2021 Track and Field Roster
Roach, Ethan
Ethan Roach
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- West Terre Haute, Ind.
- High School:
- West Vigo
Bio
Career Records
Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 3 – 60m (Indoor) – 6.80
No. 10 – 100m (Outdoor) – 10.68
Collegiate PR
60 – 6.80
100 – 10.60
200 – 21.90
2022 (Junior)
Outdoor: Recorded two Top-10 finishes at the Charlotte Invite … Set a new PR in the 200m at the Charlotte Invite after running 21.90…Finished the season with a 23rd place finish at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
2021 (Junior)
Outdoor: Recorded two Top-5 finishes in the 100 meters…Set a new PR in the 100m at the Duke Twilight after running 10.60…Finished the season with a 19th place finish at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
Indoor: Placed 13th in the 60 meters with a time of 6.93 at the ACC Indoor Championships.
2020 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Recorded three Top-10 finishes in the 100 meters…Finished the season with a 24th place finish in the 100 meters at the ACC Championships.
Indoor: Began the season with a 1st place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 22.35 at the JDL Early Bird Invitational…Set a new PR in the 60 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 6.80…Ended the season with a 19th place finish in the 60 meters at the ACC Championships.
2019 (Freshman)
Indoor: Set new personal best in the 60m dash with a time of 6.96 to finish second and finished third in the 200m at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup (Jan. 12) with a time of 22.43...Competed in the 60m (7.02 - 3rd), 200m (22.63 - 3rd) and 4x400 (3:25.71 - 1st) at the Wake Forest Invitational (Jan. 19).
High School
Earned eight varsity letters at West Vigo High School, including four in track and field…Three-time 100m sectional and regional champion in the 100m…Three-time sectional champion and two-time regional champion in the 200m…Three-time 100m and 200m conference champion…State finalist in the 100m twice and once in the 200m…Named All-State three time…Two-time 4x100m sectional champion and conference champion once…Seven-time all-conference…Ran with Hoosier Track Club and the Sycamore Striders for one year each…Two-time USATF Indiana state champion in both the 100m and 200m…Won the 100m and 200m at the AAU Indiana State Championships.
Personal
Son of Jason and Holly Roach…Born March 29, 2000…Chose Wake Forest over Indiana State University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 3 – 60m (Indoor) – 6.80
No. 10 – 100m (Outdoor) – 10.68
Collegiate PR
60 – 6.80
100 – 10.60
200 – 21.90
2022 (Junior)
Outdoor: Recorded two Top-10 finishes at the Charlotte Invite … Set a new PR in the 200m at the Charlotte Invite after running 21.90…Finished the season with a 23rd place finish at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
2021 (Junior)
Outdoor: Recorded two Top-5 finishes in the 100 meters…Set a new PR in the 100m at the Duke Twilight after running 10.60…Finished the season with a 19th place finish at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
Indoor: Placed 13th in the 60 meters with a time of 6.93 at the ACC Indoor Championships.
2020 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Recorded three Top-10 finishes in the 100 meters…Finished the season with a 24th place finish in the 100 meters at the ACC Championships.
Indoor: Began the season with a 1st place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 22.35 at the JDL Early Bird Invitational…Set a new PR in the 60 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 6.80…Ended the season with a 19th place finish in the 60 meters at the ACC Championships.
2019 (Freshman)
Indoor: Set new personal best in the 60m dash with a time of 6.96 to finish second and finished third in the 200m at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup (Jan. 12) with a time of 22.43...Competed in the 60m (7.02 - 3rd), 200m (22.63 - 3rd) and 4x400 (3:25.71 - 1st) at the Wake Forest Invitational (Jan. 19).
High School
Earned eight varsity letters at West Vigo High School, including four in track and field…Three-time 100m sectional and regional champion in the 100m…Three-time sectional champion and two-time regional champion in the 200m…Three-time 100m and 200m conference champion…State finalist in the 100m twice and once in the 200m…Named All-State three time…Two-time 4x100m sectional champion and conference champion once…Seven-time all-conference…Ran with Hoosier Track Club and the Sycamore Striders for one year each…Two-time USATF Indiana state champion in both the 100m and 200m…Won the 100m and 200m at the AAU Indiana State Championships.
Personal
Son of Jason and Holly Roach…Born March 29, 2000…Chose Wake Forest over Indiana State University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Wake Forest Football Head Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Week 5)
Tuesday, September 23
Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Sept. 22, 2025)
Monday, September 22
Football Media Availability (9/18/25)
Thursday, September 18
Matt Barrie SportsCenter at Wake Forest with Demond Claiborne
Wednesday, September 10
