U.S. Junior Champion in the 100 meters in 1973  
Equaled the national record in the 100-yard dash (9.3)  
Runner-up in voting for Track & Field News Athlete of the Year, 1973
Won 6 state 4A individual/relay titles (4 meet records) & 2 team titles
2 in the 100-yard dash in 9.3 (equaled national record) 1973 & 9.5 in 1974
2 in the 220-yard dash in 21.1, 1973; and 21.0, 1974 (both meet records)
1 in the long jump, 23-feet, 1 inch, 1974
1 in Mile Relay, 3:18.5, meet record, 1974
2 NCHSAA team titles (1973 & 1974)
3 golds (100 yards, 9.5; 220 yards, 21.3; 440-yard relay) at All-American Championships, Des Moines, Iowa
Most Valuable Athlete at All-American Championships, Des Moines, Iowa
1 gold (220-yards, 21.6) and 1 silver (100-yards, 9.5) at Atlanta Track Classic
Ran on US Junior team that tied and later broke the World Junior record in the 4x100-meter relay
5 golds, 1 Silver for US Junior team in meets against West Germany, Poland and Russia.
2 golds, 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay against West Germany (relay tied World Junior Record, 39.9 seconds)
1 gold, 1 silver, 100 meters silver and 4x100-meter relay gold against Poland (relay broke the World Junior Record, running 39.6 seconds)
2 golds, 100 meters and 200 meters against Russia
Voted Most Outstanding at meet vs Russia
 
His impact on North Carolina was so great, that the NC General Assembly penned a joint resolution by the N.C. House and N.C. Senate, in 1973, when he was only a junior in high school, proclaiming him as “one of the outstanding native sons” of the state, and also the town of Tarboro declared Aug. 1, 1973, “Carter Suggs Day”.
 
At East Carolina, he was MVP of the indoor & outdoor Southern Conference Championship meets in 1975, while winning 5 Southern Conference titles at the 1975 outdoor meet, and helped the Pirates to 3 conference titles.
 
Inducted into the East Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame, 2013
 
Inducted into Tarboro High Hall of Fame’s first class, 2015
 
Inducted into Twin County Museum and Hall of Fame, 2016