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2021-22 Track and Field Roster

Alex Rodman

  • Position DIS
  • Class Senior
  • High School First Flight
  • Hometown Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
  • School Columbia College

Biography

2021-22 (Senior): (XC) Clocked the 5K in 23:06.6 at the Mets Cross Country Championships (Oct. 8) ... Ran 17:27.7 in the 2.49M at the Stony Brook Cross Country Invite (Sept. 4) ... (ITF) Posted best finish of the indoor season at the Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia (Jan. 22) meet in the 800m, clocking a time of 2:22.40 ... Finished in ninth-place in the 1,000m at the Bill Ward Invite (Dec. 4), clocking a time of 3:04.40 ... Ran the second leg in the 4x800m squad that clocked a time of 9:07.38 at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 26-27) ... (OTF) Won the 800m at the Mark Young Invite (Apr. 23), clocking a PR time of 2:13.06 ... Took first in the 800m at the Mets Outdoor Track & Field Championships (Apr. 8-9) with a time of 2:17.64 ... Ran the opening leg of the 4x800m squad that clocked a time of 9:13.43 at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 7-8).

2020-21 (Junior): Season canceled (COVID-19).

2019-20 (Sophomore): (XC) Ran a 21:09.5 (32nd) in the 5K at the Stony Brook Wolfie Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 7). (Indoor) Clocked a personal record time of 2:16.98 for a second place finish in the 800-Meter Dash at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 14) ... Ran second leg on the Distance Medley Relay team that crossed the line in second place with a time of 12:34.73 at the Fastrack National Invite. (Outdoor) Season canceled.

2018-19 (First-Year): (XC) Clocked a time of 20:27.5 in the 5K at the Marist Season Opener in lone race of the season. (Indoor) Ran the first leg on the 4x800-Meter Relay B squad that finished second with a time of 9:13.37 at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 18) meet ... Recorded a time of 2:57.19 in the 1,000-Meter Run to finish fifth at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia meet ... Ran the 800-Meter in 2:17.91 at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Jan. 24-26). (Outdoor) Did not participate in any events.

Personal: A four-year letterwinner in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track at First Flight High School in North Carolina … Earned North Carolina Female Distance Runner of the Year accolades in 2017 … Was the Conference Cross Country Runner of the Year all four seasons … Earned six state titles in track, between the 1,000m, 1,600m, and 4x800m relay … Recorded personal bests of 2:13.31 in the 800m, 2:57.57 in the 1,000m, 5:09.61 in the 1,600m, and 18:55 on the 5K cross country course … Also played soccer all four years in high school, earning a 2018 state title for First Flight … The daughter of Kristine and Wayne Rodman.


Career Bests
5K (XC)
- 20:27.5
Marist Season Opener - Sept. 1, 2018
2.49M (XC) - 17:27.7
Stony Brook XC Invite - Sept. 4 , 2021
1,500m (Outdoor) - 4:52.38
Monmouth Track & Field Season Opener - Mar. 25-26, 2022
1,000m (Indoor) - 2:57.19
Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia - Jan. 18, 2019
800m (Outdoor) - 2:13:06
Mark Young Invite - Apr. 23, 2022

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Middle Distance
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2020-21Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2021-22Senior

    Middle Distance