Roberts raised expectations for the 2017 outdoor season by high jumping more than seven feet at the Texas Relays. Competing for the first time since the NEC Indoor Championships in February, the Empire State product cleared 2.15m (7’ 0.5”) to immediately establish himself as the league leader. Roberts edged out Oklahoma’s Dean White to finish second in the 18-person B Section. The junior college transfer is one of only 19 NCAA Division I high jumpers to have cleared the 2.15m mark this season. He ranks first overall on the regional leader board of IC4A Championships qualifiers.