Jillian Roth

Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt
High School:
Hoover HS
Hometown:
North Canton, Ohio

2015-16: Indoor: Did not compete during the 2016 indoor campaign...Cross Country: Garnered the Zips’ top finish in each of Akron’s five races during the campaign...placed 36th at the Mid-American Conference Championships crossing the line in a team-best 22:18.7...finished third at the Tommy Evans Invitational in 19:00...registered time of 23:01.7 at Great Lakes Regional to place a team-best 115th...finished 21st (22:16.49), 22nd (22:21.54) and 71st (22:02.9) at Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational, All-Ohio Championships and NCAA Pre-Nationals Meet...a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recipient and first-team Academic All-MAC honoree.

2014-15: Indoor: Ran a season-best time of 10:19.20 in the 3,000 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 7) en route to finishing sixth...placed fourth in 3,000 meters (10:20.99) at Kent State Dual (Jan. 16)...also ran in the 5,000 meters at Spire Invitational (Feb. 14) and recorded time of 17:57.85...Outdoor: An Academic All-MAC selection...equaled a career-best time of 17:28.87 in the 5,000 meters placing 11th at the Jesse Owens Classic (May 1)...finished fourth and eighth, respectively, in 1,500 meters at Walsh Invitational (April 18) and Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2) crossing the line in 4:54.59 and 4:57.14...was eighth in the 3,000 meters at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2) in 10:56.48...Cross Country: Redshirted.

2013-14: Cross Country... competed in all six races ... was the Zips' second runner at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2), finishing the 6K in 32nd place with a time of 22:25.17 ... came in 81st place as an individual at the NCAA Regional (Nov. 15) with a mark of 22:07 ... was UA's top finisher at the All-Ohio Championships (Oct. 4), coming in 29th with a time of 23:18.07 ... Indoor... competed in the 3K at the MAC Championships (March 1), placing 12th with a time of 10:07.62 ... ran a season-low time of 9:59.60 at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 15) ... Outdoor... ran the Zips' top time in the 5,000m, placing fifth in her division at the Raleigh Relays (March 28) with a time of 17:28.87 ... finished 15th in the event at the MAC Championships (May 17), crossing the line in 18:06.38.

2012-13: Cross Country... named the team's Most Improved Runner ... competed in all six races, including a pair of top-10 finishes, for a second year ... finished fifth overall at the Buffalo Stampede (18:06.3) and seventh at the Tommy Evans Invitational (19:18) ... placed 49th at the MAC Championships (22:52.7) ... Indoor... ran a season-best time of 10:15.56 in the 3,000-meters at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 9) ... placed 12th in the 5,000m at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) with a time of 18:27.01 ... Outdoor... ran the Zips' top time of the season in the 5K, placing third with a time of 17:51.25 at the Raleigh Relays (March 29) ... finished ninth at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 13), crossing the line in 18:02.10 ... placed runner-up in the 1,500m at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 6) with a time of 4:56.51.

2011-12: Cross Country... competed in all six races ... was the Zips' fifth runner at the Tommy Evans Invitational (19:57), Penn State National (24:47) and MAC Championships (23:17.4) ... Outdoor... placed fourth in the 1,500-meters at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5) with a time of 4:57.88 ... ran anchor on the 4x800 relay team that placed second at the LSU Relays (March 23) with a collective mark of 9:24.63 ... also won the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:58.69.

at Hoover HS: Two-time Academic All-Ohio and three-time all-conference honoree ... led Hoover's cross country and track teams to back-to-back conference championships in 2010 and 2011 ... recorded a PR of 2:20 in the 800m, also ran 5:19 in the 1600m ... member of the school-record setting 4x800 relay team ... cross country teams placed third at states in 2010 and seventh in 2011 ... ran a top time of 19:30 as a junior ... was also a four-year letterwinner on the gymnastics team and a COA All-American cheerleader.

Personal: Born June, 6, 1993 ... parents are Andy and Debbie Roth.