James Carter earned a varsity letter in soccer this fall as a sophomore at Earlham College, a NCAA Division III school in Richmond, Indiana. He was also named to the All-Heartland Athletic Conference first team as a defender. Carter started his soccer career with Region 69 AYSO in Pacific Palisades and was chosen as an all-star in third grade. The team, coached by Chuck Davis and Bill Barnum, called themselves the Tornadoes. The following year the boys renamed themselves the Rattlers. While playing for Davis, Carter’s position was left defender. As U12 AYSO players, the all-star team ended the season 61-1-5 in 2002-2003. The following year, the team joined the Galaxy Alliance Rattlers, coached by David Estes, and continued to play together as a club team. Although the players attended different high schools, (Carter went to Oaks Christian), their team stayed together and was coached by UCLA All-American Tim Pierce. A fellow Rattler, Alex Pack (former co-captain at Brentwood), plays defense for Union College in Schenectady, New York, also a Division III school. ‘ Five other players from the Rattlers’ 2002-03 AYSO all-star squad have played or currently play at the collegiate level, albeit different sports. Kyle Stanich plays lacrosse at Colgate; Christopher Barnum is a freshman on the Stanford basketball team; Jackson Liguori played football at Yale last fall and Charlie James played football as a freshman at Williams.” Carter is the son of Palisadians Rick and Adele Carter.
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