2023-24 Track & Field Roster
Roebke, Layla
Layla Roebke
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Niwot
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Tulsa
Bio
Layla Roebke TFRRS Profile
CAREER HONORS (at Louisville)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, 3000m Steeplechase
• ACC Indoor Silver Medalist, 5000m (2025)
• ACC Outdoor Silver Medalist, 3000m Steeplechase (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, 5000m (2025)
• All-ACC Cross Country - 17th Place (2024)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 3000m Steeplechase (2025)
• All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team (2023, 2024)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
CAREER HONORS (at Tulsa)
• AAC Indoor Champion, 5000m (2023)
• AAC Outdoor Champion, 5000m (2022)
• AAC Outdoor Champion, 3000m Steeplechase (2022, 2023)
• AAC Indoor Silver Medalist, 3000m (2023)
• AAC Cross Country Bronze Medalist (2022)
• AAC Indoor Bronze Medalist, DMR (2022)
• AAC Outdoor Bronze Medalist, 5000m (2023)
• NCAA West Regional Qualifier, 3000m Steeplechase (2022, 2023)
2024-25
Cross Country:
• Competed in five meets, leading the team through the line in three of them
• Placed 38th overall and third for the team to conclude her season at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a 6K time of 21:32.5
• Led the team through the line at the ACC Cross Country Championships, finishing 17th individually with a 6K time of 20:06.3 to garner All-ACC distinction
• Recorded a 6K time of 20:11.3 at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals to place 45th overall and finish as the top Louisville finisher
• Finished as the team runner-up and 11th overall with a personal-best 6K time of 19:56.0 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational
• Led the Cards through the tape at the Southern Showcase, placing fourth overall with a personal-best 5K time of 16:40.0
Indoor:
• Competed at four meets in the mile, 3000m, 5000m and DMR
• Raced to a runner-up finish in the 5000m at the ACC Indoor Championships, knocking over 30 seconds off her previous personal best to finish in 15:48.28 and claim the silver medal
• Secured an eighth-place finish in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships, setting a new program record with a personal-best time of 9:05.80
• Clocked a personal-best time of 4:44.29 in the mile at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational to move to third in program history, while also anchoring the DMR team to a school-record time of 11:32.46 at the same meet
• Recorded a time of 9:15.15 in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Outdoor:
• Competed at six meets in the 1500m, 5000m and 3000m steeplechase
• Tabbed an Honorable Mention All-American in the 3000m steeplechase to close a season where she clocked the four fastest times in program history in the event
• Set a program record of 9:49.08 to place sixth at the NCAA East Regional and clinch her first career appearance at the national championship meet
• Finished as the runner-up in the 3000m steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships, crossing the line in 9:54.20
• Recorded a 5000m time of 15:46.36 at the Stanford Invitational to set a new school record
• Raced to a personal-best time of 4:20.34 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational to move up to third in program history, while clocking a 3000m steeplechase time of 9:58.76 at the same meet
2023-24
Cross Country:
• Competed in four meets, finishing among the top three Louisville scorers in each of them
• Placed 64th overall and third for the team at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in a 6K time of 21:12.4
• Raced to a time of 21:27.5 at the ACC Championships to finish in 70th place
• Clocked a new personal-best 6K time of 20:42.9 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational to place 56th
• Led the team through the line in her Louisville debut, placing 8th overall with a new personal-best 5K time of 17:11.0 at the Live in Lou Classic
Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events
Outdoor:
• Did not compete in any outdoor events
Tulsa Honors:
• Won 2023 NACAC U23 championship in the 5000m while competing for Team USA
• Four-time AAC champion in track & field, winning the 2023 3000m steeplechase crown along wtih the 2023 indoor 5000m title while sweeping the outdoor 5000m and 3000m steeplechase in 2022
• Two-time NCAA West Region Preliminaries qualifier in the 3000m steeplechase
• Finished third at the 2022 AAC Cross Country Championships while helping her team to the conference championship
Personal:
• Nickname is Lulu
• Birthdate is June 20, 2001
• Parents are Gerald Roebke and Lynnece Richards-Roebke
• Has three siblings: Geralynn, Gwen, and Leslie
• Pursuing a master's in business administration after earning a bachelor's degree in business from Tulsa
CAREER HONORS (at Louisville)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, 3000m Steeplechase
• ACC Indoor Silver Medalist, 5000m (2025)
• ACC Outdoor Silver Medalist, 3000m Steeplechase (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, 5000m (2025)
• All-ACC Cross Country - 17th Place (2024)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 3000m Steeplechase (2025)
• All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team (2023, 2024)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
CAREER HONORS (at Tulsa)
• AAC Indoor Champion, 5000m (2023)
• AAC Outdoor Champion, 5000m (2022)
• AAC Outdoor Champion, 3000m Steeplechase (2022, 2023)
• AAC Indoor Silver Medalist, 3000m (2023)
• AAC Cross Country Bronze Medalist (2022)
• AAC Indoor Bronze Medalist, DMR (2022)
• AAC Outdoor Bronze Medalist, 5000m (2023)
• NCAA West Regional Qualifier, 3000m Steeplechase (2022, 2023)
2024-25
Cross Country:
• Competed in five meets, leading the team through the line in three of them
• Placed 38th overall and third for the team to conclude her season at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a 6K time of 21:32.5
• Led the team through the line at the ACC Cross Country Championships, finishing 17th individually with a 6K time of 20:06.3 to garner All-ACC distinction
• Recorded a 6K time of 20:11.3 at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals to place 45th overall and finish as the top Louisville finisher
• Finished as the team runner-up and 11th overall with a personal-best 6K time of 19:56.0 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational
• Led the Cards through the tape at the Southern Showcase, placing fourth overall with a personal-best 5K time of 16:40.0
Indoor:
• Competed at four meets in the mile, 3000m, 5000m and DMR
• Raced to a runner-up finish in the 5000m at the ACC Indoor Championships, knocking over 30 seconds off her previous personal best to finish in 15:48.28 and claim the silver medal
• Secured an eighth-place finish in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships, setting a new program record with a personal-best time of 9:05.80
• Clocked a personal-best time of 4:44.29 in the mile at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational to move to third in program history, while also anchoring the DMR team to a school-record time of 11:32.46 at the same meet
• Recorded a time of 9:15.15 in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Outdoor:
• Competed at six meets in the 1500m, 5000m and 3000m steeplechase
• Tabbed an Honorable Mention All-American in the 3000m steeplechase to close a season where she clocked the four fastest times in program history in the event
• Set a program record of 9:49.08 to place sixth at the NCAA East Regional and clinch her first career appearance at the national championship meet
• Finished as the runner-up in the 3000m steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships, crossing the line in 9:54.20
• Recorded a 5000m time of 15:46.36 at the Stanford Invitational to set a new school record
• Raced to a personal-best time of 4:20.34 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational to move up to third in program history, while clocking a 3000m steeplechase time of 9:58.76 at the same meet
2023-24
Cross Country:
• Competed in four meets, finishing among the top three Louisville scorers in each of them
• Placed 64th overall and third for the team at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in a 6K time of 21:12.4
• Raced to a time of 21:27.5 at the ACC Championships to finish in 70th place
• Clocked a new personal-best 6K time of 20:42.9 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational to place 56th
• Led the team through the line in her Louisville debut, placing 8th overall with a new personal-best 5K time of 17:11.0 at the Live in Lou Classic
Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events
Outdoor:
• Did not compete in any outdoor events
Tulsa Honors:
• Won 2023 NACAC U23 championship in the 5000m while competing for Team USA
• Four-time AAC champion in track & field, winning the 2023 3000m steeplechase crown along wtih the 2023 indoor 5000m title while sweeping the outdoor 5000m and 3000m steeplechase in 2022
• Two-time NCAA West Region Preliminaries qualifier in the 3000m steeplechase
• Finished third at the 2022 AAC Cross Country Championships while helping her team to the conference championship
Personal:
• Nickname is Lulu
• Birthdate is June 20, 2001
• Parents are Gerald Roebke and Lynnece Richards-Roebke
• Has three siblings: Geralynn, Gwen, and Leslie
• Pursuing a master's in business administration after earning a bachelor's degree in business from Tulsa
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