Rodriguez had an impressive performance at the annual Paul Short Run last week, finishing seventh in the Men's 8K Brown Race. The field had 314 runners, and Rodriguez clocked a time of 24:34.6 and helped the Blue Devils earn a ninth place team finish among 38 teams. In an overall field of 1,382 athletes, Rodriguez placed 124th. The Cromwell, CT native has now won back-to-back NEC Men's Athlete of the Week awards and three so far this season.