University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2023 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Roach, Jonas

Jonas Roach
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Blacksburg, Va.
Bio
Honors & Awards
2024 Season (Sophomore) - In five meets this fall, Roach improved his time in every race he competed in each respective distance...In the 6k, Roach ran a 20:15.2 at the season opening meet at App State, before dropping his time by nearly 30 seconds at the Furman Invitational two weeks later...In the 8k, Roach ran a 25:53.2 in his first race returning from Helene, before finishing the 8k at the Big South Conference Championships in 25:42.9...Ran his first collegiate 10k at the Southeast Region Championships.
2023 Season (Freshman) - In his first season as a Bulldog, Jonas started the season on a high note with back-to-back PRs and Big South Conference Weekly Honors...Roach made his collegiate debut at the Young Harris XC Opener, where he ran a 19:06.3 in the 6K and earned a 16th-place finish...At the Covered Bridge Open, Roach finished 44th with a PR of 26:00.5...In the Big South Championships, he finished 62nd with a time of 28:54.9.
Prior to UNC Asheville - A two-time All-State runner and a seven-time All-Region honoree...His mother competed in cross country & track & field at Virginia Tech.
- Big South Freshman Runner of the Week- September 6
- Big South Freshman Runner of the Week- September 20
EVENT | TIME | DATE |
6K | 19:06.3 | 9/1/2023 |
8K | 25:42.9 | 11/1/2024 |
10K | 33:16.2 | 11/15/2024 |
2024 Season (Sophomore) - In five meets this fall, Roach improved his time in every race he competed in each respective distance...In the 6k, Roach ran a 20:15.2 at the season opening meet at App State, before dropping his time by nearly 30 seconds at the Furman Invitational two weeks later...In the 8k, Roach ran a 25:53.2 in his first race returning from Helene, before finishing the 8k at the Big South Conference Championships in 25:42.9...Ran his first collegiate 10k at the Southeast Region Championships.
2023 Season (Freshman) - In his first season as a Bulldog, Jonas started the season on a high note with back-to-back PRs and Big South Conference Weekly Honors...Roach made his collegiate debut at the Young Harris XC Opener, where he ran a 19:06.3 in the 6K and earned a 16th-place finish...At the Covered Bridge Open, Roach finished 44th with a PR of 26:00.5...In the Big South Championships, he finished 62nd with a time of 28:54.9.
Prior to UNC Asheville - A two-time All-State runner and a seven-time All-Region honoree...His mother competed in cross country & track & field at Virginia Tech.
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