East Texas A&M University Athletics

2009: Third in the decathlon at the LSCChampionships, winning the 100-meter dash, 1,500-meter run anddiscus...third in the shot put and fifth in the discus at the MeanGreen Twilight...sixth in the javelin at the David NobleRelays...seventh in both the 110-meter hurdles and pole vault atthe UTA Bobby Lane Invitational.

2008: Seventh in the decathlon at the LSCChampionships, winning the discus and shot put…second in thedecathlon at the David Noble Relays, where he posted season-bestperformances in the 100 and 400-meter dash, the high and long jumpas well as the javelin…won the 110-meter hurdles at theMcMurry Relays…eighth in the 110-meter hurdles at the BobbyLane Invitational…fifth in the 110-meter hurdles and seventhin the long jump at the Tarleton State Relays.

Prior to A&M-Commerce: A two-yearletterwinner in track and field...advanced to the statechampionships in the decathlon as a freshman at Cerritos CommunityCollege...in football, he had 28 tackles as a freshman and recordeda season-high seven in the final game of the year against Santa AnaCollege...tallied five stops against Long Beach CityCollege...intercepted a pass against Golden West College andreturned it 13 yards...attended Bellflower High School, where hewas named the track team's MVP all four years and won the leaguetitle in the hurdles as a junior and senior...in football he playedboth offense and defense...as a senior, he recorded 19 tackles andan interception as a safety and caught nine passes for 263 yardsand two scores as a receiver...named the team's Best All-AroundAthlete as a senior and Most Improved Player as a junior...caughtsix passes for 156 yards and two scores as a junior...also letteredin basketball.

Personal: Born August 21, 1985...son of Al andAdelaida Rodriguez...is also fluent in Spanish.