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2007-08 Men's Track & Field Roster

Robert Roads

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Terre Haute, IN
  • Highschool Terre Haute North

Biography

2007-08
CROSS COUNTRY:
Earned Academic All-GLVC honors for the second straight year after finishing 44th at the GLVC Championships with an 8k time of 27:03.00...had a season-best 8k time of 26:34.22 at the Evansville Invitational. INDOOR TRACK: Was fifth in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships with a season-best time of 15:42.97...had a season-best 3,000-meter time of 9:18.74 at the Gladstein Invitational...ran the mile in 4:34.59 at the DePauw Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK: Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 13th in the 1,500 meters at the GLVC Championships...ran a season-best 1,500-meter time of 4:04.10 at the Eastern Kentucky Open...also ran the 800 meters in 2:03.12 at the Eastern Kentucky Open...reached an NCAA II provisional qualifying time in the steeplechase with his season-best time of 9:24.96 at the Hillsdale "Gina" Relays...ran the 5,000 meters in 15:26.70 at the Washington Invitational...earned Academic All-GLVC honors for the third straight year.

2006-07
CROSS COUNTRY:
Earned Academic All-GLVC honors...ran top seven in three meets for the Eagles...finished 41st at the GLVC Championships with an 8k time of 27:33.12...posted a season-best 8k time of 26:29.14 at the Saluki Invitational. INDOOR TRACK: Finished 10th in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships...ran the 5,000 meters in a season-best 15:42.79 at the Gladstein Invitational...posted his best 3,000-meter time (9:00.58) at the Hoosier Hills Invitational...also ran the mile in 4:44.46 at the Indiana Open II. OUTDOOR TRACK: Was 12th in the 5,000 meters and fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the GLVC Championships...ran the 5,000 meters in a season-best 15:49.81 at the Little State Championships...posted a season-best steeplechase time (9:30.10) at the Vanderbilt Invitational...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.

2005-06
CROSS COUNTRY:
Finished 59th at the GLVC Championships with an 8k time of 26:25.11...was sixth in the open competition of the Indiana Intercollegiate with an 8k time of 27:42.00...was 22nd at the UE Early Bird Invitational with a 6k time of 19:44.40...earned Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK: Competed in the mile, the 3,000 meters, and the 5,000 meters...finished 11th in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships with a time of 16:14.26...posted a season-best time in the 3,000 meters of 9:12.74 at the Hoosier Relays...ran the mile in 4:37.83 at the DePauw Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK: Finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the GLVC Championships with a season-best time of 9:42.58...ran the 5,000 meters in 16:26.91 at the Washington Invitational...finished 15th in the mile at the Pacesetter Invitational with a season-best time of 4:15.68...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.

2004-05
CROSS COUNTRY:
Redshirted. INDOOR TRACK: Finished 17th in the 800 meters and 10th in the mile at the GLVC Championships...opened the season at the Rose-Hulman Invitational by posting season best times in the mile (4:22.74) and the 800 meters (2:04.40)...ran the 3,000 meters in a season-best time of 9:24.54 at the McDonald's Invitational...also competed on USI's first-ever 4x800-meter relay team. OUTDOOR TRACK: Finished fourth at the GLVC Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 12th at the league meet in the 1,500 meters...had a season-best 1,500-meter time of 4:14.55 at the GLVC Championships and a season-best steeplechase time of 9:50.08 at the Little State Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Terre Haute North High School in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Historical Player Information

  • 2004-2005Freshman

  • 2005-2006Sophomore

  • 2006-2007Junior

  • 2007-2008Senior