In football, he earned third-team NCAA Division II All-America honors as a wide receiver in 2004 while helping the Gorillas to a 14-1 record and the Division II national runner-up finish. He caught 69 passes for 1,671 yards and 23 TDs during his two-year career (2003-04), ranking third all-time at PSU in career yards. Carpenter earned All-MIAA honors in each of his two seasons of football with the Gorillas (2003-04).