Clayton State’s Rolle Earns Fourth-Place in Triple Jump at NCAA Division II Indoor Nationals
March 14-15, 2008
MANKATO, Minn. – On Thursday evening, Clayton State junior Ahmad Rolle was honored as the NCAA Division II South Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year. On Saturday afternoon, he backed up the award by finishing fourth in the triple jump competition at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships at Minnesota State-Mankato.
The junior from Nassau, Bahamas had the best showing of Clayton State’s contingent of four meet qualifiers. Rolle bettered his school record by 11 inches, leaping 49-7¼ on his second jump of the triple jump preliminaries. The mark stood in the finals to lock up fourth place and become Clayton State’s first field athlete to earn All-American honors and the eighth track and field athlete to earn the honor since 2002.
"I’m quite proud of Ahmad’s efforts today," said Clayton State head coach Mike Mead. "Anytime you get your best mark or time at a national meet is special. Ahmad represented us well, as did our other athletes in the meet. I already cannot wait to see what he does during outdoor season."
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