Rafael Rodriguez

Position:
Middle Distance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Segovia, Spain
Prev School:
Evansville
High School:
Colegio Claret

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Collegiate PRs
800m: 1:51.13 | MVC Outdoor Championships (May 10-12, 2024)
1,500m: 3:41.71 | Music City Challenge (May 1-2, 2026)
Mile: 4:08.87 | Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15, 2025)
3,000m: 8:18.50 | PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic (Jan. 24, 2025)
8K (XC): 24:34.0 | Angel Mounds Invitational (Oct. 18, 2024)
10K (XC): 32:42.6 | NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 14, 2025)

2025-26 (Evansville)
Cross Country: Posted a season-best 8K time of 24:55.9 at the Gans Creek Classic... Finished 17th with an 8K time of 25:06.4 at the MVC Cross Country Championships... Ran a personal-best 10K time of 32:42.6 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Won the 1,500m (3:54.16) at the Cougar Classic... Won the 800m with a season-best time of 1:51.94 at the Gibson Invitational... Won the 1,500m (3:43.94) at the Clark Wood Open... Posted a personal-best 1,500m time of 3:41.71 at the Music City Challenge... Finished fifth in the 1,500m (3:50.94) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

2024-25 (Evansville)
Cross Country: Ran an 8K time of 25:07.0 at the John McNichols Invitational... Finished 12th with an 8K time of 25:11.8 at the Live in Lou Classic... Finished sixth with a personal-best 8K time of 24:34.0 at the Angel Mounds Invitational.

Indoor: Finished second with a personal-best 3,000m time of 8:18.50 at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic... Won the mile with a time of 4:13.26 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational... Posted an 800m time of 1:54.00 to finish second at the UAB Green and Gold Invite.

Outdoor: Did not compete.

2023-24 (Evansville)
Cross Country: Ran a season-best 8K time of 26:01.3 at the John McNichols Invitational... Posted an 8K time of 26:36.1 at the Angel Mounds Invitational... Clocked a season-best 10K time of 33:34.4 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

Indoor: Recorded top-10 finishes in the 1,000m (8th / 2:29.41) and 3,000m (9th / 8:36.32) at the Commodore Challenge... Posted a season-best 800m time of 1:54.53 at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic... Ran a season-best mile time of 4:13.89 at the MVC Indoor Championships.

Outdoor: Won the 4x800m relay (7:42.39) at the Margaret Simmons Invite... Won the 1,500m (3:52.34) at the Jim Vargo Invitational... Posted top-5 finishes in the 800m (5th / 1:52.39) and 4x400m relay (3rd / 3:23.07) at the Billy Hayes Invitational... Clocked a personal-best 800m time of 1:51.13 to finish fourth at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

High School: One of the top middle-distance runners in Spain... Placed third twice at the U16 National Championships... Also set a state record at the U16 level... Placed fifth at the U18 National Championships... Runs for Sporting Segovia and head coaches Victor Manuel Lopez and David Castan.

Personal: Son of Rafa Rodriguez and Maria Pilar... Has an older sister, Lucia... Enjoys soccer, hiking, reading, and history.