University of Massachusets Athletics
2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Rodrigues, Loeden
Loeden Rodrigues
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marblehead, Mass.
- High School:
- Marblehead
Bio
2024-25
Cross Country: Competed in three meets, scoring once … Claimed 79th overall (25:40.4) at the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships (11/2) … Took fourth for the Minutemen and 26th overall (26:33.3) at the Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup (10/12) … Earned 25th overall (19:44.22) at the Ken O’Brien Minutemen Invitational (8/31).
2023-2024
Cross Country: Earned 3rd place in the 6k with a new personal record of 18:59.9 minutes at the Ken O’Brien Minutemen Invitational (9/2)... Placed 5th for the Minutemen and 29th overall in the 8k with a time of 26:41.1 minutes at the NEICAAA Cross Country Championships (10/7)... Placed 5th for the Minutemen and 31st overall in the 8k with a new personal record of 26:41.1 minutes at the A10 Cross Country Championships (10/28)... Placed 6th for the Minutemen and 125th overall in the 10k with a new personal record of 31:44.1 minutes at the NCAA D1 Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/10).
Indoor: Earned 3rd place in the 3000 meter run and set a new personal record with a time of 8:19.98 minutes at the Boston University Battle in Beantown (1/20)... Earned 2nd place in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:24.81 minutes at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27)... Placed 4th in the 5000 meter run with a new personal record of 14:20.88 minutes and earned his name in the record book as 2nd all-time indoor at the A10 Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/23-24).
Outdoor: Competed in 3 meets for the Minutemen.
2022-23
Cross Country: Raced in six meets, scoring in four … Capped the scoring for the Minutemen in 121st with a time of 32:01.3 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/11) … Finished 48th overall and second for UMass at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/29) in 25:26.9 … Placed 28th (25:38) at the New England Championships (10/8) … Took second for the Minutemen in 258th overall (25:01.8), scoring for the second time on the season at the Paul Short Run (9/30) … Was 15th overall as UMass' No. 3 runner (26:37.80) at the UVM Invitational (9/3).
Indoor: Claimed eighth place in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:35.3 at the New England Championship (2/2-3) … Raced the 11th place in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:40.44 Riverhawk Invitational (1/28)
2021-22
Cross Country: Ran in four meets, scoring in three … Placed fourth for UMass and 150th overall at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/12) with a time of 33:48 … Finished second for the Minutemen and 66th overall at the Princeton Invitational (10/17) in 25:44 … Took fifth as UMass’ No. 2 finisher at the Ken O’Brien Minuteman Invitational (9/11) with a time of 19:43.
Outdoor: Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Took 157th in the 5,000-meter run
with a time of 14:45.20 at the Raleigh Relays (3/24-26). Indoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter run at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) … Competed in the mile for the Minutemen at the Valentine Invitational (2/12).
Before UMass: Graduated from Marblehead High School in 2021 … Won nine varsity letters … Helped Marblehead to Northeastern Conference titles in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and a 2020 MSTCA Cup D1 runner-up showing … Tabbed 2020 Massachusetts Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year … Selected as 2020 USA Today High School Sports Awards Massachusetts XC Runner of the Year … Honored as Boston Globe and Boston Herald XC All-Scholastic performer in 2019 and 2020 … Named 2020 Item XC Player of the Year and 2020 Salem News XC Runner of the Year.
Personal: Born Loeden Thayer Rodrigues … Son of Gerrick and Laurie-Sue Rodrigues … Has one sibling, Colette … Intends to major in Building and Construction T
Cross Country: Competed in three meets, scoring once … Claimed 79th overall (25:40.4) at the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships (11/2) … Took fourth for the Minutemen and 26th overall (26:33.3) at the Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup (10/12) … Earned 25th overall (19:44.22) at the Ken O’Brien Minutemen Invitational (8/31).
2023-2024
Cross Country: Earned 3rd place in the 6k with a new personal record of 18:59.9 minutes at the Ken O’Brien Minutemen Invitational (9/2)... Placed 5th for the Minutemen and 29th overall in the 8k with a time of 26:41.1 minutes at the NEICAAA Cross Country Championships (10/7)... Placed 5th for the Minutemen and 31st overall in the 8k with a new personal record of 26:41.1 minutes at the A10 Cross Country Championships (10/28)... Placed 6th for the Minutemen and 125th overall in the 10k with a new personal record of 31:44.1 minutes at the NCAA D1 Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/10).
Indoor: Earned 3rd place in the 3000 meter run and set a new personal record with a time of 8:19.98 minutes at the Boston University Battle in Beantown (1/20)... Earned 2nd place in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:24.81 minutes at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27)... Placed 4th in the 5000 meter run with a new personal record of 14:20.88 minutes and earned his name in the record book as 2nd all-time indoor at the A10 Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/23-24).
Outdoor: Competed in 3 meets for the Minutemen.
2022-23
Cross Country: Raced in six meets, scoring in four … Capped the scoring for the Minutemen in 121st with a time of 32:01.3 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/11) … Finished 48th overall and second for UMass at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/29) in 25:26.9 … Placed 28th (25:38) at the New England Championships (10/8) … Took second for the Minutemen in 258th overall (25:01.8), scoring for the second time on the season at the Paul Short Run (9/30) … Was 15th overall as UMass' No. 3 runner (26:37.80) at the UVM Invitational (9/3).
Indoor: Claimed eighth place in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:35.3 at the New England Championship (2/2-3) … Raced the 11th place in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:40.44 Riverhawk Invitational (1/28)
2021-22
Cross Country: Ran in four meets, scoring in three … Placed fourth for UMass and 150th overall at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/12) with a time of 33:48 … Finished second for the Minutemen and 66th overall at the Princeton Invitational (10/17) in 25:44 … Took fifth as UMass’ No. 2 finisher at the Ken O’Brien Minuteman Invitational (9/11) with a time of 19:43.
Outdoor: Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Took 157th in the 5,000-meter run
with a time of 14:45.20 at the Raleigh Relays (3/24-26). Indoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter run at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) … Competed in the mile for the Minutemen at the Valentine Invitational (2/12).
Before UMass: Graduated from Marblehead High School in 2021 … Won nine varsity letters … Helped Marblehead to Northeastern Conference titles in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and a 2020 MSTCA Cup D1 runner-up showing … Tabbed 2020 Massachusetts Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year … Selected as 2020 USA Today High School Sports Awards Massachusetts XC Runner of the Year … Honored as Boston Globe and Boston Herald XC All-Scholastic performer in 2019 and 2020 … Named 2020 Item XC Player of the Year and 2020 Salem News XC Runner of the Year.
Personal: Born Loeden Thayer Rodrigues … Son of Gerrick and Laurie-Sue Rodrigues … Has one sibling, Colette … Intends to major in Building and Construction T
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