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2017 Women's Cross Country Roster

Natalie Rodriguez

Natalie Rodriguez

Class:

Senior
Hometown:

Santa Clarita, Calif.
HS / Previous School:

Canyon HS

Summary
Media
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Career Stats
Track & Field Bio

AWARDS

CCAA All-Academic (2016-17)
Big Blue Award (Spring 2017, Fall 2017)
Cougar Award (Fall 2016)

AS A SENIOR IN 2017

All-American (CSUSM’s first NCAA Division II honoree)
All-West Region honoree
All-CCAA selection
Placed third at the NCAA National Championships (Nov. 18) with a time of 20:53.7
Took fifth with a time of 21:16.1 at the NCAA West Region Championships (Nov. 4)
Finished runner-up at the CCAA Championships in a time of 21:06.0 (Oct. 21)
Defended her Cougar Challenge (Oct. 7) title in a time of 17:30.0
Placed fourth in the season-opening race at Kim Duyst Invitational (Sept. 1) with a time of 22:22.6
Finished in the top 10 in every race this season
Top Cougar runner in all seven races

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016

All-CCAA selection
Finished fourth at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross Country Championships (Oct. 22) with a 6000m time of 21:31.3
Three-time CCAA Runner of the Week (Sept. 1-4; Sept. 12-18; Sept 26-Oct. 2)
San Diego Hall of Champions September Star of the Month
CSUSM Female Student-Athlete of the Month for September 2016
Established a 6000m school-record of 20:49.5 and finished fourth overall at the UC Riverside Invitational (Sept. 17)
Won the Cal Poly Pomona CCAA Preview (Sept. 2) with a 4000m CSUSM record time of 14:11.5
Won the Cougar Challenge (Oct. 15) with a personal-best time of 17:30.0
Top collegiate runner and finished second overall at the Mustang Challenge (Oct. 1) with a 5000m time of 17:53.5
Finished second at the Coyote Challenge (Sept. 24) with a 5000m time of 18:39.5
Won two races and finished as the top collegiate runner in three races
Finished in the top four in all six races
Recorded two of the three fastest 6000m times in CSUSM history
Top Cougar runner in all six races

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015

All-CCAA selection after finishing fifth at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross Country Championships (Oct. 25) with a 6K PR time of 21:39.3
Time of 21:39.3 at the CCAA Cross Country Championships the fourth-fastest 6K in CSUSM history
Fastest sophomore at the CCAA Cross Country Championships
Top CSUSM finisher in two of three races
Finished in the top 15 in all three races competed
Placed eighth at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite (Oct. 3) with a time of 22:12.7
Ran a 22:20.0 and finished 14th at the SF State Invite (Oct. 9)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014

Named NAIA All-American
Earned All-Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) first team honors
Finished 13th overall in the NAIA Cross Country Championship (Nov. 23) with a time of 18:19
Placed sixth (18:04.6) in the A.I.I. Conference championships (Nov. 8)
Recorded a 5K PR 17:32 the Cougar Challenge (Oct. 18) and finished fifth overall
Finished third with a 4K time of 15:51 against Vanguard (Aug. 18)
Ran a 6K in 22:35.2 and finished ninth overall at the Pomona-Pitzer Cross Country Invite (Oct. 4)
Finished in the top-ten in six of seven her races

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2014 graduate of Canyon High School in Canyon Country, Calif.
Selected All-Foothill League first team
Named 2014 Santa Clarita Valley Newspaper Female Track Athlete of the Year
Selected Cresenta Valley Invitational Female Athlete of the Meet in 2013
Two-time team MVP in track
Became a “Canyon Legend” after posting a time under 18:30 with a 17:55 at the Mt. SAC 3-mile course in 2013
Broke Canyon’s record after running a 17:39 at the SCV Invitational in 2013
Placed third on Canyon’s All-Time List after running a 10:42 in the 3200m at the Masters Meet in 2014
Ran a 5:03 in the 1600m at the Foothill League Finals in 2014
Turned in a time of 2:18 in the 800m in a dual meet in 2014
Ran a 61.0 in the 400m
Three-time CIF cross country finalist
2011 Foothill League Champion in track

PERSONAL

Born July 1, 1996 in Panorama City, Calif.
Daughter of Eric Rodriguez and Sonia Cabrera
Has an older sister, Denise and a younger half-sister, Vivianna
Loves that CSUSM helps her feel like she is right at home
Enjoys drawing, going to concerts, eating and doing yoga
Most memorable CSUSM moment is breaking the 1500m school record her sophomore year
Favorite athlete is Laura Fleshman
Majoring in Human Development
Plans on becoming a school counselor

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