Track and Field
2013 Indoor
? Finished third with season-best mile run of 5:11.72 at IPFW Quadrangular (Jan. 26)
? Earned fourth-place finish in 3,000m run at CMU Open (Jan. 11)
? Ran season-best 10:16.02 in 3,000m at YSU National Invitational (Feb. 1)
2012 Outdoor:
? Placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:01.77 at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge (March 31)
2012 Indoor:
? Earned runner-up finish in the 3,000-meter run at the IPFW Quadrangular Meet (Jan. 28)
? Finished third at the Chip Invite in the 3,000-meter run (Jan. 13)
? Ran season-best time of 10:30.99 in the 3,000-meter run at the Youngstown State National Invitational (Feb. 3)
2010 Outdoor Track:
? Finished third in the 3000-meter run at the Toledo Invitational (4/30)
? Took a top-10 finish in the steeplechase at the EMU Twilight Meet (4/17) with a time of 12:39.29
2010 Indoor Track:
? Finished third in her heat in the 3,000 run (10:48.80) at the EMU Open (1/9)
? Had an additional top-10 finish
Cross Country
2011
? Academic All-Summit League
2009
? Competed in six meets for the Golden Grizzlies
? Recorded two top-10 5K finishes, with a seventh place mark (19:37) at the Golden Grizzly Open (9/5) and a sixth place finish (19:42.51) at the IPFW Invitational (9/12)
? Finished in the top-20 at the SVSU Cardinal Invite (9/25) with a time of 23:41.50
? Ran a season-best 6K at the Falcon Invitational (10/17) with a time of 23:33.00
? Finished in the top half of the pack at the NCAA Regional (11/14) with a time of 24:01.08.
2008
? Competed in five meets for the Golden Grizzlies
? Finished in 11th at the Golden Grizzly Open (Aug. 30) with a 5K time of 20:10
? Later on, set a new season-best in the 5K at the Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 3) with a time of 19:10, shavinga whole minute off her Oakland debut.
Rodes[apos] Career Bests:
5K - 19:10 (2008)
6K - 23:18.5 (2008)
High School:
? Two-year letterwinner under coach Nick Stration
? Helped her team to the county and regional championships in 2007 as a senior
? Also assisted her team in taking the championship title at the Spartan Invitational in 2007 as a senior
? Earned all-region honors in 2006 and 2007 as a junior and senior
? Also earned all-league and all-county accolades as a senior
? Was awarded the Most Consistent Runner award as a junior and senior by her coach
? Also earned two letters in track and served as captain her senior year
? Ran a leg in the regional champion 3200-meter relay in as a senior
? Also holds the school record in the 3200 relay
? Earned all-region honors as a senior
? Was awarded the sportsmanship award by her coach as senior
? Also earned three letters in figure skating and is a member of the synchronized skating team at the Detroit Skating Club.
Personal:
Full Name:Jami Pauline Rode
Birthdate:February 22, 1990
Parents:Thomas and Kathleen Rode
Brothers/Sisters:Kaleb
Major:
Physical Therapy