Cash Rodriguez

Position:
Throws
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Liberty
Prev School:
Duke

A graduate transfer from Duke University, where she earned a BS in biology with minors in chemistry and evolutionary anthropology in 2021.

2023 T&F: Second-team All-ACC in the javelin for the second consecutive year ... Finished fifth at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 48.51m (159-2) ... Posted a personal-best javelin throw of 50.09m to finish fourth at the Raleigh Relays ... Took second place in with a throw of 46.93m at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Earned a trip to the NCAA East First Round and finished 34th there with a javelin throw of 43.90m.

AT DUKE
Honors: 2021 All-ACC Second Team (Javelin, Outdoor), 2021 All-ACC Academic Team (Outdoor)

2020-21 T&F: Made her season debut with a throw of 45.16m (148-2 feet) to finish in eighth place in the javelin at the Raleigh Relays (3/25) ... Turned in a season-best fourth place finish with a throw of 40.56m (133-1 feet) in the javelin at the Virginia Invitational (4/3) ... Set the fifth best mark in program history in the javelin, recording a throw of 49.61m (162-9 feet) to finish third at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/10) ... Took home eighth in the javelin with a throw of 43.85 (143-10 feet) at the Virginia Challenge (4/17) ... Finished fourth in the javelin with a toss of 45.72m (150-0 feet) at Duke Twilight (5/3) ... Secured All-ACC honors for the first time, finishing fifth in the javelin with a throw of 47.27m (155-1 feet) at the ACC Outdoor Championships and helped the Blue Devil women win their first ACC Championship (5/14) ... Competed in her first regional, taking 47th in the javelin with a throw of 40.06m (131-5 feet) at the NCAA East Regional (5/27).

2019-20 T&F: Did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19 T&F: Joined the track & field program as a thrower for the 2018-19 season ... Made her Blue Devil track & field debut with a throw of 43.72 (143-5 feet) in the javelin to take fourth place at the HPU Vertklasse Meeting (3/23) ... Finished 15th in the javelin with a throw of 39.23m (128-8 feet) at the Raleigh Relays (3/30) ... Took fourth place in the javelin with a throw of 41.04m (134-8 feet) at the Battle of the Blues (4/6) ... Earned a seventh place finish in the javelin with a toss of 39.86m (130-9 feet) at the Duke Invitational (4/20) .. Took home fifth place in the javelin with a throw of 41.90m (137-6 feet) at the Virginia Grand Prix (4/26) ... Competed in the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/9 - 5/11) for the first time, taking 10th in the javelin with a season best throw of 43.99m (144-4 feet).

DUKE SOFTBALL

2018 (Softball): Appeared in 51 games, starting in 41 contests with 24 coming in the outfield and 14 at second base … Finished the season with two hits, seven runs scored and drew two walks and stole a pair of bases … Recorded her first hit in the Blue Devils' first ACC contest in program history, tallying a single at North Carolina on March 9 … Went 1-for-2 against Campbell (May 6) in the final regular season contest of Duke's inaugural campaign.

High School/Travel Ball: A standout for four seasons with head coach Jim Portese and the Liberty High School Patriots … named First Team All-Southeast Division in 2015 … tabbed All-Sunrise Team in 2016 and 2017 … led the Patriots to playoff appearances in all four seasons, winning a league championship in 2015 and a regional runner-up finish in 2016 … hit above .300 all four seasons for the Patriots, including a scorching .378 her junior year and .366 her senior campaign … with her help, the Patriots captured 20-plus wins in 2016 and 2017 … saw action on two travel ball squads over her career, playing for head coach Rick Christopher and the Girl Sox from 2011-12 and coaches Christopher and Gordie Mark from 2012-17 with the Lil’ Rebels … captured eight total championships in her career: ASA 14U Southwest Showdown, USA 14U Gift 4 Kids, ASA 14U Winter Classic, ASA 14U Nevada State (back-to-back), ASA 16U Southwest Showdown, ASA 16U Winter Classic and ASA 16U Valentine’s Day Blast … made four appearances in the PGF Nationals (2013-16) … finished in third place out of 48 teams in the ASA 16U Champions Cup … earned a fifth-place showing at the ASA/USA National Championships (121-team bracket) … ranked No. 16 nationally by Goldfastpitch.com … made an appearance in the 2016 TSC Nationals … also earned an appearance in the 2016 USSSA Elite Select Nationals … was also a member of the varsity volleyball and bowling squads … competed for the LHS volleyball program her final three years of high school as an outside hitter/opposite … was a three-year member of the bowling team and was the team’s anchor (last bowler) … the team qualified for the state championships all three years (2015-17), while she earned individual berths in 2016 and 2017 … LHS captured the 2017 Bowling State Championship … named the Valedictorian of her class, showcasing her domination in the classroom … member of the Nevada All-State Academic Team from 2013-17 and was named a scholar-athlete in the same span … earned High Honors, along with an Advanced Honors Diploma … was also an Advanced Placement Scholar.

Personal: Ashleigh "Cash" Rodriguez was born in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Feb. 25, 1999 ... The daughter of Vidal and Kathryn Rodriguez … Has a brother, Alston Rodriguez … Is extremely musically inclined … Learned to play the classical, acoustic and electric guitars at age six … Played in a band at a music school at age seven, where she picked up drums … Recorded a song in a recording studio with her band at age eight and performed it on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas … Later learned how to play the stand-up bass and electric bass … Can complete the 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 Rubik’s cubes.