Mike Rodgers

Not to be confused with Michael E. Rodgers.

Mike Rodgers
Mike Rodgers at the 2014 DécaNation
Personal information
Full nameMichael Rodgers
NationalityAmerican
Born (1985-04-24) April 24, 1985 (age 39)
St. Louis, Missouri[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Weight178 lb (81 kg)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
EventSprinting
College teamOklahoma Baptist Bison
Lindenwood Lions
TeamNike
Turned pro2007
Coached byDarryl Woodson[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.48 (2011)[2]
  • 100 m: 9.85 (2011)[3]
  • 200 m: 20.24 (2009)
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing the United States United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 4×100 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Doha 60 m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nassau 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Yokohama 4×100 m relay
World Indoor Tour
Winner 2016 60 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 4×100 m relay
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Marrakech 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava 4×100 m relay

Michael Rodgers (born April 24, 1985) is an American professional track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 m and the 60 m. He won the gold medal in the 100m relay in Doha 2019. He is also the Pan-Am Games Champion.

Career

Rodgers attended Berkeley High School in St. Louis, Missouri, where he ran varsity track and played varsity basketball for the Bulldogs. Later attended Lindenwood University and Oklahoma Baptist University where he was a 10-time NAIA national champion from 2005 to 2007. Rodgers still holds the NAIA Indoor 60m record with a 6.65.

In 60 meters, he became the 2008 US Indoor Champion and went on to finish fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. In the 100 meters he finished sixth at the 2008 World Athletics Final.

The start of the 2009 outdoor season saw Rodgers improve his 100 and 200 meter personal bests: at the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet in May he recorded times of 10.01 and 20.24 seconds respectively.[4] He further improved his 100 m best in June at the Prefontaine Classic, breaking the 10-second barrier for the first time with a world-leading performance of 9.94 seconds.[5]

Rodgers qualified for his first World Championships in Athletics with a win at the 2009 US Championships in June. Of his first outdoor national victory he said: "This is my year. I came here with a lot of confidence. I think I can medal in Berlin if I work hard and stay humble."[6] He reached the semi-finals at the 2009 World Championships, finishing fifth and just missing out on a place in the 100 m final. He closed the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.

The following year he turned to the 60 m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and took the silver medal behind Dwain Chambers with a run of 6.53 seconds – his first medal on the global stage.[7]

He improved up to running 9.85 at the Prefontaine classic 2011.

On July 19, 2011, he tested positive for a banned stimulant at a meeting in Italy. Rodgers claimed innocence, but accepted a provisional ban making him ineligible to participate at the World Championships in Daegu that year.[8] He and his agent, Tony Campbell, initially claimed that Rodgers accidentally ingested the stimulant in an energy drink containing the stimulant at a club in Italy.[9][10] He later accepted that he had taken a supplement called "Jack3d" which contained the stimulant methylhexanamine, a substance commonly found in nutritional supplements and energy drinks. In March 2012 he accepted a 9-month ban starting from the day his urine sample was taken, making him still eligible to participate at the USA Olympic Trials in Eugene that year.[11][12]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
60 m 6.48 A — Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. February 27, 2011 Altitude-assisted, WL[14]
100 m 9.85 +1.3 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. June 4, 2011
9.80 w +2.7 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. May 31, 2014 Wind-assisted
+2.4 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. June 27, 2014
200 m 20.24 0.0 Belém, Brazil May 24, 2009
4×100 m relay 37.10 — Doha, Qatar October 5, 2019 WL, NR[note 1]

International championship results

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes
Representing the United States United States and the Americas (Continental Cup only)
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 4th 60 m 6.57 —
DécaNation Paris, France 3rd 100 m 10.48 −0.5
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 9th 100 m 10.04 +0.2 [15]
DQ (semis) 4×100 m relay — — Passing out of zone[16][17]
DécaNation Paris, France 1st 100 m 10.10 +0.8
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 60 m 6.53 —
DécaNation Annecy, France 1st 100 m 10.13 −0.8
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd 4×100 m relay 37.66 —
DécaNation Valence, France 1st 100 m 10.21 −1.5
2014 DécaNation Angers, France 1st 100 m 10.14 +0.9
2014 Continental Cup Marrakesh, Morocco 2nd 100 m 10.04 −0.1
1st 4×100 m relay 37.97 — SB
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4×100 m relay 37.38 — CR, PB[18]
World Championships Beijing, China 5th 100 m 9.94 −0.5
DQ 4×100 m relay 37.77 — Passing out of zone[19]
DécaNation Paris, France 2nd 100 m 10.09 −0.6
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, Oregon, U.S. 6th 60 m 6.54 —
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil DQ 4×100 m relay — — Passing out of zone[20]
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4×100 m relay 38.43 —
World Championships London, England 2nd 4×100 m relay 37.52 — SB
2018 Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 4×100 m relay 38.05 — SB
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 2nd 4×100 m relay 38.07 —
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st 100 m 10.09 −0.5
3rd 4×100 m relay 38.79 —
World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th 100 m 10.12 +0.8 [21]
1st 4×100 m relay 37.10 — WL, NR[note 1]

Circuit wins

Outdoor
Indoor

National championship results

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes
Representing the Lindenwood Lions (2004–2005), Oklahoma Baptist Bison (2007), and Nike (2008–2011, 2013–2016, 2018–2019)
2004 U.S. Junior Championships College Station, Texas 5th 100 m 10.37 w +3.2 Wind-assisted[23]
6th 200 m 21.40 0.0 [24]
2005 U.S. Championships Carson, California 18th 100 m 10.37 +1.0 [25]
2006 U.S. Championships Indianapolis, Indiana 22nd 100 m 10.41 +0.4 [26]
2007 U.S. Indoor Championships Boston, Massachusetts 11th 60 m 6.74 — [27]
2007 U.S. Championships Indianapolis, Indiana 14th 100 m 10.40 −1.4 [28]
2008 U.S. Indoor Championships Boston, Massachusetts 1st 60 m 6.54 — PB[29]
2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 7th 100 m 10.01 w +4.1 Wind-assisted[30]
2009 U.S. Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 100 m 9.91 w +3.1 Wind-assisted[31]
2010 U.S. Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st 60 m 6.52 A — Altitude-assisted, SB[32]
2011 U.S. Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st 60 m 6.48 A — Altitude-assisted, WL, PB[33][14]
U.S. Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd 100 m 9.99 +1.3 [34]
2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 4th 100 m 9.94 +1.8 SB[35]
2013 U.S. Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd 100 m 9.98 +1.1 [36]
2014 U.S. Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st (heats) 60 m 6.51 A — Altitude-assisted, Q[note 2], SB[37]
U.S. Championships Sacramento, California 1st 100 m 10.07 −1.7 [38]
2015 U.S. Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd 100 m 9.97 0.0 [39]
2016 U.S. Indoor Championships Portland, Oregon 1st (heats) 60 m 6.56 — Q[note 2][40]
U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 4th 100 m 10.00 +1.6 [41]
17th 200 m 20.94 −1.1 [41]
2017 U.S. Championships Sacramento, California 6th 100 m 10.17 −0.7 [42]
2018 U.S. Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 3rd 60 m 6.50 A — Altitude-assisted, SB[43]
2018 U.S. Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st (heats) 100 m 9.89 +1.4 Q[note 2], WL, SB[44][45]
2019 U.S. Championships Des Moines, Iowa 2nd 100 m 10.12 −1.0 10.114 s
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 15th 100 m 10.23 −0.3

Seasonal bests

Year 60 meters 100 meters
2003 6.89 10.81
2004 6.86 10.63
2005 6.71 10.30
2006 6.64 10.26
2007 6.65 10.10
2008 6.54 10.06
2009 6.51 9.94
2010 6.52 10.00
2011 6.48 9.85
2012 – 9.94
2013 6.53 9.90
2014 6.51 9.91
2015 6.52 9.86
2016 6.51 9.97
2017 6.62 10.00
2018 6.50 9.89
2019 6.54 9.97
2020 6.59 10.12
2021 6.52 10.00
2022 6.55 10.19
2023 6.66 10.41


Track records

As of 9 September 2024, Rodgers holds the following track records for 100 metres.


Location Time Windspeed
m/s 		Date
Dubnica nad Váhom 9.90 + 2.5 21/08/2013
Glasgow 9.97 + 0.3 11/07/2014 Track record shared with Nickel Ashmeade (JAM)
from the same race.
Lima 10.09 – 0.5 07/08/2019
Nanjing 10.09 + 0.2 21/05/2019 Track record shared with Andre De Grasse (CAN)
from the same race.
Oxford, MS 9.96 + 1.1 23/04/2011
Plainview 10.07 0.0 21/04/2007
Prague 9.92 + 1.7 04/06/2018
Sacramento 9.80 + 2.4 27/06/2014
Tomblaine 9.96 + 2.4 08/07/2012 Track record shared with Kim Collins (SKN)
from the same race.
Uberlândia 10.08 – 1.0 20/05/2009

Notes

  1. ^ a b Shared with Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, and Noah Lyles for the USA.
  2. ^ a b c Did not start (DNS) in the semis.

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