The 6-foot, 175-pound senior swept the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dash at the Class 3A at the Wyoming All-State Track & Field Championships this past season, leading the Wolverines to a fifth-place finish as a team. In addition to clocking the fastest all-class times in the 100 (10.98 seconds) and 200 (22.24), Roden’s 400 time of 48.78 set a new Class 3A meet record. He was also part of Riverton’s the third-place 4x400-meter relay quartet at states. The school record-holder in all three events (100: 10.70; 200: 21.94; 400: 48.78), Roden did not lose a head-to-head race in 2018. Voted the Riverton High School Student of the Year by school staff members, Roden was twice named First-Team All-State for Class 3A by the Wyoming Coaches Association.
Roden has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to compete on scholarship in both football and track and field at Chadron State College in Nebraska this fall.
A football standout as a wide receiver and strong safety, Roden is a member of the school’s Leadership Committee. He has donated his time fundraising for the Make-a-Wish Foundation as well as PAWS for Life. He has also volunteered locally with Community Entry Services, an empowerment agency for the disabled, in addition to serving as a youth football and baseball coach.
