2026 Track & Field Roster

Savannah Downey / ULM Athletics
Nate Barrett
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics

Stafon Roach

  • Position Jumps
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Georgetown, Guyana
  • Highschool Jamaica College

Biography

Personal bests – as of June 22, 2026

Date Year Event Statistic Meet
Feb. 23-24 2026 Triple Jump (Indoor) 15.87m (52-0.75) Sun Belt Indoor Championships
Feb. 13-14 2026 Long Jump (Indoor)  7.53m (24-8.5) Vanderbilt Music City Classic
May 14-16 2026 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 16.23m (53-3) Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
Apr. 19 2025 Long Jump (Outdoor)  7.53m (24-8.5) Jim Maze Relays

2026 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR) 

  • Competed in seven meets 
  • Won gold with a personal best 16.23m (53-3) in the triple jump at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 14-16)
  • Eight top-five finishes on the year, including five on the podium 
  • Placed first in the triple jump in three straight appearances 
  • Recorded a season best 7.52 (24-8.25) in the long jump to place third at the Bobcat Invitational (Apr. 2-4)
  • Named to the Sun Belt Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference First Team for the triple jump 
  • Qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships East First Round for the third straight year (May 27-30)

2026 INDOOR (JUNIOR) 

  • Competed in five meets 
  • Had four first-place finishes, all in the triple jump
  • Six total podium finishes 
  • Named to the Sun Belt Men's Indoor All-Conference First Team 
  • Placed first and recorded a season-best 15.87m (52-0.75) result at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24) 
  • Named Sun Belt Men's Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 18)
  • Recorded a personal best 7.53 (24-8.5) in the long jump at the Vanderbilt Music City Classic (Feb. 13-14) 
2025 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE) 
  • Competed in eight meets 
  • Five podium finishes
  • Recorded a personal best 16.20m (53-1.75) in the triple jump for silver at the Texas Relays (Mar. 26-29)
  • Placed seventh in the triple jump at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships East First Round to advance (May 28-31)
  • Placed eighth overall with a 15.99m (52-5.5) distance at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships (June 11-14)
  • Named a First Team All-American for the triple jump
2025 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE) 
  • Competed in five meets 
  • Four podium finishes, all in the triple jump
  • Recorded a personal best 15.73m (51-7.25) in the triple jump to win silver at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) 
  • Named to the Sun Belt Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Conference Second Team
  • Had a season-best 7.15 (23-5.5) in the long jump at the Robert Platt Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb.1)
2024 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN) 
  • Two second-place finishes in triple jump at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 17-20) and the Warhawk Classic (Apr. 26-27) 
  • Season-high 15.25m (50-.05) in the triple jump for silver at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 17-20) 
  • Recorded a season-best 7.09m (23-3.25) in the long jump at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 9-11) 
  • Qualified for the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships East First Round in the triple jump 
2024 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Competed in five meets
  • Had four podium finishes, including back-to-back golds to open the season in the triple jump 
  • Opened his career with a 15.46m (50-8.75) to win gold in the triple jump at the LSU Purple Tiger (Jan. 12) 
  • Earned first in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 19-20) 
  • Placed second at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in triple jump, scoring a 15.04m (49-4.25) (Feb. 19-20)
  • Named to the Sun Belt Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Conference Second Team

SAINT JOSEPH HS 
Competed for Saint Joseph Blue Bloods … Was a national junior champion four times in the long and triple jump

CLUB 
Competed in the Carifta and Inter-Guyana Games 

PERSONAL 
Born June 8, 2003, in Georgetown, Guyana … Son of Amanda Pollard … Has three siblings, Staion, Shannon and Trevon … Enjoys anything in which he can genuinely enjoy himself … Majoring in Psychology

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