2013 Men's Cross Country Roster

Eddie Rodriguez

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 125
  • Class Senior
  • Home town Pflugerville, Texas
  • Previous School Hendrickson HS

Biography

Junior (2012)
Was among the team’s top five runners … placed 37th overall and fifth on the team with a 5,000-meter time of 18:03.3 at the UTSA Ricardo Romo Classic (Sept. 14) … finished 50th in the field and second on the squad by navigating the 8,000-meter course in 29:31 at the Incarnate Word Invitational (Oct. 6) … ran a personal-best 5k time of 17:35.23, which was good for 16th overall and second on the team, at the Concordia Invitational (Oct. 13) … posted a personal-best 8k mark of 29:17.34 at the American Southwest Conference Championships to finish 37th in the field and fifth on the squad.

Sophomore (2011)
Emerged as the team’s number one runner … named Most Valuable Runner and Tornado of Character … finished 53rd overall and second on the team in 30:50.3 at the Texas Lutheran Invitational (Sept. 10) … placed 51st in the field and third on the squad in 31:35.98 on the 8,000-meter course at the Texas Division III Championships (Sept. 24) … led Concordia Texas with a 69th-place performance at the Concordia Invitational (Oct. 15), navigating a 5,000-meter circuit in 18:41.52 … posted a team-leading 49th-place finish and a season-best 8k time of 30:42.07 at the ASC Championships (Oct. 29).

Freshman (2010)
Among the team’s top three runners … recipient of the squad’s Newcomer of the Year Award … placed 69th overall and fourth on the team in collegiate debut at the Texas Division III Championships (Sept. 25), navigating the 8,000-meter course in 36:14 … was 76th in the field and second on the squad in 33:39.1 at the Incarnate Word Invitational (Oct. 2) … placed 65th overall and third on the team with a 5,000-meter time of 19:12 at the Concordia Invitational (Oct. 16) … ended the fall with a 55th-place performance, which ranked third on the team, by hitting the tape in 31:48.97 at the ASC Championships (Nov. 5).

High School
Three-year letter winner in soccer at Hendrickson High School as a midfielder … an Honor Roll student … member of the Student Council.

Personal
Son of Edgardo and Aurora Rodriguez … has two sisters, Rosa and Alondra … also a middle distance runner on the Tornados men's track & field team … majoring in nursing.

Personal bests at Concordia
5,000m: 17:35.2, Concordia Invitational (Oct. 13, 2012)
8,000m: 29:17.3, American Southwest Conference Championships (Oct. 27, 2012)