Michael Rodgers
Event: 100m
Height: 5-9
Weight: 167
PR: 9.85 (2011)
Born: 04/24/1985
Current Residence: Round Rock, Texas
High School: Berkeley (HS) in St. Louis, Mo.
College: Oklahoma Baptist University ‘06
Coach: Darryl Woodson
Agent: Tony Campbell
Sponsor: Nike
Club:
USA Championships
3rd at 2011 USA Outdoor 100m (9.99)
Two-time USA Indoor 60m champion - 2008 (6.54); 2011 (6.46)
2010 USA Indoor 60m runner-up (6.52)
2009 USA Outdoor 100m champion (9.91w)
International Championships
2010 World Indoor 60m silver medalist (6.53)
Member of Team USA in the 100m at 2011 World Outdoor Championships
Collegiate Championships/Honors
Four-time NAIA champion
About Michael
Michael has found some of the better results of his career competing at the Nike Prefontaine Classic. In 2011, Rodgers ran a personal best time at the meet and was the second fastest by an American that year. In 2009, he bested a field while included former world record holder in Jamaica's Asafa Powell. Rogers won NAIA individual titles competing for Oklahoma Baptist and owned the top 60m time in the world in 2011. He was dangerously close to quitting the sport before meeting his current coach, Darryl Woodson, while ordering a hot dog at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships, who convinced him they should work together.
Results
2011: 3rd at USA Outdoors (9.99)... 2nd at Pre Classic (9.85)... 2nd at Shanghai (10.01)... 3rd at Birmingham (10.13)... 3rd at Lignano (10.09)... 3rd at Monaco (9.96)... 2nd at Millrose Games (6.56)... 1st at US Indoors (6.46)
2010: 2010 World Indoors 60m silver medalist (6.53)...runner-up at USA Indoors (6.52)…Did not compete at USA Outdoors...6th at Rieti (10.00)... 1st in Rio de Janeiro (10.06)…6th at Stockholm (10.21).
2009: USA Outdoor champ (9.91w)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (9.94PR)…5th in semifinal at World Outdoors (10.04)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (9.93w)…2nd at Belem (10.01) and 2nd in 200m (20.24)…1st at Rio (10.08)…1st at Millrose (6.51)…1st at Reebok BIG (6.58)
2008: 7th at Olympic Trials (10.01)…4th at World Indoors (6.57)…USA Indoor 60m champ (6.54)…1st at Cal Invite (10.06)…4th at Kingston (10.12)…4th at Reebok Grand Prix (10.11)…3rd at Stockholm (10.06)
2007: 3rd in heats (10.10), 6th in semis (10.40) at USA Outdoors…NAIA Outdoor 100m champion (10.21), 2nd in 200 (20.95)…NAIA Indoor 60m champion (6.69)…1st in Heusden (10.17)
2006: 7th in opening round at USA Outdoors (10.41)…NAIA 200m champ…runner-up in 100m at NAIA Outdoor Champs
2005: 8th in semis at USA Outdoors (10.37)
USA/World Rankings and Personal Bests
2011: Indoor 60m - No. 1 in the USA, No. 1 in the world (6.48); 200m - No. 12 in the USA (20.97); Outdoor 100m - No. 2 in the USA, No. 5 in the world (9.85); 200m - 20.68
2010: Indoor 60m - No. 2 in the USA, No. 3 in the world (6.52); Outdoor 100m - No. 7 in the USA, No. 16 in the world (10.0); 200m - No. 20 in the USA (20.55)
2009: Indoor 60m - No. 1 in the USA, No. 2 in the world (6.51); 200m - No. 5 in the USA (20.83); Outdoor 100m - No. 4 in the USA, No. 10 in the world (9.94); 200m - No. 6 in the USA, No. 14 in the world (20.24)
2008: Indoor 60m - No. 1 in the USA, No. 4 in the world (6.54); Outdoor 100m - No. 13 in the USA (10.06)
2007: Outdoor 100m - No. 12 in the USA (10.10)
2006: Indoor 60m - No. 20 in the USA (6.64); Outdoor 100m (10.29)