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RothWilliam Roth begins his second year on the Tulane staff, coaching the cross country, middle and long distance runners. Since his arrival at Tulane, the Green Wave distance runners have established new standards and have earned several honors. Roth has guided his runners to three individual Conference USA championships on the track and one individual championship at the 1997 Conference USA Cross Country Championships. His athletes have garnered 14 all-Conference USA honors.
He also coached the Conference USA Freshman of the Year in Cross Country, and the Conference USA outstanding female performer of the meet at the 1997 conference indoor championships. His Green Wave runners have set several school records.
Roth came to Tulane after three years at the University of Virginia, where he served as assistant coach for cross country, middle distances and distance events. In 1993, Roth assisted the Lady Cavalier cross country team to a 17th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In 1995 the Virginia women's cross country team earned a 25th -place ranking in the final Division I cross country poll. In his three years at Virginia, Roth coached five all-district runners and his 1994 women's team earned all-academic honors nationally.
On the track, Roth's athletes at Virginia also achieved high levels of success. He coached five Atlantic Coast Conference individual champions, four NCAA qualifiers, two NCAA outdoor All-Americans, and two GTE Academic All-Americans.
Roth, a native of Merion Station, Pa., ran track and played soccer at Swarthmore College from 1989-1993. He was a 10-time All-Middle Atlantic Conference performer. In 1992, he was a member of the 4x400-meter relay set the school record. He won a bronze medal for his participation on the 4x400-meter relay team in 1993 at the Penn Relays. In soccer, Roth was the goalkeeper on a pair of teams that reached the NCAA Division III tournament in 1991 and 1992. His 1992 team finished with Top-15 national ranking in Division III.
Roth graduated from Swarthmore College in 1993 with a B.A. in medieval studies. In 1995 he received his Master of Arts in history from the University of Virginia. He is currently an adjunct professor of medieval history in the University College at Tulane.