2016 Track and Field Roster
Biography
Personal Records:| Event | Outdoor | Indoor |
| Shot Put | 16.46m (54-0) | 16.04m (52-7.5) |
| Discus | 48.76m (160-0) | |
| Hammer | 51.73m (169-9) | |
| Weight Throw | | 15.67m (51-5) |
2014 Outdoor: Logged career best with 16.46 meters (54-0) in shot put at SBC Outdoor Championships to finish fourth ... Threw career best 48.76 meters (160-0) in discus at the Texas Invitational (4/12) ... Threw career best 51.73 meters (169-9) in hammer at SBC Outdoor Championships ... Finished third in hammer at the Texas State Invitational (4/4) ... 17 top 10 finishes and seven top five finishes.
2014 Indoor: Threw career best 15.67 meters (51-5) in the weight throw and a career indoor best 16.04 meters (52-7.5) in shot put at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi's (1/31) ... Six top 10 finishes.
2013 Outdoor: Threw season bests 15.58 meters (51-1.5) in shot put, 48.46 meters (159-0) in discus and 50.73 meters (166-5) at the Bobcat Classic (4/26) ... 11 top 10 finishes and three top five finishes.
2013 Indoor: Threw season bests 15.49 meters (50-10) in shot put and 14.34 meters (47-0.75) in the weight throw at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open (2/2) to finish third and fifth respectively ... Three top 10 finishes and two top five finishes.
Spring Woods High School: Competed in shot put and discus for his coach and father Gerald Rodriguez … Finished fourth in both events at the 4A Texas State Championships … A four-time district champion ... Named one of the All-Greater Houston Male Athletes of the Year in 2012 ... Named track and field MVP all four years of high school ... Personal bests are 60-feet-1-inch in shot put and 183-feet-9-inches in discus ... Also played football for Head Coach Keith Criaps where he was captain and quarterback ... Member of the honor roll.
Personal: Born June 10, 1993 ... Son of Cynthia and Gerald Rodriguez ... Has three older brothers: Brandon, Jacob and Trey, all three of which competed collegiately in track and field at Arkansas State, Houston and Houston Baptist respectively ... Chose Texas State because he was interested in the university's track an dfield program ... Hobbies include making music ... Nicknamed Rome ... Major is exercise and sports science.
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