Kansas State University Athletics
Track & Field
Rovelto, Karol
Karol Rovelto
- Title:
- Director of Operations/Assistant Coach
- Email:
- krovelto@kstatesports.com
- Phone:
- (785) 532-7071
Karol Rovelto is entering her 21st year on staff with K-State Track and Field and her 18th season as the director of operations.
In 2016, Rovelto coached Alyx Treasure and Akela Jones at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rovelto (formerly Damon) came to Kansas State after a three-year stint as an assistant track & field and cross country coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
In December of 1999, Rovelto left the Mocs program to concentrate full-time on preparations for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She won the U.S. Olympic Trials with a leap of 1.93m/6-04.00 before posting the top American finish in Sydney in 24th place in the preliminaries. Rovelto’s personal best is 1.96m/6-05.50.
As a collegian, Rovelto competed for the University of Colorado from 1989-92. While at CU, she was a four time All-American, finishing 3rd at the 1990 NCAA Outdoor Championship, as well as the 1990 Outdoor Big Eight Conference Champion. She still holds the indoor and outdoor school records in the high jump. In July 2023 it was announced Rovelto will be inducted into the Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame.
Following her collegiate career, Rovelto was consistently ranked among the top-10 U.S. jumpers by Track & Field News, posting a number of top-five finishes at both the USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
Rovelto received her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Colorado in 1992 and a master’s in education in 1998 from Tennessee-Chattanooga. She is married to head coach Cliff Rovelto. The couple lives in Manhattan.
In 2016, Rovelto coached Alyx Treasure and Akela Jones at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rovelto (formerly Damon) came to Kansas State after a three-year stint as an assistant track & field and cross country coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
In December of 1999, Rovelto left the Mocs program to concentrate full-time on preparations for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She won the U.S. Olympic Trials with a leap of 1.93m/6-04.00 before posting the top American finish in Sydney in 24th place in the preliminaries. Rovelto’s personal best is 1.96m/6-05.50.
As a collegian, Rovelto competed for the University of Colorado from 1989-92. While at CU, she was a four time All-American, finishing 3rd at the 1990 NCAA Outdoor Championship, as well as the 1990 Outdoor Big Eight Conference Champion. She still holds the indoor and outdoor school records in the high jump. In July 2023 it was announced Rovelto will be inducted into the Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame.
Following her collegiate career, Rovelto was consistently ranked among the top-10 U.S. jumpers by Track & Field News, posting a number of top-five finishes at both the USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
Rovelto received her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Colorado in 1992 and a master’s in education in 1998 from Tennessee-Chattanooga. She is married to head coach Cliff Rovelto. The couple lives in Manhattan.
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