Chadron State College Athletics

2021-22: All-RMAC First Team
2021 4x100 RMAC Champion
All-American 400m
2019-20 RMAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
2019-20 DII Indoor National Championships Qualifier (400m)
USTFCCCA All-Region
2020 RMAC Indoor Championships Outstanding Male Athlete of the Meet
2020 Indoor All-RMAC First Team
200m School Record Holder (21.59)
2019 Outdoor All-RMAC First & Second Team
 
2021-22: Did not compete in indoor due to a foot injury...Helped the 4x100 place third at the RMAC outdoor meet
2020-21: Was part of the 4x100 that won the RMAC
2019-20: Had a breakout season his sophomore year and improved significantly from his freshman year and throughout the season. Was named an All-American by the NCAA track and field committee after the indoor championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualified for the national meet with the 11th fastest time and a good shot at placing at the national meet with his times steadily improving each meet. Had impressive meet at the SDSU Indoor Classic where he broke the school record in the 200m (21.59) and hit a provisional mark in the 400m with a time of 48.13. He then improved upon his time the following week at the Nebraska Tune-Up in Lincoln where he ran his fastest, non-conversion time to date with a 47.69, which ranks him second in school history. At the 2020 RMAC Indoor Championships, Roden was named the Outstanding Male Athlete of the meet after taking victories in the 400m and 200m. He led the team to a 5th place finish overall, scoring 26 of the teams 64.3 points. His 400m time of 47.93 was a meet record, breaking CSC great Joel Duffield's previous meet record of 48.40. He also helped a young 4x400 team end the meet on the podium and finished third with the 8th best time in school history. Redshirted the outdoor season (covid-19 pandemic).  
2018-19: Joining the team at semester at the conclusion of the 2018 football season, had an impressive first year where he finished 7th in the 400 at the RMAC indoor championships after coming into meet as the last qualifier before running the 5th best time in the prelims to make it to finals. During the outdoor season, earned a medal at the conference meet after placing 3rd in the 200m, as well as finishing 5th in the 100m and ran a leg on a 4x100 team that finished 7th. 
Before Chadron State: Had a terrific track and field season last spring.  He was undefeated and set the school records in all three sprints, running the 100 meters in 10.98 seconds, the 200 in 21.94 and the 400 in 48.78. The latter was the Class 3A state meet record. He was named the Wyoming Boys Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year.  He also was an all-state receiver for the football team at Riverton High, played in the Wyoming All-Star Game and redshirted with the Eagles last fall.
Personal: Son of Brian Roden and Amy Saltsaver. A relative, Stan Roden, was a starting guard for the Chadron State basketball teams in the early 1960s.  An exercise science major.