2013-14 Men's Track and Field Roster

Ralph Roper

Ralph Roper

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Naugatuck, CT
  • Highschool:
    Naugatuck

Summary

Biography

JUNIOR (2012-13):
INDOOR: Notched career-best times in the 55-, 60-, 200- and 300-meter dashes… finished fourth in the 300 meters and eighth in the 55 meters with career-best times of 38.80 seconds and 6.90 seconds, respectively… ran the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes at both the URI Sorlien Invitational and Joe Donahue Games… turned in a personal-best times in the 60- meter dash (7.44) and 200-meter dash (23.75) a the America East Indoor Championship… also competed as a member of the 4x200 and 4x400 relays. OUTDOOR: Finished 13th in the 300-meter dash at the Stony Brook Quad Meet with a time of 38.24… crossed the line in a season-best 200-meter time of 23.57 at the UMass Invitational… also ran the 100-meter dash at UMass… took 13th in the 100 at Holy Cross, turning in a career-best time of 11.52 seconds… ran both the 100 and 200 at the America East Championship, finishing 19th in the 100 with a time of 11.57 and 22nd in the 200 with a time of 23.72… named to the America East honor roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
 
SOPHOMORE (2011-12):
INDOOR: Competed as a sprinter in his first season as a Hawk... finished seventh in the 55-meter dash at Vermont in his first race as a Hawk, crossing the line with a time of 7.01… posted a 55-meter time of 7.07 at the Joe Donahue Indoor Invitational… also at Joe Donahue, posted a 200-meter time of 25.22… sprinted to a time of 7.67 in the 60-meter dash at the Springfield College Invitational… also finished with a time of 24.58 in the 200 at Springfield… finished 22nd in the 200-meter dash at the America East Championship with a season-best time of 23.98. OUTDOOR: Posted a season-best 100-meter dash time of 11.75 at the UConn Spring Invitational…notched a 200-meter time of 23.91 at AIC… sprinted to a 13th-place finish in the 100-meter dash at the Holy Cross Invite with a time of 11.76… also took 14th in the 200-meter dash at Holy Cross with a time of 23.64… recorded a season-low time of 23.41 in the 200-meter dash at the America East Championship, good for 21st place.
 
BEFORE HARTFORD:
Ran track at for four years at Naugatuck High School… An All-State selection in track & field…competed at the national level… All-conference selection… A member of the foursome that set the school record in the sprint medley relay… Also played soccer for four years… As a starter, helped team to four conference championships.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'8"
  • 2012-13Junior

    Sprints
    5'8"
  • 2013-14Senior

    Sprints
    5'8"