Karissa Roman

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kewanee, Ill.
High School:
Wethersfield HS
Major:
Business Administration

NOTEWORTHY

2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

2017-18
Season Bests
High Jump (ITF) – 1.77m (5-9.75) // Columbia Challenge (1/27)
High Jump (OTF) – 1.75m (5-8.75) // NCAA West Preliminary (5/24)

Indoor Track – Set a new personal record in the high jump at 1.77m (5-9.75) at the Columbia Challenge (Jan. 27), posting the tenth-best jump in the program history and placing sixth overall … Her best finish came at the Missouri Holiday Opener (Dec. 8), placing first overall with a jump of 1.75m (5-8.75).

Outdoor Track – Finished first in the high jump at the Ole Miss Classic, matching her personal record with a jump of 1.75m (5-8.75) … Placed first in the high jump at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 14), clearing 1.70m (5-7) … Won the high jump at her third consecutive meet at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 21), clearing 1.72m (5-7.75) … Finished fourth in the high jump at the Drake Relays (April 28), clearing the 1.74m (5-8.5) bar … Scored in the high jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13), finishing eighth with a leap of 1.70m (5-7) … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary (May 24) in the high jump, finishing 21^st with a jump of 1.75m (5-8.75).

2016-17
Season Bests
High Jump (ITF) – 1.70m (5-7) // Tyson Invitational (2/11)
High Jump (OTF) – 1.75m (5-8.75) // Tom Botts Invitational (4/15)

Indoor Track – Began the 2017 campaign by finishing fifth in the high jump at the Border Battle (Jan. 7) with a jump of 1.58m (5-5.25) … Placed seventh in the high jump at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 14) with a jump of 1.66m (5-5.25) … Recorded a personal record jump of 1.70m (5-7) in a second-place finish at the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 20) … Matched her personal record jump of 1.70m (5-7) at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 11), finishing third … Finished 11^th in the high jump at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25) with a mark of 1.69m (5-6.5).

Outdoor Track – Opened the outdoor season by matching her previous best mark at the Bobcat Invitational (March 31), finishing second with a jump of 1.70m (5-7) … Finished fourth in the high jump at the Crimson Tide Invite (April 8) with a jump of 1.60m (5-3) … Set her personal record in the high jump at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 15), finishing third with a mark of 1.75m (5-8.75) … Placed second in the high jump at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 22) with a jump of 1.70 (5-7) … Earned a ninth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13) with a jump of 1.70 (5-7) … Finished 24^th in the high jump at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 25) with a jump of 1.74m (5-8.5).

2015-16
Season Bests
High Jump (ITF) – 1.68m (5-6) // Missouri Collegiate Challenge (2/19)
High Jump (OTF) – 1.70m (5-7) // Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/26)

Indoor Track – Jumped five times for Mizzou during her debut indoor season in the Black and Gold, all in the high jump, registering top-10 finishes in each meet … Opened the season with a third place finish at the Border Battle with a jump of 1.55m (5-1) … Finished third at the Missouri Invitational with a jump of 1.61m (5-3.25) … Placed second at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge with a season-best jump of 1.68m (5-6).

Outdoor Track – Recorded four top-10 finishes in the high jump in her first outdoor season as a Tiger … Began the season with a first-place finish at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, jumping 1.70m (5-7) … Matched her season-best jump of the season at the SEC Championships, finishing ninth with a jump of 1.70m (5-7).

HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
High Jump - 1.72m (5-8)

Karissa competed for Wethersfield HS...She was a two-time IHSA Champion in the high jump (2014-15)...She also earned three IHSA All-State honors, placing third in the high jump in 2013, eighth in the 300m hurdles in 2014, and seventh in the 300m hurdles in 2015...She was recognized on the IHSA All-Academic Team in 2015.

PERSONAL

Parents are Kelly and Scott