Rickael Roach Class: Freshman Hometown: St. Louis, Mo. High School: Lutheran North Event: Throws Birthdate: 12/04/1988

Updated Nov. 7, 2008

At SIU: Garnered indoor and outdoor all-conference honors in 2007-08...2008 NCAA Mideast qualifier in the shot put and hammer...Saw action in eight indoor meets and eight outdoor meets...Placed in the top-10 on 13 occasions during the indoor season...Highest indoor finish was second in the weight throw at both the Carle/Health Care Alliance Classic and 2008 MVC Indoor Championships...Also placed second in the shot put at MVCs...Her throws of 57-01.50 (17.41m) in the weight and 46-06.25 (14.18m) in the shot marked indoor career-bests...Collected 19 top-10 finishes in the outdoor season...Won the hammer with a throw of 165-11 at the SIUE Twilight...Set a career-best 151-05 in the discus at the same meet...Established both a career-best and NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 48-02.50 (14.69m) in the shot put at the Jesse Owens Classic...Took all-conference honors after finishing third in the shot at the 2008 MVC Outdoor Championships.

Pre-SIU: Two-time all-state and all-conference selection...Named to All-Metro Best Team as a sophomore...Set school records at Lutheran South High School her sophomore and junior years...State champion in shot as a junior with a throw of 44-02...Finished third in the discus at state with a mark of 142-08...Won state championships in both shot put and discus with marks of 45-00 and 152-09, respectively.

Personal: Majors in Accounting...Born December 4, 1988...Daughter of Ricky Roach and Marletta Payne.