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2015-16 Track & Field Roster

Roland Sales

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Grand Prairie, Texas
  • High School Arlington Bowie

Biography

AT UT ARLINGTON
Indoor Highlights:
2014
• Was the runner up in the high jump at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
• Cleared 7-01.00 at the league meet to match the school record set 15 years earlier.
• Placed third at the Varsity Apartments Invitational with a jump of 6-11.00.

2013
• Had a personal-best effort, clearing 6-10.25 in the high jump at the Western Athletic Conference Championships.
• Posted a third-place finish at the WAC meet with that mark, which narrowly missed UTA's all-time top five.
• Placed fourth in the high jump at the Texas A&M Invitational with a clearance of 6-07.
Outdoor Highlights:
2014
• Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary in the high jump, where he placed 31st (6-07.50).
• Placed second in the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a mark of 7-00.50.
• His clearance at the league meet ranked as the fourth-best in school history.
• Won the high jump at the TCU Invitational and the Michael Johnson Classic.
• Placed among the top four in all six meets prior to the NCAA West Prelims.

2013
• Was the league runner up in the high jump after a mark of 6-11.50 (2.12m).
• Earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors after his performance at the league meet.
• Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round, where he placed 30th (6-09.50).
• Placed in the top 5 in seven of his eight meets on the year, which included a victory at the Bobby Lane Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Advanced to the 2012 UIL Class 5A State Track & Field Championships in the high jump.
• Placed sixth at the UIL District 4-5A Championships with a mark of 6-06.
• Had a mark of 6-09 at the 48th Annual Jesuit-Sheaner Relays as a senior.
• Finished sixth in the high jump at the prestigious Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a clearance of 6-08.75.
• Placed third in the high jump at the 2011 Region I-5A Championships (6-06).