Anthony McRoberts

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cahokia, Ill.
Prev School:
Illinois State
High School:
Cahokia

2020: Competed in three events during the indoor season… Won the triple jump at the Gene Edmonds Open with a jump of 14.56m/47’09 … Finished third in the high jump at the Gene Edmonds Open with a leap of 2.05m/6’8.7 … Picked up a third place finish in the long jump at the Notre Dame Invitational with a jump of 7.01m/22’11.98.

2018-19: Finished Second Team All-ACC in outdoor triple jump with a personal best leap of 15.52m …Won three out of five indoor high jump events … Finished first at the Power Five Invitational for indoor long jump … Placed first at the Notre Dame Invitational for indoor triple jump … Doubled up to win the high jump and long jump at the Houston Spring Break Invitational … Won the long jump at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational and Kentucky Invitational … Finished second at the Gene Edmonds Open for indoor high jump … Picked up four points at the ACC Indoor Championship with a pair of seventhplace finishes in the high jump and triple jump.

Prior to Louisville: Competed for two seasons at Illinois State ... qualified for 2017 NCAA Division I West preliminary round in triple jump and high jump (14th place) ... competed in 2017 USATF Junior Championships in triple jump and high jump (third place) ... twice earned Missouri Valley All-Conference indoor honors in high jump (2017, 2018) ... two-time runner-up in high jump at MVC Indoor Championships, also finished fourth in long jump and fifth in triple jump at 2018 event ... personal records: 2.14m/7-0.25 (high jump), 7.23m/23-8.75 (long jump) and 15.28m/50-1.75 (triple jump).

Prep: Competed for Cahokia HS ... won 2016 Illinois state championship in high jump and earned runner-up in triple jump.

Personal: Son of Chris and Charletta ... birthday is April 12 ... has three siblings.