It won't be long before Texas signee Kerwin Roach is jumping at Mike A. Myers Stadium as a Longhorn, but he still had one last event at the Texas Track and Field State Meet as an athlete at North Shore High School.

The defending champion in the triple jump, Roach emphatically repeated in the event Friday with a top leap of 50-feet, 6.25-inches. He was the only competitor in the Class 6A field, Texas' highest classification, to clear the 50-foot barrier.

“I think UT is my good luck charm," Roach said. "Every time I come out here I win first place. I show out every time.”

Roach has won back-to-back state titles at the Longhorns' home track, and he also set a meet record at The Texas Relays in the triple jump earlier this year. The 6-foot-3, 160-pound guard will play both basketball and jump for the track team at Texas.

Recruited as a point guard, Roach is an explosive athlete who exploded onto the recruiting scene after a growth spurt last summer.

He's long, athletic and should be a perfect fit in Shaka Smart's up-tempo system.

Though thrilled with the back-to-back state titles, Roach was still a little disappointed he fell a foot short of the state record. But Roach just said he would just have to console himself with the fact he can break collegiate records at Texas.

"This is just a sneak peak," Roach said with a laugh. "I just want to give people their money's worth."

Texas basketball signee Kerwin Roach is flying at state in the triple jump. He's already cleared 50 feet.

https://t.co/t0pkiPb0I3 — Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) May 15, 2015



