Jeff Roland
Jeff Roland
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Bedford, NH
High School: Bishop Guertin
Major: Business
Parents: Wayne & Arlene

Career
Compiled a four-year record of 1862-1270, good for 18th place on Emory's all-time list for wins.

Senior (2007):
Competed in six events and ranked among Emory's top five finishers in four outings ... Captured all-region honors after finishing 25th out of 170 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championships (27:06) ... Was the third Eagle to cross the line and 30th out of 91 contestants at the Bulldog Stampede (Sept. 22) with an effort of 27:05 ... Ran a season best 8K time of 26:46 at the UAA Championships (Oct. 27).

Junior (2006):

Competed in four meets and ranked among the team's top seven finisher in all of his competitions ... No. 4 Emory runner and 33rd out of 152 at the Sewanee Invitational (Sept. 2) with a time of 27:41.5 ... Season best time was a 27:24 at the UAA Championships (Oct. 28).

Sophomore (2005):
Finished in the top six for Emory at every meet during the season ...Ran a career-best time of 26:09 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Top finish for the team came at the Great American Cross Country Festival where he placed third for the Eagles ... His season-average time of 27:05 was an improvement of over 1:15 from 2004.

Freshman (2004):
Ran a season-best time of 27 minutes and 42 seconds at the Clemson Invitational ... Finished in the top ten for the Eagles in all four meets he ran.

Personal:
Born July 17, 1986.

Career Stats:

Year W L Pct. Avg. Best
2004 335 261 .562 28:21 27:42
2005 536 380 .585 27:05 26:09
2006 427 226 .654 27:58 26:44
2007 564 403 ..583 27:31 26:46
Career 1862 1270 .594   26:09

Quote:
"Both the academics and athletics are top in the nation, and I am very fortunate to be able to compete for Emory. The friendships formed throughout the season, and the satisfaction after completing a race makes all of the hard work over the summer worth it. "