Carter Warstler
6 Carter Warstler
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    New Albany, Ohio
  • High School:
    Columbus Academy
  • Position:
    WR
  • Major:
    Communication Studies
  • gp
    5
  • yds
    291
  • yds/g
    58.2
  • td
    2
Bio

2024 Football: Second-team All-NCAC despite missing half the season due to injury … Led Wooster to a top-10 national ranking in kickoff return average … Individually, posted a top-40 national ranking in kickoff return yards despite only playing in five games … Averaged 29.5 yards over 20 kickoff returns … Ran opening kickoff of year back 90 yards for a touchdown against Wilmington (Sept. 7) … Had a 60-yard run back at Kenyon (Sept. 28) and a 42 yard one against Wabash (Oct. 5) … As receiver, caught 17 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns … Went for 92 yards on four receptions with a 59-yard touchdown one in season lid-lifter against Wilmington (Sept. 7) … Turned seven receptions into 117 yards at Kenyon (Sept. 28).

2022-23 Basketball: One of the team’s top rotation players … Played in all 27 games and ranked fifth on the team with 22.8 minutes per game … Enjoyed a career year with 6.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per contest … Ranked second in the NCAC and on the team with 41 steals … Shot 56-of-117 (.479) from the floor, 24-of-61 (.393) on three-pointers, and was 41-of-49 (.837) at the line … More than doubled career-high in scoring column with 25 points on 8-of-11 shooting, which included a 6-of-9 showing from three-point range against Oberlin (Feb. 21) in quarterfinals of NCAC Tournament … Debuted with seven points and six steals in just 10:24 of court time in win over Mount Aloysius (Nov. 18) … Swiped the ball away from Kenyon (Jan. 9) five times … Had three steals at Hiram (Feb. 8) … Scored 12 points at Kenyon (Feb. 1), in what marked the 1,800th all-time win for the program … Had more offensive rebounds (48) than defensive ones (39) and was third on the team on the offensive glass.

2021-22 Basketball: Played in 24 games, three of which were starts … Averaged 2.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, and was second on the team with 30 steals … Really came on strong late in the year, averaging 20.2 minutes per game over the last 17 games of the year, with 29 of the steals coming during that stretch … Scored a career-high 11 points against Wabash (Feb. 12) … Caused fits at Kenyon (Feb. 2) to the tune of seven points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and five steals, with rebounds, assists, and steals all marking new career-highs … Logged four steals at Ohio Wesleyan (Jan. 8) and had four again at Wabash (Jan. 30).

2021 Football: Third-team D3football.com all-region and second-team all-conference selection as a return specialist … Played in all 10 games with two starts … One of nine in NCAA Div. III with a kickoff and punt return touchdown during the regular season … Set the program record with 34.9 yards per kickoff return … Returned 10 kickoffs … Added nine punt returns for 153 yards, good for a 17.0 average … Broke free for a 75-yard punt return touchdown at Oberlin (Oct. 2) and followed that up with a school-record 98-yard kickoff return touchdown in 44-41 win at Wabash (Oct. 16) … Lone kickoff return against Hiram (Oct. 30) went for 73 yards … First Scot since at least 1970 – the first year return touchdowns are broken down on year-end stat sheets in College archives – with a kickoff return and punt return touchdown in the same season … Also a dynamic receiver with 25 receptions, 592 yards, and six touchdowns … Averaged 23.7 yards per reception … Went for 148 yards on three receptions against Kenyon (Sept. 11) … Had 77- and 54-yard touchdown receptions versus Kenyon … One of three receivers with over 100 yards against Allegheny (Nov. 6), a first for the program since 1997 … Logged 114 yards, seven receptions, and two touchdowns against the Gators.

2020-21 Basketball: Key reserve in the guard rotation, who saw time in all seven games … Averaged 16.7 minutes per game … Averaged 2.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, and ranked second on the team with 16 assists … Dished out four assists in win over Denison (Feb. 26)  and scored a season-best six points in finale against Ohio Wesleyan (March 6) … Played in the varsity portion of both exhibition games against archnemesis Wittenberg (Feb. 5-6) and combined for six points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a key steal.

2020-21 Football: Did not log any exhibition action.

Prior to Wooster: All-conference selection while prepping for father, Jeff, at Columbus Academy … Also played football and was a first-team all-state and first-team all-conference honoree on the gridiron.

Personal: Parents are Jeff and Kelly Warstler … Sister, Cobi ’20, was a member of the cross country and track & field program … Communication studies major.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 17 7
Yards 291 117
Yards per game 58.2 39.0
Yards per catch 17.1 16.7
Touchdowns 2 0
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 4 92 23.0 59 1 1 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 6 82 13.7 26 1 - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 7 117 16.7 40 0 - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - -
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 3 143 47.7 90 1 - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 2 40 20.0 25 0 1 12 12.0 12 0
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 5 112 22.4 27 0 - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 6 203 33.8 60 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 4 92 23.0 42 0 - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 1 - 92 - 143 235
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 1 - 82 12 40 134
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 1 - 0 - 112 112
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 1 - 117 0 203 320
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 1 - 0 - 92 92
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - -
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 12 - 1 1 - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 6 - 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 0 - 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 15 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 10 1 5 0.5 5.0 0 5 3 0
2024-25 5 - - - - - - 1 0
Total 15 1 5 0.3 5.0 0 5 4 0

Career Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 10 25 2.5 592 59.2 23.7 6 77
2024-25 5 17 3.4 291 58.2 17.1 2 59
Total 15 42 2.8 883 58.9 21.0 8 77

Career Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 5 - - - - - - - 0
Total 15 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 5 - - - - - - - -
Total 15 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 10 349 34.9 1 98 9 153 17.0 1 75
2024-25 20 590 29.5 1 90 2 12 6.0 0 12
Total 30 939 31.3 2 98 11 165 15.0 1 75

Career Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 10 5 592 153 349 1099 109.9
2024-25 5 - 291 12 590 893 178.6
Total 15 5 883 165 939 1992 132.8

Career Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 48 4.8 0 6 1 1 - - - - 0 0
2024-25 18 3.6 - 2 1 0 0 - - - 0 0
Total 66 4.4 0 8 2 1 0 - - - 0 0

Career Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 10 3 1 4.0 .4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 5 3 0 3.0 .6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total 15 6 1 7.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 5 - - - - - - 1 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - 1 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - 1 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - 1 0
October 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 5 17 3.4 291 58.2 17.1 2 59
Conference 3 7 2.3 117 39.0 16.7 0 40
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 4 2.0 92 46.0 23.0 1 59
Away 3 13 4.3 199 66.3 15.3 1 40
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 4 4.0 92 92.0 23.0 1 59
Losses 4 13 3.3 199 49.8 15.3 1 40
Month                
September 4 17 4.3 291 72.8 17.1 2 59
October 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 5 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 20 590 29.5 1 90 2 12 6.0 0 12
Conference 15 407 27.1 0 60 1 0 0.0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 7 235 33.6 1 90 - - - - -
Away 13 355 27.3 0 60 2 12 6.0 0 12
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 3 143 47.7 1 90 - - - - -
Losses 17 447 26.3 0 60 2 12 6.0 0 12
Month                    
September 16 498 31.1 1 90 2 12 6.0 0 12
October 4 92 23.0 0 42 - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 5 - 291 12 590 893 178.6
Conference 3 - 117 0 407 524 174.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 2 - 92 - 235 327 163.5
Away 3 - 199 12 355 566 188.7
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 1 - 92 - 143 235 235.0
Losses 4 - 199 12 447 658 164.5
Month              
September 4 - 291 12 498 801 200.3
October 1 - 0 - 92 92 92.0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 18 3.6 - 2 1 0 0 - - - 0 0
Conference 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 12 6.0 - 1 1 - 0 - - - 0 0
Away 6 2.0 - 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 12 12.0 - 1 1 - - - - - 0 0
Losses 6 1.5 - 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Month                        
September 18 4.5 - 2 1 0 - - - - 0 0
October 0 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 5 3 0 3.0 .6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Conference 3 3 0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 2 3 0 3.0 1.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Away 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 4 3 0 3.0 .8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Month                                
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 1 3 0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Splits Stats: Defense

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