Background
Her mother was an African American from New Orleans, and her father grew up in Yauco, Puerto Rico.
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 iCraft Radio on Dash Radio. 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. Rodríguez grew up in Southern California, attending Western High School in Anaheim, California for her first three years.
At the 2003 CIF California State Meet, she finished third in the 100 metres behind Allyson Felix and Shalonda Solomon as a junior, but did not make it back to the meet her senior year after she transferred to Long Beach Wilson High School.
She next went to the University of Southern California majoring in sociology. At the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Outdoor Track and Field Championships she finished third in the 100m, fourth in the 200m and anchored University of Southern California"s third place 4x100 metres relay team
The relay team repeated their third-place finish in 2007, while Rodriguez finished fourth in the 100m. 1: Did not show in the final.