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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Raleigh, NC, USA |
| Higher education | Liberal Studies - St. Augustine’s University: Raleigh, NC, USA |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Every day you have to test yourself. If you don't, it's a wasted day." (Twitter Profile, 13 Jul 2012) |
| Hobbies | Cooking, playing video games. (croxroy.wix.com, 01 Jan 2015) |
| Injuries | He had a "slight hamstring injury" from April to June 2015. (jamaicaobserver.com, 19 Jun 2015) |
| Hero / Idol | One of his training partners US athlete Bershawn Jackson. "I'm very close to Bershawn Jackson, he is one of my mentors and motivators. He helped me out a lot from last year into this year with my hurdling." (jamaica-gleaner.com, 15 Aug 2015) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (jamaicaobserver.com, 20 Jun 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | George Williams [personal] |
| Training Regime | He trains with a group of top intermediate hurdlers including Bahamian athlete Jeffery Gibson and US athlete Johnny Dutch. "In training I am not just keeping up with them, but I am beating them and that helps to build my confidence and helps me to understand the 400m hurdles race better." |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | RoxStar (croxroy.wix.com, 01 Jan 2015) |
| Other information | UNIVERSITY SWITCH In 2012 he decided to switch colleges in the United States of America, moving from Lincoln University, Missouri to St. Augustine's University, North Carolina. He had heard of the reputation of St. Augustine's athletics programme and was eager to join the college, and sat out a year of National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] eligibility in order to make the switch. He graduated in 2014. (newsobserver.com, 14 May 2014) |