Marysville-Pilchuck alum & two-time US Olympian Jarred Rome found dead...
According to the Everett Herald, Rome was in town to celebrate his induction into Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame, which took place Wednesday night in Everett.
Older sister Monica Rome said Jarred went out with friends to the Tulalip Resort Casino and wasn’t feeling well Friday. People checked in on him through the night, and he was found unresponsive Saturday.
Presently, the cause and manner of death were not known.
Rome came back to Snohomish County earlier in the week for his induction from Boston, where he was named a full-time assistant coach at Boston University after serving last season as a part-time throws coach.
Before moving to Boston University, he was the associate head coach at Concordia University in Portland since 2013. Rome also served as the director of the Concordia University Throw Center.
In his acceptance speech into the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame, he said, “I was never the top thrower in high school, I was never the top thrower in college. I considered myself to be the hardest worker. I never had the talent, I frankly never believed I could make the national team, that was never a goal of mine. The support I had shows tonight from the family and friends who are here, without your support I would never be here.”
At 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 McKenzie Warren to the NCAA Division II national record in the shot put with a mark of 58'3".
In 2018 he led the Concordia University men to both the indoor and outdoor conference titles and coached the best female indoor and outdoor shot put and discus group in the nation as well as third best in the weight and hammer throw according to the USTFCCCA rankings. For his efforts, Rome was named 2018 USTFCCCA Women's National Assistant Coach of the Year.
At the 2018 outdoor GNAC Championships, the Concordia women swept the podium in the shot put placing an incredible one through eighth in the event standings and earning all 39 potential points, marking the first time in NCAA DII history that has been achieved.
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). He also took home a silver medal in the discus at the 2011 Pam American Games.
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. Following his senior season at Boise State, Rome placed eighth in the shot put and 13th in the discus at the USA 2000 Olympic Trials in Sacramento.
We often talked at various meets about his desire to throw at the University of Washington, as he grew up as a fan of Husky athletics, but coach Ken Shannon instead offered a scholarship to Ben Lindsey, the state’s top thrower at the time.
Rome is survived by his wife, Pamela Rome, parents Dan Rome and Jane Blackwell, and his two sisters.
NOTE: The Everett Herald, and the sports information office at Boston University contributed to this report.
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