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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2017-18 Track and Field Roster

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Gretchen Rosch

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Canal Winchester HS
  • Hometown Canal Winchester, Ohio

Biography

2016-17: Veteran has developed into a tremendous complement to Savannah Amato and Dascha Hix in the pole vault… posted a personal-best during indoor season at the John Craft Invitational (3.49m), finishing third, then narrowly missed the podium at the OVC Indoor Championships with a 3.44m mark, taking fourth… kicked off the outdoor campaign with a runner-up finish at the Gamecock Quad (3.35m)… broke out with a personal-best 3.60m mark at the APSU Invitational to take fourth place… posted back-to-back sixth-place finishes at the Georgia Tech Invitational (3.44m) and Tiger Invitational (3.51m) leading up to the OVC Outdoor Championships; just missed a medal at the OVC Outdoor games with a fourth-place, 3.56m mark.

2015-16: Started indoor season with a fourth-place, 3.04m pole vault mark at the Ed Temple Invitational… tied for seventh at the ETSU Invitational (3.05m)… garnered points at the OVC Indoor Championships with a 3.20m mark, finishing seventh.

2014-15: Young pole vaulter has a bright future… won the Middle Tennessee Christmas Invitational with a 3.20m mark, her second event as a Gov… placed sixth (3.06m) at the OVC Indoor Championships… posted a personal-best 3.40m mark at the Hilltopper Relays, finishing 11th, and followed that up a week later with a third-place finish (3.28m) at the APSU Invitational… placed sixth at the OVC Outdoor Championships with a 3.23m vault.

Prior to Austin Peay: First-team all-league, -district and -conference pole vaulter for Dow Rogers at Canal Winchester High School… earned academic All-Ohio honors as well.

Personal: Daughter of Tim and Erika Rosch… has two brothers, Harrison and Conrad, and two sisters, Caroline and Madeline… born Feb. 20… majoring in special education.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Pole Vault
    5'4"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    5'4"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Pole Vault
    5'4"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Pole Vault
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Pole Vault
    5'4"