Marisa Rodriguez

K-State's 2v8+ compete against Kansas during the Dillons Sunflower Showdown at Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kansas on April 28, 2018.

Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Valley Center
Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.

2020-21: Racing: Raced in the 1v8 throughout the spring… Defeated Creighton… Placed 6^th at Big 12 Championships ... Athletic: Earned fourth Varsity Letter. ... Academic: Academic All Big 12 First Team ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019-20: Racing: Competed in the 1v4+ race at the Jayhawk Jamboree, placing 11th overall.... Took home a bronze medal in the 1v8+ 300 meter sprint race at the jamboree... Finished in second place at the Sac State Duel for the 2v8+ race with a time of 6:55.93.... Academic: Academic All-Big 12 First Team

2018-19: Racing: Placed second in the Women’s Varsity 8+ 300 meter springs, advancing all the way to the finals… Was part of the 1v8+ boat at the Hornet Invitational, where the boat defeated Saint Mary’s… The boat also went on to defeat Sacramento State in the afternoon session…Took home the silver medal at the Sunshine State Invitational Grand Finals, finishing in 6:43.08…Raced in the 2v8+ at SIRA’s, where the boat earned gold in the JV 8+ and lightweight varsity 8+ finals…Beat Kansas in the Sunflower Showdown in the 2v8+, beating the Jayhawks in 6:28.7 to earn six points in the race…Placed second at the Big 12 Championship in the 2v8+ boat, earning a silver medal in 6:51.35… Earned second varsity letter... Academic: Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2017-18: Racing: Raced in the 3v8 and 2v8 in the spring… Beat Gonzaga and Sacramento State in the 3v8 at the Hornet Invitational… In the 2v8, Defeated Alabama in the Big 12 Double Dual… Won gold in the 2v8 at SIRA’s… Defeated Kansas in the Sunflower Showdown… Finished the season by earning bronze at the Big 12 Championships… Athletic: Earned first varsity letter.

High School
Attended Valley Center High School in Valley Center, Kan. Where she played volleyball and softball…Played on the Varsity team from 2015-2016, was the all-tournament player twice…Academically had a 3.8 g.p.a., while actively involved in HOSA, FCA, Letter Women’s Club, SADD, Prom Committee, NHS and mission trips.

Personal
Daughter of Geovanny Rodriguez and Itress Tackett on November 24, 1998…Has one full-sister, Vanesa, and two half siblings, Lily and Abby…Majoring in Nutritional Sciences.