2019 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jon Rodriguez

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown South Gate, Calif.

Biography

2019 (Senior)
• Big West qualifier in the 3000m steeplechase
• Established a season-best 9:38.82 at UCLA’s Bob Larsen Distance Carnival
• Registered a 3000m time of 8:55.76 in his season debut at the Beach Opener
• Earned his third-straight Big West All-Academic award

2018 (Junior)
• Finished sixth in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships (9:38.39)
• Ran a season-best 9:28.64 in the steeple (4th), and a personal-record 3:59.79 in the 1500m at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Competed in the 5000m at the season-opening Ben Brown Invitational (15:37.94)
• Named to the Big West All-Academic Team

2017 (Sophomore)
• Scored at the Big West Championships with a fifth-place finish in the steeplechase
• Notched a personal-record 9:25.46 at the conference meet
• Won the event at the Ben Brown Invitational with a then season-best 9:33.81
• Added top-five performances at the All-UC Challenge and Big West Challenge
• Clocked in with a 1500m season-best 4:02.98 at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Earned Big West All-Academic honors

2016 (Freshman)
• Competed in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships, running 10:02.93 (12th)
• Recorded a season-best 9:38.98 at the Steve Scott Invitational where he finished seventh overall
• Had season-bests of 2:01.16 in the 800m and 4:00.36 in the 1500m at the UCR Spring Break Invitational

High School
• Lettered four years in cross country and track at Warren High School
• Helped the Bears win the 2013 CIF-Southern Section cross country championship
• Finished sixth at the CIF-SS Finals and went on to place 25th at the CIF State meet
• Team also won the 2013 league title

Personal
• Majoring in criminology, law & society
• Member of the UC Irvine cross country team
• Parents are Anna and Juan Rodriguez

TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:01.16 (2016 UCR Spring Break Invitational)
1500m = 3:59.79 (2018 Steve Scott Invitational)
3000m = 8:55.76 (2019 Beach Opener)
Steeplechase = 9:25.46 (2017 Big West Championships)
5000m = 15:37.94 (2018 Ben Brown Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 3:30.55 (2016 Anteater 4-Way Meet)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Distance
  • 2017Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2018Junior

    Middle Distance
    5'5"
  • 2019Senior

    Distance
    5'5"