Richard Rose

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Weight:
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Queens, New York
High School:
Boys & Girls

SENIOR (2019) – Outdoors: Raced at 400m twice outdoors, seventh at Baldy Castillo Invitational (49.18) and 12^th at A&M Alumni Muster (48.18). Indoors: Competed in prelims of 400m at SEC Championships (47.68) … Opened season as member of winning 4x400 (3:07.48) at Reveille Invitational … Finished third in 400m (47.42) and ran on winning 4x400 (3:08.08) at Ted Nelson Invitational … Posted a 47.37 to place 11^th at Texas Tech Classic … Finished 16^th (49.14) at Charlie Thomas Invitational.

JUNIOR (2018): Outdoors – Produced a 46.35 in prelims of SEC Championships, placing 10^th … Member of gold medal 4x400 (3:01.17) … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary round, clocking 47.10 in the opening round … Raced at 200m in first two meets of the outdoor season, running 21.73 for 11^th at Baldy Castillo and 21.35 for seventh in UTSA Roadrunner Invitational … Member of runner-up efforts in sprint medley (3:16.06) and distance medley (9:44.29) at Texas Relays … Finished fifth in 200 (21.91w) at Houston Alumni Invitational … Won 400 in 46.28 at UCLA Invitational, ran on runner-up 4x400 (3:08.75) … Placed fifth in Michael Johnson Invitational (46.28) and member of fifth place 4x400 (3:07.96) … Runner-up at LSU Invitational (46.43) while racing on runner-up 4x400 (3:05.32) …

Indoors – Competing in SEC Championships, ran 47.15 in prelims to place 19^th … Also ran on 11^th place distance medley relay (10:16.55) … First race at 400 indoors was fourth place in Texas A&M Quadrangular (47.10) … Member of winning distance medley (9:39.78) at Razorback Invitational and a fifth place 4x400 (3:09.45) … Finished ninth at Charlie Thomas Invitational (47.78) and 20^th in Clemson Tiger Paw (47.81).

SOPHOMORE (2017): Outdoors – Member of 4x400 that claimed gold in NCAA Championships, posting a 2:59.98 in the final after a 2:59.95 in the prelim … Ran opening leg with split of 46.4 in semi and 46.7 in final … Posted a 46.35 in prelims of SEC Championships, placing 10^th … Member of SEC winning 4x400 (3:00.72), supplying a 46.1 opening leg split … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary round in 400, racing to a career best 45.89 in first round and 45.99 in second round … Also split 46.2 on first leg of 4x400 that posted top time of 3:00.69 in NCAA West … Runner-up in 400 at UTSA Roadrunner Invitational (46.24) … Member of winning 4x400 (3:01.74) at Texas Relays and runner-up distance medley (9:46.73) … Placed fifth at Sun Angel Classic (46.48), third in UCLA Invitational (46.35) and fourth in SEC Relays (46.22) … Also ran on first place 4x400 in SEC Relays (3:00.74), supplying 45.8 opening leg split …

Indoors – Ran second leg on winning relay at SEC Championships, which produced a collegiate best of 3:02.39 on an oversized track … Also competed in 400 at SEC meet, clocking 46.76 in prelims to place 13^th … Limited to relay duty to open the indoor season as ran on runner-up at Reveille Invitational (3:10.72), runner-up at Aggie Team Invitational (3:13.16), winning effort at Texas A&M Team Invitational (3:05.41), and winning race in Aggie Invitational (3:06.91) … Raced in 400 at Razorback Invitational, placing ninth (47.34), and ran on first place 4x400 (3:02.52) … Clocked 47.42 to place 10^th at Clemson Tiger Paw, then won Aggie Twilight with a 46.51.

FRESHMAN (2016): Outdoors – Opened outdoor campaign on winning 4x400 at Baldy Castillo Invitational (3:05.75) … First race at 400m came at UTSA Invitational, placing 16^th with a 49.79 …
Improved to 49.48 at Sun Angel Classic, ran on runner-up 4x400 (3:09.36) … During dual meet with UCLA posted a 47.45 to place fourth, ran on winning 4x400 (3:07.09) … Improved again with a 46.92 to place eighth at Michael Johnson Classic, ran on fifth place 4x400 (3:07.64) … Finished ninth at LSU Invitational (47.25), ran on runner-up 4x400 (3:07.49) … Ran in prelims of 400 at SEC Championships, clocking 47.91 to place 23^rd … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary round, running 47.18 in the first round to place 23^rd.

Indoors – Debut race came on winning 4x400 at Reveille Invitational (3:08.38) in lone indoor appearance.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2015 graduate of Boys & Girls High School in Brooklyn, New York … Established best times of 46.38 (400m) and 1:18.40 (600m) … Won 2015 New York State title in 400 as a senior with a 47.23 after placing second with a 47.03 in the Division I race … Also ran on winning 4x400 relay in New York State meet … Indoors during senior season, won 600m and placed second in 300m at PSAL Indoor City Championships … Produced career best of 46.38 as a junior in 2014, winning Glenn Loucks Memorial Games … In 2013, finished as runner-up in New York State meet with a 47.51 in 400.