University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

All Horizon League- 2nd Team- 4x400m- Indoor ‘08

2008 Outdoor: Horizon League scorer with sixth place in 400m with PR of 49.59 and scored third place in 4x400m (3:18.42) as well as picking up injured teammates with a leg on the 4x100m (43.27) that finished fourth…broke 50 in 400m for the first time on home track in the dual with Oakland running 49.7 for third…first 400m of season was a PR of 50.34 at Cincinnati.

Indoor: Earned All-Horizon League honors on the runner-up 4x400m (3:19.25) and ran a sub-50 leg on the third place distance medley (10:09.50) and ran indoor 400m PR of 50.48 for 12th…ran five indoor PRs in February, 200m of 23.27 and 400m of 50.91 at Akron; 36.35 for 300m at Windsor and then 1:23.40 for 600m at Silverston Invite.

2007 Outdoor: Horizon League sixth place in 400m (50.70) and ran anchor leg of third place 4x400m…ran collegiate best 400m 50.60 and 200m PR of 23.27 at Hillsdale…runner-up in dual versus Oakland with same time (50.8) as winner.

Indoor: Horizon League scorer in distance medley and 4x400m relays taking third and fourth, respectively…indoor PRs for 300m of 36.97 at Windsor; 400m of 50.97 at Akron and 600m of 1:24.10 at Silverston Invite…won team Most Improved Award.

2006: Team Rookie of Year award for both indoor and outdoor.

Outdoor: Horizon League scorer taking fifth in 400m in 50.83 and ran anchor on fourth place 4x400m unit…400m collegiate best of 50.70 at Hillsdale…800m PR of 2:02.51 at Central Collegiate and ran his first sub-50 split on runner-up 4x400m (3:20.18).

Indoor: Horizon League relay scorer running on third place 4x400m and 400m leg of fourth place distance medley as well as taking 10th in 400m with indoor best of 52.02…collegiate debut with 38.90 300m at Findlay… 600m PR of 1:27.75 at the Silverston Invite.

High School: 2005 Michigan Division 1 state qualifier in 400 meters.

Personal: Full name is John Matthew LaRocca II...Born: July 24, 1987...Son of John and Mary LaRocca...Majoring in accounting with a 3.291 GPA.

Personal Records:
200m - 23.27
300m - 36.35i - #8 Titan
400m - 49.59 - #13 Titan
600m - 1:23.40i - #9 Titan