 Carter is a graduate of Red Oak High School in Red Oak, Texas where she was a four-time state champion in the shot put.Carter's father, Michael Carter, is also a former Olympian and NFL star — the only athlete to win an Olympic medal and a Super Bowl ring in the same year.Since 1979, her father currently holds the boys' national high school record in the shot put; Michelle held the girls' record from 2003 to 2014.