BU Mourns the Passing of Track & Field Coach Jarred Rome
September 23, 2019 | General, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
BOSTON – The Boston University Department of Athletics mourns the passing of assistant track & field coach Jarred Rome.
Rome, 42, was recently promoted to a full-time assistant position after serving in a part-time role as the Terriers' throws coach for the 2018-19 season. He was the husband of BU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Pam Spuehler '08.
"We are truly stunned by the news of Jarred's passing, and it's painfully tough to put into words how much of an impact he had on our student-athletes in such a short period of time," said BU director of athletics Drew Marrochello. "It was obvious that he had found his calling in the coaching profession. Our thoughts are with Pam and the Rome and Spuehler families."
Rome, a two-time USA Olympian and two-time USA national champion in the discus throw, joined the Terriers' staff after serving as the associate head coach at Concordia University since 2013. In 2018-19, his first with BU, Rome directly coached nine student-athletes to a combined 23 personal-best throws during the indoor and outdoor seasons.
"Jarred was genuinely a one-of-a-kind man," said BU director of track & field and cross country Gabe Sanders. "One of a kind in stature, character, passion, care, love and so much more. Every person that had the opportunity to interact with Jarred, me included, was better for it. BU was lucky to have him for the time we did, not just as a coach, but as a man that makes everyone and everything around him better."
In his five years at NCAA DII Concordia, Rome coached five national champions, 33 All-Americans, 34 conference champions, 12 conference record holders and two national championship meet record holders. In 2017, he coached the NCAA Division II national record holder in the shot put with a mark of 58'3". For his efforts, Rome was named 2018 USTFCCCA Women's National Assistant Coach of the Year.
In addition to his coaching achievements, Rome was the 2004 USA Olympic Trials Champion and competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and the 2012 Games in London. He also represented the USA on four World Championships teams (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) while finishing in the top three at the USA Championships nine times. During that span, he also competed at four straight Olympic Trials (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) and took home a silver medal in the discus at the 2011 Pam American Games.
Rome was ranked in the top five on the USA performance list in the discus for 14 straight years (2000-13) and was the nation's No. 1 ranked thrower in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2011. He climbed to a No. 3 world ranking in 2011 with a career-best mark of 225-7 (68.76m). He was also ranked top 10 in the world in the shot put during three different seasons with a career-best mark of 67-0 (20.40m).
Rome also coached at several national throwing camps across the country and served as the director of the Iron Wood Thrower Development Camp in Idaho while also directing the Jarred Rome Throws Clinic at multiple locations across the country. In 2014, he started the Iron Wood TC Classic, which featured the top three Olympic/National and high school level throwers in the nation for a two-day competition.
A six-time NCAA DI All-American while competing for Boise State University, Rome earned three national distinctions in the shot put and three in the discus, becoming the most decorated track & field athlete in school history. Rome also captured three Big West Conference championships in the discus, winning the title in 1997, 1998 and 2000. He concluded his collegiate career with personal records of 62-6 in the indoor shot put, 63-11 3/4 in the outdoor shot put and 210-0 in the discus.
Rome graduated from Boise State in 2000 with a degree in business administration and earned his M.B.A. in 2003. He was named to the Boise State University's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. In addition, he recently was inducted into the Snohomish County Hall of Fame in his home state of Washington.
Rome, 42, was recently promoted to a full-time assistant position after serving in a part-time role as the Terriers' throws coach for the 2018-19 season. He was the husband of BU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Pam Spuehler '08.
"We are truly stunned by the news of Jarred's passing, and it's painfully tough to put into words how much of an impact he had on our student-athletes in such a short period of time," said BU director of athletics Drew Marrochello. "It was obvious that he had found his calling in the coaching profession. Our thoughts are with Pam and the Rome and Spuehler families."
Rome, a two-time USA Olympian and two-time USA national champion in the discus throw, joined the Terriers' staff after serving as the associate head coach at Concordia University since 2013. In 2018-19, his first with BU, Rome directly coached nine student-athletes to a combined 23 personal-best throws during the indoor and outdoor seasons.
"Jarred was genuinely a one-of-a-kind man," said BU director of track & field and cross country Gabe Sanders. "One of a kind in stature, character, passion, care, love and so much more. Every person that had the opportunity to interact with Jarred, me included, was better for it. BU was lucky to have him for the time we did, not just as a coach, but as a man that makes everyone and everything around him better."
In his five years at NCAA DII Concordia, Rome coached five national champions, 33 All-Americans, 34 conference champions, 12 conference record holders and two national championship meet record holders. In 2017, he coached the NCAA Division II national record holder in the shot put with a mark of 58'3". For his efforts, Rome was named 2018 USTFCCCA Women's National Assistant Coach of the Year.
In addition to his coaching achievements, Rome was the 2004 USA Olympic Trials Champion and competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and the 2012 Games in London. He also represented the USA on four World Championships teams (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) while finishing in the top three at the USA Championships nine times. During that span, he also competed at four straight Olympic Trials (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) and took home a silver medal in the discus at the 2011 Pam American Games.
Rome was ranked in the top five on the USA performance list in the discus for 14 straight years (2000-13) and was the nation's No. 1 ranked thrower in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2011. He climbed to a No. 3 world ranking in 2011 with a career-best mark of 225-7 (68.76m). He was also ranked top 10 in the world in the shot put during three different seasons with a career-best mark of 67-0 (20.40m).
Rome also coached at several national throwing camps across the country and served as the director of the Iron Wood Thrower Development Camp in Idaho while also directing the Jarred Rome Throws Clinic at multiple locations across the country. In 2014, he started the Iron Wood TC Classic, which featured the top three Olympic/National and high school level throwers in the nation for a two-day competition.
A six-time NCAA DI All-American while competing for Boise State University, Rome earned three national distinctions in the shot put and three in the discus, becoming the most decorated track & field athlete in school history. Rome also captured three Big West Conference championships in the discus, winning the title in 1997, 1998 and 2000. He concluded his collegiate career with personal records of 62-6 in the indoor shot put, 63-11 3/4 in the outdoor shot put and 210-0 in the discus.
Rome graduated from Boise State in 2000 with a degree in business administration and earned his M.B.A. in 2003. He was named to the Boise State University's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. In addition, he recently was inducted into the Snohomish County Hall of Fame in his home state of Washington.
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