2025 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Personal Bests
- 800m (Outdoor): 1:51.13 (MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship, May 10–12, 2024)
- 800m (Indoor): 1:54.00 (UAB Green and Gold Invite, Feb 8, 2025)
- 1000m (Indoor): 2:29.41 (Commodore Challenge, Jan 12–13, 2024)
- 1500m (Outdoor): 3:52.08 (Gibson Invitational, Apr 18–20, 2024)
- Mile (Indoor): 4:13.26 (UAB Vulcan Invitational, Feb 7, 2025)
- 3000m (Indoor): 8:18.50 (PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic, Jan 24, 2025)
- 6K (XC): 19:37.3 (Stegemoller Classic, Sep 1, 2023)
- 8K (XC): 24:34.0 (Angel Mounds Invitational, Oct 18, 2024)
- 10K (XC): 32:53.1 (NCAA Great Lakes Regional, Nov 15, 2024)
2024–25 Season (Sophomore Year)
Cross Country
- Angel Mounds Invitational (Oct 18, 2024): Ran 8K in 24:34.0, placing 6th.
- Louisville Classic (Oct 5, 2024): Ran 8K in 25:11.8, placing 12th.
- John McNichols Invitational (Sep 21, 2024): Ran 8K in 25:07.0, placing 38th.
- MVC Cross Country Championships (Nov 1, 2024): Ran 8K in 25:26.6, placing 66th.
- NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov 15, 2024): Ran 10K in 32:53.1, placing 167th.
Indoor Track & Field
- PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic (Jan 24, 2025): Ran 3000m in 8:18.50, placing 2nd.
- UAB Vulcan Invitational (Feb 7, 2025): Ran Mile in 4:13.26, placing 1st.
- UAB Green and Gold Invite (Feb 8, 2025): Ran 800m in 1:54.00, placing 2nd; 4x400m relay in 3:26.00, placing 11th.
2023–24 Season (Freshman Year)
Cross Country
- Stegemoller Classic (Sep 1, 2023): Ran 6K in 19:37.3, placing 15th.
- John McNichols Invitational (Sep 16, 2023): Ran 8K in 26:01.3, placing 99th.
- Live in Lou XC Classic (Sep 29–30, 2023): Ran 8K in 26:57.5, placing 50th.
- Angel Mounds Invitational (Oct 13, 2023): Ran 8K in 26:36.1, placing 53rd.
- MVC Cross Country Championships (Oct 27, 2023): Ran 8K in 27:24.6, placing 70th.
- NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov 10, 2023): Ran 10K in 33:34.4, placing 184th.
Indoor Track & Field
- Commodore Challenge (Jan 12–13, 2024): Ran 1000m in 2:29.41, placing 8th; 3000m in 8:36.32, placing 9th.
- Indiana Invitational (Jan 19–20, 2024): Ran Mile in 4:19.44, placing 17th; 3000m in 8:35.78, placing 14th.
- PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic (Feb 2, 2024): Ran 800m in 1:54.53, placing 10th.
- Music City Challenge (Feb 9–10, 2024): Ran 800m in 1:55.46, placing 37th; Mile in 4:14.58, placing 60th.
- ISU Open (Feb 17, 2024): Ran 800m in 1:56.07, placing 8th.
- MVC Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb 25–26, 2024): Ran Mile in 4:13.89, placing 11th in preliminaries; Distance Medley Relay in 10:18.77, placing 7th.
Outdoor Track & Field
- Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar 22–23, 2024): Ran 1500m in 4:00.10, placing 3rd; 4x800m relay in 7:42.39, placing 1st.
- Raleigh Relays (Mar 28–30, 2024): Ran 800m in 1:54.34, placing 100th.
- Jim Vargo Invitational (Apr 5, 2024): Ran 1500m in 3:52.34, placing 1st.
- Gibson Invitational (Apr 18–20, 2024): Ran 1500m in 3:52.08, placing 4th.
- Rick Erdmann Twilight (Apr 27, 2024): Ran 1500m in 3:52.71, placing 6th.
- Billy Hayes Invitational (May 3, 2024): Ran 800m in 1:52.39, placing 5th; 4x400m relay in 3:23.07, placing 3rd.
- MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 10–12, 2024): Ran 800m in 1:51.13, placing 4th in finals; 4x400m relay in 3:24.56, placing 8th.
PREP
- One of the top middle-distance runners in Spain
- Placed third twice at the U16 National Championships
- Also set a state record at the U16 level
- Placed fifth at the U18 National Championships as well
- Runs for Sporting Segovia and head coaches Victor Manuel Lopez and David Castan
PERSONAL
- Son of Rafa Rodriguez and Maria Pilar
- Has an older sister, Lucia
- Enjoys soccer, hiking, reading and history
- Plans to major in Business at UE
- Chose UE because “Coach LeCompte told me all of the plans that he had for the program, and I felt part of the plan, and because UE is one of the best universities to study business.”
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