2025-26 Track & Field Roster
Roman Kuleshov
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Nizhnekamsk, Russia
- Prev School:
- Iowa Central CC
- High School:
- Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
Roman Kuleshov TFRRS Profile
CAREER HONORS (Louisville)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Second Team, Long Jump (2026)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Second Team, Triple Jump (2025, 2026)
• ACC Indoor Champion, Triple Jump (2026)
• ACC Outdoor Champion, Long Jump (2026)
• ACC Outdoor Champion, Triple Jump (2026)
• ACC Indoor Bronze Medalist, Triple Jump (2025)
• ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist, Triple Jump (2025)
• ACC Outdoor Championships Most Valuable Performer, Men's Field (2026)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, Triple Jump (2025, 2026)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Long Jump (2026)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Triple Jump (2025, 2026)
• All-ACC Outdoor Second Team, Triple Jump (2024)
• NCAA East First Round Qualifier, Long Jump (2024, 2026)
• NCAA East First Round Qualifier, Triple Jump (2024, 2025, 2026)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
CAREER HONORS (Iowa Central Community College)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor National Champion, Triple Jump (2022)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor National Runner-Up, Long Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor National Runner-Up, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Runner-Up, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor All-American, Long Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor All-American, Triple Jump (2022, 2023)
• NJCAA Division I Outdoor All-American, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Indoor Gold Medalist, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Outdoor Gold Medalist, Long Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Outdoor Gold Medalist, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Indoor Silver Medalist, Long Jump (2022, 2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Indoor Silver Medalist, Triple Jump (2022)
2025-26
Indoor:
• Competed in the triple jump at three meets
• Captured gold in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Championships for the first conference title of his career, recording a personal-best mark of 16.05m (52-8)
• Set a PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational meet record in his season debut with a mark of 16.02m (52-6.75), becoming the third man in program history to eclipse the 16-meter mark
• Registered a mark of 15.91m (52-2.5) to place fourth at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational
Outdoor:
• Competed at six meets in the long jump and triple jump
• Earned a pair of Second Team All-American nods at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 16.05m (52-8) and 15th in the long jump with a mark of 7.45m (24-5.5)
• Qualified for the national championship meet in both events with marks of 7.74m (25-4.75) in the long jump and 16.36m (53-8.25) in the triple jump at the NCAA East First Round
• Won a pair of conference titles at the ACC Outdoor Championships on his way to earning Men's Field MVP of the meet with 20 points, posting marks of 7.90m (25-11) (+2.3) in the long jump and 16.35m (53-7.75) (+2.6) in the triple jump
• Put down an all conditions personal best of 16.57m (54-4.5) (+2.4) in the triple jump at the Virginia Challenge
• Won the long jump at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational with a leap of 7.89m (25-10.75) (+3.1)
• Finished as the runner-up with a mark of 7.72m (25-4) to open his season at the Bobcat Invitational
2024-25
Indoor:
• Competed at three meets in the long jump and triple jump
• Claimed the bronze medal in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Championships, posting a season-best leap of 15.48m (50-9.5)
• Recorded a mark of 15.02m (49-3.5) in the triple jump to finish third at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
• Made his season debut at the Louisville Opener, where he finished as the runner-up in the long jump with a season-best mark of 7.13m (23-4.75)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the triple jump at seven meets
• Garnered Second Team All-American distinction with a mark of 15.35m (50-4.5) to place 16th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Punched his first career ticket to the national championship meet with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA East Regional, leaping 15.80m (51-10) on his last attempt of the competition to claim the final qualifying spot
• Claimed the bronze medal at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a season-best leap of 15.91m (52-2.5
2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed in the triple jump at two meets
• Picked up an event victory at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a mark of 15.36m (50-4.75)
• Made his Louisville debut with a runner-up finish at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, recording a season-best leap of 15.41m (50-6.75)
Outdoor:
• Competed at four meets in the long jump and triple jump
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in both the long jump and triple jump, placing 34th in the triple jump with a leap of 15.19m (49-10) and 35th in the long jump with a mark of 7.06m (23-2)
• Placed fourth in the triple jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a season-best leap of 15.73m (51-7.25) to earn a spot on the All-ACC Second Team
• Posted a wind-aided triple jump mark of 15.63m (51-3.5) at the Beach Invitational to finish fourth overall
• Recorded a wind-aided jump of 7.62m (25-0) in the long jump at the Clark Wood Invitational
Iowa Central CC Honors:
• Won 2022 NJCAA indoor title in the triple jump, while earning runner-up finishes in the long jump and triple jump at the 2023 iteration of the meet
• Placed second in the triple jump at the 2023 NJCAA Outdoor Championships
• Eight-time NJCAA Championships qualifier, earning four berths apiece in the long jump and triple jump
• Three-time Region 11 champion while also posting three runner-up finishes
National Honors:
• Placed sixth in the 2020 Russia U23 Indoor Championships in the triple jump after earning fourth place in the same event at the 2019 Russia U20 Championships
• Earned a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at the 2020 Russia Team Championships
CAREER HONORS (Louisville)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Second Team, Long Jump (2026)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Second Team, Triple Jump (2025, 2026)
• ACC Indoor Champion, Triple Jump (2026)
• ACC Outdoor Champion, Long Jump (2026)
• ACC Outdoor Champion, Triple Jump (2026)
• ACC Indoor Bronze Medalist, Triple Jump (2025)
• ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist, Triple Jump (2025)
• ACC Outdoor Championships Most Valuable Performer, Men's Field (2026)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, Triple Jump (2025, 2026)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Long Jump (2026)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Triple Jump (2025, 2026)
• All-ACC Outdoor Second Team, Triple Jump (2024)
• NCAA East First Round Qualifier, Long Jump (2024, 2026)
• NCAA East First Round Qualifier, Triple Jump (2024, 2025, 2026)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
CAREER HONORS (Iowa Central Community College)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor National Champion, Triple Jump (2022)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor National Runner-Up, Long Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor National Runner-Up, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Runner-Up, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor All-American, Long Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Division I Indoor All-American, Triple Jump (2022, 2023)
• NJCAA Division I Outdoor All-American, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Indoor Gold Medalist, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Outdoor Gold Medalist, Long Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Outdoor Gold Medalist, Triple Jump (2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Indoor Silver Medalist, Long Jump (2022, 2023)
• NJCAA Region 11 Indoor Silver Medalist, Triple Jump (2022)
2025-26
Indoor:
• Competed in the triple jump at three meets
• Captured gold in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Championships for the first conference title of his career, recording a personal-best mark of 16.05m (52-8)
• Set a PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational meet record in his season debut with a mark of 16.02m (52-6.75), becoming the third man in program history to eclipse the 16-meter mark
• Registered a mark of 15.91m (52-2.5) to place fourth at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational
Outdoor:
• Competed at six meets in the long jump and triple jump
• Earned a pair of Second Team All-American nods at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 16.05m (52-8) and 15th in the long jump with a mark of 7.45m (24-5.5)
• Qualified for the national championship meet in both events with marks of 7.74m (25-4.75) in the long jump and 16.36m (53-8.25) in the triple jump at the NCAA East First Round
• Won a pair of conference titles at the ACC Outdoor Championships on his way to earning Men's Field MVP of the meet with 20 points, posting marks of 7.90m (25-11) (+2.3) in the long jump and 16.35m (53-7.75) (+2.6) in the triple jump
• Put down an all conditions personal best of 16.57m (54-4.5) (+2.4) in the triple jump at the Virginia Challenge
• Won the long jump at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational with a leap of 7.89m (25-10.75) (+3.1)
• Finished as the runner-up with a mark of 7.72m (25-4) to open his season at the Bobcat Invitational
2024-25
Indoor:
• Competed at three meets in the long jump and triple jump
• Claimed the bronze medal in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Championships, posting a season-best leap of 15.48m (50-9.5)
• Recorded a mark of 15.02m (49-3.5) in the triple jump to finish third at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
• Made his season debut at the Louisville Opener, where he finished as the runner-up in the long jump with a season-best mark of 7.13m (23-4.75)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the triple jump at seven meets
• Garnered Second Team All-American distinction with a mark of 15.35m (50-4.5) to place 16th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Punched his first career ticket to the national championship meet with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA East Regional, leaping 15.80m (51-10) on his last attempt of the competition to claim the final qualifying spot
• Claimed the bronze medal at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a season-best leap of 15.91m (52-2.5
2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed in the triple jump at two meets
• Picked up an event victory at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a mark of 15.36m (50-4.75)
• Made his Louisville debut with a runner-up finish at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, recording a season-best leap of 15.41m (50-6.75)
Outdoor:
• Competed at four meets in the long jump and triple jump
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in both the long jump and triple jump, placing 34th in the triple jump with a leap of 15.19m (49-10) and 35th in the long jump with a mark of 7.06m (23-2)
• Placed fourth in the triple jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a season-best leap of 15.73m (51-7.25) to earn a spot on the All-ACC Second Team
• Posted a wind-aided triple jump mark of 15.63m (51-3.5) at the Beach Invitational to finish fourth overall
• Recorded a wind-aided jump of 7.62m (25-0) in the long jump at the Clark Wood Invitational
Iowa Central CC Honors:
• Won 2022 NJCAA indoor title in the triple jump, while earning runner-up finishes in the long jump and triple jump at the 2023 iteration of the meet
• Placed second in the triple jump at the 2023 NJCAA Outdoor Championships
• Eight-time NJCAA Championships qualifier, earning four berths apiece in the long jump and triple jump
• Three-time Region 11 champion while also posting three runner-up finishes
National Honors:
• Placed sixth in the 2020 Russia U23 Indoor Championships in the triple jump after earning fourth place in the same event at the 2019 Russia U20 Championships
• Earned a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at the 2020 Russia Team Championships
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