Charlotte 49ers

Track & Field

  Rolanda Gabriel
Rolanda Gabriel
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Matthews, N.C.

High School:
Butler

Event:
Jumps

Indoor -- 2002: Finished sixth in the triple jump at the Conference USA Championships, covering a distance of 38'11.50" ... Had her best mark of the year in the triple jump at Maryland-Eastern Shore, where she won with a 39'1.25" mark ... 2001: Was sixth in the triple jump at the league championships with a 37'9.25" leap ... Had her best mark in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Pepsi Invitational of 38'8.25" ... 2000: Set a new Charlotte record in the triple jump with a leap of 39'3" at Virginia Tech ... Had the 49ers’ second best long jump of the year, placing 12th at the C-USA Championships with 18'2.5".

Outdoor -- 2002: Placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles at the C-USA Championships ... Won the triple jump at Georgia with a wind-aided mark of 41'5.25" ... Finished third in the conference in the triple jump with a 39'6" distance ... Had her best performance of the year in the long jump at the 49ers Classic ... Covered a distance of 18'0.25" to finish sixth ... 2001: Eighth at the Duke Invitational posting her best mark in the triple jump with a 38'10.5" effort ... Had her top mark in the long jump at the Charlotte Invite, covering a distance of 17'06.25" ... 2000: Finished second in the long jump at the 49ers Classic ... Took eighth place in the triple jump at the C-USA Championships with a 38'2.25" leap.

Prep: Captured the state title in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior at Butler … Also a state finalist in the long jump, triple jump and 100-meter hurdles … Was honored as the MVP of the Southwestern 4-A Conference in 1999 … Also earned her team’s Most Valuable Performer Award as a junior and senior.

Personal: Is the daughter of Roland Gabriel and Gwendolyn Rhynes … Majoring in sociology … Born March 25, 1981.