2015-16 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roosevelt Dotson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- Copley
| - Tied for the fifth-best mark in school history in the indoor high jump 7' 0.25" (2014) |
| - Holds the seventh-best mark in school history in the outdoor high jump 6' 11.75" (2015) |
| PRs | ||
| Indoor | Outdoor | |
| • HJ: 7' 0.25" |
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2016 SEASON
INDOOR
• MAC Champion in the high jump with a season-best mark of 6' 11.5"
• Finished fourth at the Akron Invitational with a mark of 6' 8.25"
• First Team All-MAC
OUTDOOR
• Finished sixth at the MAC Championships in the high jump with a mark of 6' 7"
• Recorded a season-best mark of 6' 10.75" for a fifth place finish at the Northeast Ohio Quad
2015 SEASON
INDOOR
• Second Team All-MAC (High Jump)
• Took second at MAC Championships in High Jump (6' 8.75")
• Jumped a season best 7' 0.25" for a first place finish at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala
OUTDOOR
• MAC Champion in the high jump (6' 11.5'')
• NCAA East Region Qualifier in the high jump- Finshed 22nd (6' 10.25'')
Prior to Kent State
• Suburban leage district champion, regional runner up, and state runner up his senior year for head coach, John Legrair at Copley High School
• Holds high school record for the high jump at 6'11"
• Was the suburban leage champion district runner up his junior year
• Transfer from South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, where the Texans won the 2013 NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor team titles
Personal
• Son of Constance Boyd and Shawn Dotson
• He has 11 siblings
• Majoring in physical therapy and minoring in communication and human sexuality
