Student-Athlete Features
Vanderbilt Hustler — Grit: retracing the steps of Jack DesRoches
Student-Athlete Highlights
• SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week (Oct. 3)
As a Freshman (2023-24)
• SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week (Oct. 3)
• Competed in and scored at four meets, top Vanderbilt finisher at two
• Competed at the 10K NCAA South Region Championships
• 93rd overall (25:54.2) at the 8K SEC Championships
• Second freshman and 18th overall (24:45.7) in the Gold 5M at the Joe Piane Invitational
• First freshman and eighth overall (24:35.4) at the 7.8K Mountain Dew Invitational
The DesRoches File
• Prepped at Jesuit
• Prep bests of 4:16.03 in the mile and 9:08.70 in the 3,200 meters
• 2022 LHSAA cross country state champion
• Runner-up in the 1,600 meters at the 2023 LHSAA State Outdoor Track and Field Championships
• Placed top 10 in two events at 2023 Nike Indoor Nationals
• Three-time state champion in track and field (4x800m relay and 3,200 meters)
• Runner-up at the state cross country championships as a junior and placed fourth as a sophomore