Tallied 32 tackles last season en route to his first letter…he was also credited with two sacks and two fumble recoveries…shared Rookie Defensive Player of the Year honors with Rich Vickers…three-year letter winner and team captain for the Erie High Tigers...earned Flatirons Conference all-conference honors three times...following his junior and senior seasons he was also named first-team all-league and second-team all-state...helped lead his team to a 2A Colorado State Tournament runner-up finish in 2008...son of Todd Carpenter and Mary Carpenter.