Sophia Rodriguez, 14, was selected to be featured on a Times Square Billboard just before setting a new world record in the two-mile at the Armory in New York City.
Dreams Derailed. More than a decade ago, three states banned undocumented students from public colleges. For the post-DACA generation, the toll has been steeper. Correction, March 24, 2023, 6:48pm: This article.
(New York, NY) An eighth grader from Pennsylvania has set a new two-mile world record. Sophia Rodriguez clocked a time of ten minutes, 20-point-68 seconds to surpass the old record for her Under 14 class. The feat came as she competed late last week at the Nike Indoor Nationals in New York City. During the cross country season, Rodriguez also won the Pennsylvania state