Douglas Roche |
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2006: Owned team's season-best pole vault mark, winning Sac State Open with leap of 4.66m (15-3.5)... Also was Aggies' top vaulter in Causeway Dual, placing 2nd (4.60, 15-1).
ST. FRANCIS HS '05: Captured West Catholic Athletic League pole vault title as a sophomore, then was hampered by injury during his junior and senior seasons... Also a three-time Junior Olympic Regional Decathlon champion.
PERSONAL: Parents are E. Casey Roche and Debbie Deutsch... Casey, Sr., coached the vault at Stanford, mentoring the likes of Pac-10 record-holder, NCAA champion and Olympic silver medalist Toby Stevenson... Younger brother, Casey, Jr. was the nation's leading high school pole vaulter in 2006, setting a PR of 17-5 as a junior.