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JJ Rocha

  • Major Biology
  • Height 5-8
  • Events Distance
  • Class 2028
  • Hometown Cumberland, R.I.
  • High School Saint Raphael Academy

Biography

Results

2025

Outdoor Highlights:
Placed ninth in the 1,500 meters in a season-best time of 4:03.52 at the Maine State Intercollegiate Championship (April 18-19).... Won the 1,500 meters in 4:18.55 at the Carla Coffey Invitational (April 11-12).

Indoor Highlights: Won the 1,000 meters in 2:38.80 at the Lynn Ruddy Invite (Feb. 15).... Placed 16th in the 1,000 meters with a season-best time of 2:36.09 at the Suffolk Relays (Jan. 11).... Placed 17th in the 3,000 meters with a season-best time of 8:58.50 at the TRACK at new balance Early Bird Invite (Dec. 7, 2024).

Personal: 2024 graduate of Saint Raphael Academy where he competed in XC, track & field, and soccer ... State champion in 4x8 ... All-State in 1,500 and XC.

Favorite book? The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be? Martin Luther King Jr.
Skill you've wanted to learn? Surfing
Most influential person? My big brother
Favorite quote?  “To be successful at anything, the truth is you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it.” - Tom Brady
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Super speed
Advice to your younger self? Happiness begins where selfishness ends
A place you've visited that left a lasting impression on you? The village of Évora in Portugal. One small store for the whole village. A lot of agriculture. Narrow roads, and more bikes then cars.
Go-to karaoke song? "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay 
Movie watched over and over? Harry Potter
If you could swap lives with any celebrity for a day, who would it be? Cristiano Ronaldo
Most unusual food you’ve ever tried? Carrot juice 

Why Bates? Rigorous school Coach Feldman, and the team atmosphere