Congratulations to Dustin Roux of Pittsburgh, PA on winning the Bronze Medal at the 2011 ‘FIRS’ Senior Men Inline Hockey World Championships in Roccaraso, Italy July 8-15. He has been on been on the Senior Men’s team and Junior Men’s team a combined total of 8 years, and has been apart of winning 7 gold medals at the world championships. Dustin currently skates for Pittsburgh Bandits and Reebok Ducks, and is sponsored by Reebok.
Team USA Years: 2007-Present
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Current residence: Pittsburgh, PA
Personal website/journal/web log (blog) address: www.rouxstrength.com
Education: B.A. in Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University
High school attended: Peters Twp. High School
Year of graduation: 2006
Location of high school: McMurray, PA
Sports you competed in while in high school (include number of years): Track and Field, Ice Hockey, Inline Hockey
Other high school activities:
College attended: Penn State University
Year of graduation: 2011
Degree/major: Movement Science - Kinesiology
Sports you competed in while in college (include number of years): Ice Hockey, Inline Hockey
Other college activities:
Occupation, current employer: Business Owner
Current skating club: Reebok Pittsburgh Bandits
Coaches name: Rob Merz
When did you begin skating: 9 years old
Are you sponsored and if so, by whom: Reebok Hockey
Team USA Sport Accomplishments: 3x World Champion, 1x World Games Champion, 3x Jr. World Champion
Pan American Games: 1x Pan Am Qualifier Champion
Who is your favorite sports figure: John Wooden
Who is the person you most admire/greatest influence in your life and why: Parents
What music do you listen to during training or competition? None
Anything else you would like us to know about you:
Family Information:
Fathers name: Jon Roux
Motherís name: Beth Roux
Brothers: Jason Roux