2017-18 Track & Field Roster
Meliza Rodriguez
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Ben Davis
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFRRS Career Stats Link
Cross Country PRs: 5K - 18:52.4 (9/29/18) | 6K - 22:45.6 (10/27/18)
Indoor PRs: Mile - 5:19.25 (2/9/19) | 3000m - 10:26.65 (1/12/19) | 5000m - 17:43.55 (2/2/19)
Outdoor PRs: 800m - 2:28.57 (4/13/19) | 1500m - 4:56.74 (4/13/19) | 3000m - 10:35.84 (3/23/19) | 5000m - 18:14.35 (4/26/18)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Cross Country: 2017 | Indoor: 2018)
NOTE: Left the program following the 2019 Ball State Challenge
2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in three meets ... opened her outdoor season with a career-fast 3000m time of 10:35.84 at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (March 23) ... recorded a pair of career-best times at the Ball State Challenge (April 13), clocking in at 2:28.57 in the 800m and 4:56.74 in the 1500m ... added a season-best 5000m run of 18:51.60 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 6).
2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in five meets ... logged a career-fast 3000m of 10:26.65 at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 12) ... ran a career-fast mile of 17:43.55 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) ... closed her indoor campaign with a career-fast mile of 5:19.25 at the Doug Raymong Invitational (Feb. 9).
2018 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.): Competed in six meets ... led the Cardinals to the finish line and placed 56th among scored runners at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Oct. 27) with a career-fast 6K time of 22:45.6 ... ran a career-fast 5K of 18:52.4 at the Louisville Classic (Sept. 29) to finish second among Ball State's scored runners ... clocked a 6K time of 23:49.7 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 9).
2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in five meets … logged a career-fast 5000m time of 18:14.35 to place 46th at the Hillsdale "GINA" Relays ... opened the outdoor campaign with a season-fast 3000m time of 10:46.71 to place 19th at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... followed with a seventh-place and season-fast 1500m time of 5:04.30 at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (March 23).
2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in five meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... placed second in the 3000m run at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 16) with a season-fast time of 10:43.51 … placed third in the mile at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (Jan. 20) with a season-fast time of 5:33.35.
2017 CROSS COUNTRY (So.): Competed in five meets …Academic All-MAC ... scored in Ball State’s top five once … team’s second-fastest runner at the Indiana Intercollegiate (Sept. 15), placing 19th among scored runners with a 6K time of 25:00.4 … earned a career-best 6K time of 23:50.8 at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 13) … posted a season-best 5K time of 19:47.2 at the Illinois State Invite (Sept. 8).
2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in three meets … opened the season with a season-fast 3000m time of 11:18.17 at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 18) … placed 32nd in the 1500m run with a season-best mark of 5:13.73 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 1).
2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in four meets … opened the season with a season-fast time of 11:26.30 to place 10th in the 3000m run at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) … took seventh in the 3000m run at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 17) with time of 11:41.33 … placed ninth in the mile run at the WMU Ice Breaker (Jan. 7) with a season-best effort of 5:39.71.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.): Competed in three meets … placed 13th at the Ball State Cardinal Duals (Sept. 23) with a career-fast 5K time of 19:41.6 … opened the season with a 28th-place 5K time of 20:36.0 at the Butler Opener (Sept. 2).
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 … helped the Giants advance to semi-state as a senior … ran a career-fast 21:02 as a senior … TRACK & FIELD: 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 2:30 in the 800m and 5:33.84 in the 1600m.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Maria Rodriguez … full name is Meliza Marie Rodriguez … has two sisters, Selena and Maritza, and one brother, Miguel … her twin sister Maritza is also a member of the Ball State cross country and track & field programs … born June 16, 1998 in Hartford, Ky. … majoring in biology.
