ACADEMIC AWARDS: A 2016 and 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... Earned Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete honors in 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2017 (JR): Competed at all eight meets ... Ran the 400 (best of 1:00.10 at UCLA on 4/1), the 200 (best of 26.61 at Cal Poly on 3/25) and 100 (best of 13.22 at Cal Poly).
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2017 (JR): Ran at one of the two indoor meets ... Ran the 60 and 600 at the NAU Duals (1/13).
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2016 (SO): Competed at all eight meets ... Posted a time of 58.91 seconds in the 400 meters at UCLA (4/2), moving her to #4 on the Waves' all-time list ... Was a member of the 4x400 relay team, which set the school record four times ... Had a season-best in the 100 of 12.86 seconds (at UC Irvine on 3/19) and 26.07 in the 200 (at the Beach Invitational on 4/16).
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2016 (SO): Competed at both indoor meets during the program's inaugural season ... Competed in the 60 meters twice (best of 8.20 seconds at Northern Arizona on 1/22) and the 200 and 600 one time apiece.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2015 (FR): Ran at all seven meets ... Instantly became Pepperdine's top sprinter of the season ... Had the team's top six times in the 200 meters, including a 26.45 at the Beach Invitational (4/18) ... Had the top three times in the 100 meters ... The top two were wind-aided and her best official time was 13.20 at the Cunningham Track Classic (3/7) ... Ran the 400 meters once (a 62.66 at the Ben Brown Invitational on 3/14) ... Ran on the fastest 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School, located in Nashville, Tenn., in 2014 ... Ran four years of varsity track ... Holds school records in the 200 (26.44), 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 ... As a senior, anchored the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams that took first place at the state meet, while also placing second in the 4x400 ... School won four subsection championships and came in second in the state her senior year ... Was team captain for two years and MVP as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Ran three years with Precision Track Club.
PERSONAL: Born in Alexandria, Va. ... Daughter of Janice and Ernest Rodriguez ... Father played football at Maryland ... Has one brother, Javier ... Majoring in integrated marketing communications with a minor in Spanish ... Chose Pepperdine because it's "a conglomerate of all things that are important to me: track, faith and the beach. There's no place I would rather be."
FAVORITES: Enjoys music, reading and exploring new places ... Favorites include Roberto Clemente (pro athlete), Los Angeles Dodgers (pro sports team), Last Child in the Woods (book), Anchorman (movie), Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta (TV show), Kanye West (musical artist), tortellini (food) and basketball (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about track is "I love the anxiety before a race, the power felt during a race and the pride felt after a race."
