Valeria Rodriguez Sophomore Miami, Fla. Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Exercise Physiology Track Events: 800m and 1,500m SEC Freshman Honor Roll - 2005

Personal best of 18:48.28 (5K) and 23:36.80 (6K).

2004: Set a personal collegiate best 5K collegiate time of 18:48.28 at the Disney Classic … Personal best 6K time of 23:36.80 came at the Pre-NCAA Invitational … Competed at the SEC Championships.

Prep: Earned cross country all-state honors all four years of high school … Named the Miami Herald Runner of the Year her senior season … Our Lady of Lourdes team was state champion three years in a row in cross country … Florida 800m champion on the track two years … Two-time state runner up in the 1,600m … Also a member of the twice state runner-up 4x800m relay team … Won districts and regionals in the 800m and the 1,600m three years … Holds Our Lady of Lourdes records in the 800m and 1,600m as well as the 4x800m, 4x1600m and distance medley relays … The only female Dade County runner to win back-to-back state titles.