2019-20 Track & Field Roster
Maritza Rodriguez
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Ben Davis
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFRRS Career Stats Link
Cross Country PRs: 5K - 17:33.0 (10/5/19) | 6K - 21:43.2 (11/15/19)
Indoor Track PRs: Mile - 5:03.04 (2/9/19) | 3000m - 9:48.17 (2/8/20) | 5000m - 16:53.30 (2/28/20)
Outdoor Track PRs: 800m - 2:22.27 (4/13/18) | 1500m - 4:42.44 (4/13/19) | 3000m - 9:50.24 (3/23/19) | 5000m - 16:58.87 (4/20/19) | 10,000m - 36:14.70 (3/30/18)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Second Team All-MAC (Indoor: 2020 in 3000m / 5000m)
- Placed second in both the 3000m (9:51.18) and the 5000m (16:53.30) at the 2020 MAC Indoor Championships
- Third-best individual performance in program history in the indoor 3000m with a time of 9:48.17 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8, 2020)
- Fifth-best individual performance in program history in the indoor 5000m with a time of 16:53.30 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 28, 2020)
- MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete (Indoor: 2020)
- Academic All-MAC (Cross Country: 2017, 2018 & 2020 | Indoor: 2018, 2019 & 2020 | Outdoor: 2018 & 2019)
- Two-time MAC Indoor Championship medalist, earning two silver (2020 in 3000m and 2020 in 5000m)
2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in six meets ... Second Team All-Mid-American Conference (3000m / 5000m) ... MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... Academic All-MAC ... placed second in both the 3000m (9:51.18) and the 5000m (16:53.30) at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-29) ... her 5000m time of 16:53.30 was a career-best effort and the fifth-best individual time in program history ... placed second in the 3000m at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) with a career-fast time of 9:48.17 which is the third-best individual time in program history ... won the 5000m at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 24) with a time of 17:16.61.
2019 CROSS COUNTRY (Sr.): Competed in six meets … Academic All-MAC ... finished in Ball State's top four in all six meets she competed in ... closed her collegiate cross country career by leading the Cardinals to the finish line at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15) with a career-fast 6K time of 21:43.2 ... placed 39th at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2) with a 6K time of 23:07.9 ... led the Cardinals to the finish line and placed 16th overall at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 5) with a career-fast 5K time of 17:33.0 ... also led Ball State to the finish line and placed 17th overall at the Spartan Invitational (Sept. 13) with a 6K time of 22:09.7.
2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in six meets ... Academic All-MAC ... opened the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 9) with a sixth-place showing in the 10,000m at 36:37.01 ... followed with a ninth-place finish and a time of 17:16.96 in the 5000m two days later to cap her run at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11) ... won the 5000m at the Kentucky Open (April 20) with a career-fast time of 16:58.87 ... clocked in with a career-fast 3000m time of 9:50.24 at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (March 23) ... followed with a career-fast 1500m run of 4:42.44 at the Ball State Challenge (April 13).
2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in six meets ... Academic All-MAC ... placed sixth in the 3000m at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) with a time of 9:52.69 ... also took 13th in the 5000m one day earlier at the league championship meet with a time of 17:36.77 ... registered a season-fast 3000m with a time of at 9:51.63 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) ... won the 3000m at the BGSU Opener (Dec. 1) with a time of 10:17.58 ... logged a season-fast 5000m time of 17:10.45 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 18) ... followed with a career-fast mile run of 5:03.04 at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Feb. 9).
2018 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.): Competed in five meets … Academic All-MAC ... finished in Ball State's top five in all five meets she competed in ... led the team to the finish line at the Greater Louisville Classic (Sept. 29) with a season-fast 5K of 18:12.5 … team’s second-fastest runner at the first three meets of the season … placed fourth on the team and 66th among scored runners at the MAC Championships with a season-fast 6K time of 22:54.3.
2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets … Academic All-MAC ... placed 17th in the 5000m (17:26.88) and 19th in the 10,000m (37:47.74) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 10-12) … her career-best 10,000m time of 36:14.70 placed 41st at the Raleigh Relays (March 30) … her season-best 5,000m time of 17:15.53 placed second at the Hillsdale “GINA” Relays (April 26) ... turned in a career-fast time in the 800m (2:22.27) and a season-best effort in the 1500m (4:45.76) at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) ... added a season-best 3000m time of 10:10.22 to place third at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 17).
2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets … Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... placed 12th in the 3000m run (10:02.51) and 15th in the 5000m run (17:26.39) at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24) … both times were season-fast efforts … took second in the 5000m at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) with a time of 17:28.12 ... placed third in the 3000m at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 2) by crossing the line in 10:34.84 ... won the mile at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (Jan. 20) with a season-fast time of 5:17.61.
2017 CROSS COUNTRY (So.): Competed in and scored in Ball State's top five in seven meets ... Academic All-MAC ... paced Ball State to the finish line in three of the seven meets she competed in, while placing second on the squad once, third on the team twice and fourth on the team once … led the Cardinals and placed 41st among scored runners with a season-best 6K time of 22:19.1 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28) … fourth on the squad and 163rd overall with a time of 23:44.5 at the 6K Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) … earned a season-best 5K time of 18:29.2 at the Illinois State Invite (Sep. 8).
2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in six meets … placed 23rd in the 10,000m run at the MAC Championships (May 11) with a season-fast time of 38:03.30 … placed 21st in the 5000m run at the Hillsdale “GINA” Relays (April 27) with a season-best time of 17:46.74 … won the 5000m run at the Ball State Challenge (April 15) by crossing the finish line in 18:01.57 … opened the season with a season-fast 3000m effort of 10:40.39 at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 18) … also logged a season-best time of 4:59.50 in the 1500m run at the Illinois Twilight (April 22).
2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in five meets … won the 3000m run at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 17) with a time of 10:40.39 … took 23rd in the 3000m run at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 14) with a season-best time of 10:30.12 … clocked a season-fast 5000m time of 18:40.88 to place 15th at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3).
2016 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.): Competed in six meets … placed 93rd at the MAC Championships (Oct. 29) with a season-fast 6K time of 24:24.1 … took fourth at the Ball State Cardinal Duals (Sept. 23) with a season-fast 5K time of 18:44.1.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in both cross country and track & field at Ben Davis High School for coach Erin Toothman … CROSS COUNTRY: Named team captain as a senior … advanced to semi-state as an individual her junior season, while helping the team advance to semi-state as a senior … ran a career-fast 19:51 as a senior … TRACK & FIELD: Named team’s Most Valuable Distance Runner as a senior … helped establish the school record in the distance medley relay as a junior … qualified for the Indiana Hoosier State Relays in both the distance medley relay and the 4x800m relay as a junior and senior … owns career-best times of 2:26 in the 800m and 5:23 in the 1600m.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Maria Rodriguez … full name is Maritza Kristina Rodriguez … has two sisters, Selena and Meliza, and one brother, Miguel … her twin sister Meliza was also a member of the Ball State cross country (2016-2018) and track & field programs from (2017-2019) … born June 15, 1998 in Hartford, Ky. … majoring in elementary education.
