University of Miami Athletics

Diego Rosado

position

Jumps

Class

Junior

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

High School

Albuquerque Academy HS

2009: Named to the ACC All-Academic Team… Season-best 5,801 points in the decathlon came at the Hurricane Invitational (3/20)… Placed seventh at the ACC Championships (4/17)in the decathlon with 5,604 points… Reached a season-best height of 2.00m (6-06.75) in the high jump… A member of the 4×400 relay team that finished with a time of 3:37.54 at the UCF Invitational (3/28)… During the indoor season, paticipated in the heptathlon at the ACC Championships (2/27) scoring 4,080 points… Competed in the 55-meter hurdles at the Tom Jones Invitational (1/24), finishing in a time of 8.40 seconds… Season-best time in the 60-meter hurdles came at the Virginia Tech Elite at 8.89 seconds… Season-best effort in the 400-meter dash came at the Virginia Tech Elite (2/6) at 53.92 seconds… A member of the 4×400 relay team that ran a 3:36.37 at the Tom Jones Invitational (1/24)… Season-best mark of 6.26m (20-06.50) came at the Virginia Tech Elite (2/6).

2008: Leapt a season-high 1.85m (6-00.75) in the high jump at the Hurricane Challenge… In his lone attempt on the season, reached 6.50m (20-10.75) in the long jump… Placed third in the decathlon (5,326 points) at the Hurricane Ivitational… Reached a season-high in the indoor high jump at 1.91m (6-03.25) at the Virginia Tech Elite… At the Indoor ACC Championships recorded a distance of 6.10m (20-00.25) in the long jump.

High School: Part of state champion track team his junior year… State champion and school record holder in the high jump… Career best marks of 6-8 in the high jump, 21-10 in the long jump and 44-01 in the triple jump.

Personal: A business major… Lists aviation and entrepenuership as his hobbies… Chose Miami for its academics, weather and atmosphere… “Dragnet” is his favorite. TV show.