Carol Ann Rodríguez (born 26 December 1985) is a Puerto Rican sprinter. Her mother is 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.

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 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.All time women's performers

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 Representing 2004Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U-20)Coatzacoalcos, Mexico3rd100 m11.73 (+0.6 m/s)5th200 m24.24 w (+2.7 m/s)2nd4 × 400 m3:44.872005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas15th (h)100 m12.11 (+0.4 m/s)2006NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic3rd100 m11.40 (+1.0 m/s)3rd200 m23.27 (+0.5 m/s)2007NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador3rd100 m11.47 (-0.3 m/s)4th (h)1200 m23.31 w (+2.5 m/s)Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil15th (sf)100 m11.78 (+0.6 m/s)4th4 × 100 m43.812008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia13th (h)400 m53.64 A4th4 × 100 m44.34 AOlympic GamesBeijing, China40th (h)200 m24.07 (-0.4 m/s)36th (h)400 m53.082009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba 3rd100 m11.38 (+0.8 m/s)4th200 m23.61 (-1.2 m/s)5th4 × 100 m44.08World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany32nd (h)100 m11.64 (-0.1 m/s)29th (h)200 m23.54 (+0.1 m/s)2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain4th100 m11.57 (+0.1 m/s)3rd200 m23.54 (+0.5 m/s) —4 × 100 mDQ —4 × 400 mDQCentral American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico4th100 m11.56 (0.0 m/s)2nd200 m23.37 (-0.9 m/s) —4 × 100 mDQ2011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico12th (h)200 m23.98 (+0.1 m/s) —4 × 100 mDNF2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom17th (sf)400 m52.082013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico6th200 m23.69 A (-0.6 m/s)7th400 m53.81 A4th4 × 400 m3:38.13 A2014World RelaysNassau, Bahamas12th (B)4 × 100 m43.99Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico4th4 × 100 m44.33 A2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada6th4 × 400 m3:33.16NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rd (sf)200 m23.85 (-0.4 m/s)6th400 m53.612nd4 × 100 m43.512016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2nd400 m52.461st4 × 100 m43.55 1: Did not start in the final.

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