2018 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
2018: Outdoor — Redshirted as a freshman and competed unattached in four events … Placed seventh in the 3,000m at the Southern Miss Open with a time of 9:31.65 … Ran the 3,000m in 9:21.04 at the Jaguar Classic to earn a top-10 finish … Earned second place in the 600m (1:28.92) and fourth place in the 1,500m (4:27.26) at the Jaguar Opener Indoor — Completed the mile in 4:40.97 at the Samford Invite … Ran the Jaguar Invitational 3,000m in 9:13.43 … Finished 19th in the Samford January Invitational mile with a time of 4:34.46 … Recorded a personal-best 3,000m time of 9:12.38 at Vanderbilt’s Commodore Invitational XC — Crossed the 10k line in 34:18 seconds at the NCAA Division I South Region Championships … Ran the 8k in 27:18 at the Sun Belt Championships and 27:52 at the Crimson Classic … Covered the 6k in 19:31 at the Azalea City Classic to claim a top-20 finish
High School: Lettered in track & field and cross country for four years at Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala. … Left program holding records in the indoor 4x800m and indoor distance medley run
Personal: Full name is John Paul Rumore … Born March 30, 1999, in Homewood, Ala. … Son of John and Valle … Has three sisters, Lauren, Amellia and Maria … Favorite movie is “Forrest Gump” … Favorite book is “Unbroken” … Favorite athletes are Galen Rupp, Evan Jager and Matthew Centrowitz … Favorite musical artists are The 1975, Odeza and Mumford and Sons … Favorite hobby is playing ultimate Frisbee.
Major: Business
