Karen Roa
	Class: Senior Hometown: Jamaica, N.Y. High School: Saint Francis Prep Height: 5-3 Event: Steeple/Distance

2009 Photo Gallery

IN THE UMASS RECORD BOOK

--INDOOR--
3000 Meter Run; 4th (9:49.38)
5000 Meter Run; 5th (17:30.77)
Distance Medley Relay; 1st (11:49.37)
Distance Medley Relay; 2nd (11:49.64)
4X800 Meter Relay; 2nd (9:15.10)

--OUTDOOR--
Steeplechase; 1st (10:31.28)

2010-11 (Junior): Outdoor Track: Set the UMass all-time mark in the Steeplechase three times this season, ending with her first place finish time of 10:31.28 at the New England Championship meet...Had the best mark of the season for UMass in the 5000 meter run with a time of 17:35.18...Also had the best mark of the season for UMass in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:40.05. Indoor Track: Qualified for the ECAC Championship meet in the 3000 meter run at the Great Dane Invitational with a time of 9:56.77 and qualified for the 5000 meter run at the Giegengack Invitational with a time of 17:30.77, which was also the fifth best all-time mark...Qualified for the New England Championship in the mile run, the 5000 meter run and the 3000 meter run...Her best time in the mile run came at the Boston Reebok Indoor Games with a time of 4:59.74, which was also a team season best...Her best time in the 3000 meter run came at the New England Championships with a time of 9:49.38, which is the fourth all-time mark at UMass. Cross Country: Was the team's top finisher at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/30), grabbing an 18th place overall finish with a time of 18:16...Placed second on the team and 46th overall with a time of 18:45 at the New England Championships (10/9)...Took 80th place overall and was the team's top finisher with a time of 21:56 at the Paul Short Invite (10/1)...Crossed at 18:24 at the UMass Home Meet (9/18), taking third on the team and 15th overall out of 80 total runners...At the BC Invite (9/11), placed fourth on the team and 47th overall with a time of 19:11.

2009-10 (Sophomore): Outdoor Track: Set a new school record in the 3000 meter steeplechase on three separate occasions...At the ECAC Championships, set a school record in the event by crossing at 10:46.19 and placing 20th...Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the steeplechase with a time of 10:50.10 and a fifth place finish at the A-10 Championships (5/2)...Set a qualifying mark for the New England Championships by crossing at 10:54.97 and placing eighth at the Larry Ellis Invite (4/17)...Grabbed second place in the 5000 meters (17:49.19) at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet...Qualified for the New England Championships in the 5000 meter run by winning the event with a time of 17:55.60 at the UMass Nine-Way Meet (4/10)...Indoor Track: Helped the distance medley relay set a UMass school record and helped the 4X800 meter relay team set a UMass top five all-time mark... Was a New England Championship qualifier in the mile... Was the team's top 3000 meter athlete... At the ECAC Championships (3/6), was a member of the 4X800 meter relay team that set the second fastest all-time mark at UMass (9:15.10)... At the New England Championships (2/26), placed ninth in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:10.33... Helped the distance medley squad take third place at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/19) with a time of 11:56.36... Set a personal best of the season in the mile at the Valentine Invitational (2/12) by crossing at 5:05.73... Helped the distance medley relay squad set a UMass school record (11:49.37) at the Giegengack Invitational (2/5)... Cross Country: Had a very successful 2009 campaign... Placed in the team's top five finishers at five different meets... Nabbed a 19th place finish (20:40) out of 140 runners at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/31)... At the New England Championships, placed seventh on the team with a time of 19:56... Set her best time of the season at the UMass Five-Way Meet (9/19) by crossing at 18:37 and placing 18th... Grabbed 14th place at the Fairfield Invite (9/12) with a time of 19:32.

2008-09 (Freshman): Outdoor Track: Top athlete in the 3000 steeplechase and 5000 meter run for UMass... Posted a UMass top ten all-time mark in the 3000 steeplechase... At the New England Championships (5/8), finished the steeplechase in 11:06.70 and notched a seventh place finish... Posted the second best all-time finish for UMass in the steeplechase (11:03.57) and finished in seventh place at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/3)... Set the team's top time of the season and placed sixth in the 5000 meters (17:59.34) at the UMass Six Way Meet (4/11)...Indoor Track: Ranked 15th at the ECAC Championship with the DMR, posting a time of 12:19.19 ... Ran her best time in the 3000 meter at the New England Championships (2/28) where she placed eighth with a time of 10:17.91. Also at that meet, ran with the DMR squad to their best time of the season (12:04.19) for a fourth place finish ... Cross Country: Consistent second-place finisher for the cross country team this season ... At the NCAA Regional (11/15), finished 94th overall with a time of 23:35.3 ... At the Atlantic 10 Championships (11/1), ranked 15th overall with a season-best time of 18:43.7, earning her All-Conference honors ... Placed 30th with a time of 18:46.8 at the Albany Invitational (10/18) ... Crossed the finish line in 22:40 to rank 141st at the Paul Short Invitational (10/3) ... Took 20th at home versus Maine, Vermont, and Colgate (9/20) with a time of 19:38 ... Crossed the finish line in 21:50.70 for a 37th place finish to start the season at the Dartmouth Invitational (9/13).

Before UMass: Three-year letterwinner for the Terriers of St. Francis Prep (N.Y.) ... Won every cross country meet she ran in high school except for one ... Ran two mile in 11:10 as a junior ... Ran 2000m steeplechase in 7:06 and the 3000m in 10:51 as a sophomore ... Also played tennis.

Personal: Born on July 5, 1990 in New York ... Daughter of Ana Rios and sister of Carlos (16) ... Majoring in Kinesiology with plans to attend medical school after college.