Mark Rodriguez Award NEC Rookie of the Week Week Of 9/28/2022 Sport Men's Cross Country School Central Connecticut State University Year Freshman Position Hometown Cromwell, CT High School Cromwell Rodriguez placed 19th among 165 runners at the Ted Owen Invitational clocking in at 26:58. On Saturday, the rookie Blue Devil placed third among all freshman on the 8K course contributing to CCSU's first-place finish in the 13-team field.