The Alabama meet will be the Gophers' first scored competition of the season.
2012 Season - Indoor: Runner-up at The Show Case weight throw with a throw of 53-5 1/2 (16.29m) • placed seventh at the Jack Johnson Classic (51-9 1/4). Outdoor: Finished 13th in discus at the Big Ten Championships (152-0) • owned the team's best discus mark of the season, with a throw of 154-2 (46.99m) to win at the Bulldog Invitational • won the discus at the Hamline Twilight, Tommie Twilight, and Holst Invitational • also finished second at the Hamline Invite • Academic All-Big Ten.
2011 Season:Redshirted both the Indoor and Outdoor seasons.
High School:A 2010 graduate of Milwaukee Lutheran High School • high school coach was Philip Koch • 2010 Wisconsin Division 2 state champion in discus (139-01) • also placed fourth in shot put (39-06.50) • also competed in state meet in both throwing events in 2008 and 2009 • six-time North Shore Conference champion • set school records in shot put and discus• a letterwinner in volleyball and basketball • All-Academic honoree • National Honor Society member.
Personal:Born November 12, 1992 • undecided on a major • daughter of Deborah Stanford and Anthony Roach • has older brothers Mitchell and Nick • her brother Nick Roach plays linebacker for the Chicago Bears • collects Barbie dolls.
