2019-20 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2019-20 SEASON
2019 Cross Country: Saw action in two meets, including the UTA Gerald Richey Invitational ... finished 25th at the home meet with a time of 16:49.6.
2020 Indoor: Competed in just one race during the indoor season.
2020 Outdoor:Â Season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
2018 Cross Country: Helped the Mavericks win the SBC team title ... placed 31st at the league championship with an 8k time of 26:24.2 ... crossed in 84th place at the South Central Regional with a 10k time of 34:20.9 ... ran in all seven meets on the year.
2019 Indoor: Competed in the 3000m and 5000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... participated in five meets on the year.
2019 Outdoor:Â Placed 13th in the 3000m steeplechase at the SBC Championships with a personal-best time of 9:46.78 ... placed third in the 5000 meters with a career-best clocking of 15:46.30 at the North Texas Classic.
2017-18 SEASON
2017 Cross Country:Â Competed in five cross country meets during his first season, including the Sun Belt Conference Championships and NCAA South Central Regional ... placed 36th at the conference meet with an 8k time of 26:51.7 ... best 8k time came at the Texas A&M Invitational (26:32.6).
2018 Indoor:Â Saw action in four indoor meets ... had a season-best 3000m time of 8:51.19 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational.
2018 Outdoor: Did not compete in any outdoor meets.
BEFORE UTA
Was a four-time first-team all-district performer in cross country ... won the individual district cross country championship in 2016 and was runner up in 2015 ... earned second-team all-region honors in 2014 and 2015, finishing eighth at both meets ... placed among the top 100 at the state cross country meet twice, including 41st as a junior in 2015 ... was the runner up at the 2016 RGVCCA Meet of Champions ... in track, claimed the district title in the 3200m twice (2015, 2016) ... was first-team all-district in the 3200 meters his freshman, sophomore and junior years ... also tabbed first-team all-district in the 800m once and 1600m twice ... earned first-team all-area honors in both the 1600m and 3200m his sophomore and junior seasons ... was the 1600m area champion in 2015 ... helped lead his team to back-to-back area meet championships his final two seasons ... qualified for the Texas Relays in the 1600m as a sophomore, where he placed 26th.
PERSONAL
Is the son of Alva and Eliseo Rodriguez, Jr. ... is an exercise science major ... born in McAllen, Texas ... was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated in the top 10 percent of his class.