Adam Roche

Hometown: Bensenville, IL High School: York Height / Weight: 5-6 / 131

2006 -- Indoor - did not compete... Outdoor - placed third in 5,000 meters (15:13.82) at Tom Botts Invite... letterwinner.

2005 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best in 3,000 meters (8:34.57) at Iowa State Classic and two miles (9:45.26) at Iowa Open... Outdoor - led team in 10,000 meters... placed ninth in 10,000 meters with a collegiate-best 30:56.33, which ranks ninth on Iowa's all-time bests list, at Big Ten Championships... ran collegiate-best 5,000 meters (14:47.59) at Stanford Invite... letterwinner... Cross Country - led team in 10,000 meters with the collegiate-best 30:58 he ran at NCAA Championships... placed 12th at NCAA regional (31:17), earning all-region honors... led team at Big Ten Championships, placing 20th in 25:03, and at NCAA Championships, placing 75th in 30:58... also ran collegiate bests at Hawkeye Invite (18:33) and Murray Keating Invite (24:32)... placed 50th (25:17) at Griak Invite and 55th (24:45) at NCAA Pre-Nationals... letterwinner.

2004 -- Indoor - won 3,000 meters at Iowa Open (8:55.26)... Outdoor - led team in 3,000 meters (8:46.46)... ran season-best 14:52.54 5,000 meters at Iowa Musco Twilight VI... placed 22nd in 10,000 meters (31:29.88) at Big Ten Championships... letterwinner... Cross Country - 14th at NCAA regional (31:01.49), earning all-region honors... placed 27th at Big Ten Championships (25:03) and 69th at NCAA Championships (32:32)... letterwinner.

2003 -- Indoor - won 3,000 meters (8:36.97) at Iowa Open... Outdoor - ran season-best 5,000 meters (15:01.41) at Iowa Musco Twilight V... Cross Country - placed 47th (25:34) at Big Ten Championships and 50th with a season-best 32:35 at NCAA regional... letterwinner.

2002 -- Track - redshirted... Cross Country - placed 20th (19:36) at Northern Illinois Invite and 30th (27:00) at Iowa State Open.

2001 -- Cross Country - redshirted.

High School -- two-time all-state in cross country, once in track... member of state and conference champion 3,200-meter relay... placed fifth at state cross country meet (14:35) senior year... two-time cross country conference champion and won conference two miles in track... cross country team captain and team MVP as a senior... coaches were Joe Newton and Stan Reddel.

Personal -- born June 5, 1983... son of Tom and Veronica Roche... mechanical engineering major.

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