ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Senior Taryn Rolle (Nassau, The Bahamas) of the Drake University track and field team has been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week presented by Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin announced Wednesday, April 18. Rolle was honored for her performance from April 9-15.
 
Rolle shattered a Drake school record last weekend with a jump of 41-8.5 (12.71m) in the triple jump at the Jim Duncan Invitational. The effort bested the field by more than six feet to win the event and the mark is the best this season in The Valley by more than seven inches. Rolle's performance also ranks in the top 40 nationally. Additionally, Rolle ran a leg on the winning 4x100 meter relay that finished with a time of 47.23. Rolle is a senior majoring in marketing and public relations and holds a 3.79 GPA.
 
Rolle's honor brings the Bulldogs total up to 24 Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors this season, the most of any Valley program.
 
2017-18 Drake Missouri Valley Scholar-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 6 - Josh Yeager - Men's Cross Country
Sept. 13 - Kyle Brandt - Men's Cross Country
Oct. 4 - Kyla Inderski - Volleyball
Nov. 28 - Reed Timmer, Men's Basketball
Nov. 28 - Sara Rhine, Women's Basketball
Dec. 6 - Reed Timmer, Men's Basketball
Dec. 6 - Sara Rhine, Women's Basketball
Dec. 13 - Becca Hittner, Women's Basketball
Jan. 3 - Becca Hittner, Women's Basketball
Jan. 3 – Nick McGlynn, Men's Basketball
Jan. 10 – Becca Hittner, Women's Basketball
Jan. 10 – Reed Timmer, Men's Basketball
Jan. 17 – Sara Rhine, Women's Basketball
Jan. 17 – Nick McGlynn, Men's Basketball
Jan. 31 – Sara Rhine, Women's Basketball
Feb. 7 – Reed Timmer, Men's Basketball
Feb. 7 – Maddy Dean, Women's Basketball
Feb. 14 – Sara Rhine, Women's Basketball
March 1 - Reed Timmer, Women's Basketball
March 7 - Becca Hittner, Women's Basketball
March 14 – Maddy Dean, Women's Basketball
March 21 – Sara Rhine, Women's Basketball
April 4 – Taryn Pena, Softball
April 18 – Taryn Rolle, Track and Field