2012 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Awards:
• Most Valuable Runner (2012 CTX Athletics Banquet)
• Tornado of Character (2012 CTX Athletics Banquet)
• Newcomer of the Year (2011 CTX Athletics Banquet)
Miscellaneous:
Has been a member of the men’s track & field team as a middle distance runner and served as a team representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2011:
Emerged as the team’s number one runner as a sophomore … Named Most Valuable Runner and Tornado of Character at the 2012 CTX Athletics Banquet … Finished 53rd overall and second on the team in 30:50.3 at the Texas Lutheran Invitational (9/10) … 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 (9/24) … Led the Tornados with a 69th-place performance at the Concordia Invitational (10/15), navigating a 5,000-meter circuit in 18:41.52 … Posted a team-leading 49th-place finish and a personal-best 8k time of 30:42.07 at the American Southwest Conference Championships (10/29).
2010:
Was among the team’s top three runners as a freshman … Was the recipient of the squad’s Newcomer of the Year Award at the 2011 CTX Athletics Banquet … Placed 69th overall and fourth on the team in collegiate debut at the Texas Division III Championships (9/25), 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 (10/2) … Placed 65th overall and third on the team with a 5,000-meter time of 19:12 at the Concordia Invitational (10/16) … 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 (11/5).
High School:
Three-year letterwinner in soccer at Hendrickson as a midfielder … Honor roll student … Member of the Student Council.
Personal:
Majoring in nursing … Born Nov. 8, 1991 … Son of Aurora and Edgardo Rodriguez … Has two sisters, Rosa and Alondra.
Personal Bests at Concordia:
5,000m: 18:41.52, Concordia Invitational (10/15/11)
8,000m: 30:42.07, American Southwest Conference Championships (10/29/11)
