Isai Rodriguez (born March 13, 1998) is an American

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. He competed in track for his local high school in

Ringwood, Oklahoma Ringwood is a town in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 401 at the 2020 census, down from 497 in 2010. The town was given its name because it was once ringed by woods from northwest to southeast.Peterson-Veatch, Ross"Ring ...

and collegiately for the

Oklahoma State Cowboys The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University, located in Stillwater. The program's mascot is a cowboy named Pistol Pete. Oklahoma State participates at the National ...

, graduating in spring 2023 as a multiple-time All American in both track and cross-country. He won the gold medal in the

10,000 m The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...

at the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games (), officially the XIX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 Novem ...

Personal bests

Outdoor *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

– 3:44.65 (Fayetteville 2023) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...

– 7:58.57 (Ames, IA 2022) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

– 13:41.02 (Oxford, MS 2021) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...

– 27:52.92 (Eugene, OR 2021) Indoor *

Mile The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a imperial unit, British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of Unit of length, le ...

– 4:05.64 (Fayetteville 2019) *

– 7:54.33 (Seattle 2019) *

– 13:25.84 (Boston 2022)

References

1998 births Living people American male middle-distance runners American male long-distance runners Oklahoma State Cowboys track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) Oklahoma State University alumni People from Enid, Oklahoma 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub