Carol Rodríguez

Carol Ann Rodríguez (born 26 December 1985) is a Puerto Rican sprinter. Her mother was an African American from New Orleans, and her father grew up in Yauco, Puerto Rico.

Carol Rodríguez is currently the Host of Sports Run and Then Some on on Dash Radio.

Career Rodríguez competed in both the 200 and 400 metres at the 2008 Olympic Games, and the 400 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics, without reaching the final round.

She has 22.23 seconds in the 200 meters, achieved in May 2006 in Provo; 51.39 seconds in the 400 meters, achieved in June 2008 in Des Moines; 11.28 seconds in the 100 meters, achieved in May 2009 in New York City; and 7.56 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in January 2006 in Pullman.

She next went to the University of Southern California majoring in sociology. At the 2006 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships she finished third in the 100 m, fourth in the 200 m and anchored USC's third place 4 × 100 metres relay team. The relay team repeated their third-place finish in 2007, while Rodriguez finished fourth in the 100 m. She holds the USC school record in the 200 m (surpassing World Champion Inger Miller) and 400 m.

Personal bests Event Result Venue DateOutdoor 100 m 11.28 s (wind: +1.3 m/s) New York City, United States 30 May 2009 200 m 22.23 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) Provo, United States 26 May 2006 400 m 51.39 s Los Angeles, United States 3 May 2008Indoor 60 m 7.44 s Pullman, United States 27 January 2007 200 m 22.77 s Fayetteville, United States 10 March 2006 400 m 54.14 s College Station, United States 11 February 2012

Achievements 1: Did not start in the final.