Rodriguez leads the US girls cross country pack

September 28, 2025 9:30 am
Mercer Island High School junior Sophia Rodriguez crosses the finish line in first place with the fastest 5,000-meter girls cross country time in the nation with a personal record of 16:10 on Sept. 20 at the Mook XC Invite at Alderbrook Golf Course near Tillamook, Oregon. She also set the course record and broke the Washington state record. Photo courtesy of Scott Knoblich
Mercer Island High School junior Sophia Rodriguez crosses the finish line in first place with the fastest 5,000-meter girls cross country time in the nation with a personal record of 16:10 on Sept. 20 at the Mook XC Invite at Alderbrook Golf Course near Tillamook, Oregon. She also set the course record and broke the Washington state record. Photo courtesy of Scott Knoblich

Mercer Island High School junior Sophia Rodriguez crosses the finish line in first place with the fastest 5,000-meter girls cross country time in the nation with a personal record of 16:10 on Sept. 20 at the Mook XC Invite at Alderbrook Golf Course near Tillamook, Oregon. She also set the course record and broke the Washington state record. Photo courtesy of Scott Knoblich