Joe Rodriguez

Joe is a volunteer with the Runners Rising Project. Joe is a cyber security professional working in San Antonio and a proud UTSA alum.

A conversation with Siena Guttadauro of Women’s basketball

By / March 5, 2023

Siena Guttadauro is a freshman guard on the women’s basketball team. Siena is from San Jose California where she attended Archbishop Mitty High School. Siena was part of the Monarchs 2020 Northern California Championship team and played club/travel basketball as part of the San Jose Cagers. Siena sat down to talk to the Runners Rising Project team as part of a NIL deal with her. Topics discussed: The Runners Rising Team would like to thank Siena for chatting with us! Be sure to follow Siena on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/SienaGuttadauro IF you enjoy this type of content and want to ask questions for …

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A conversation with Mia Krusinski of UTSA Soccer

By / February 2, 2023

UTSA Women’s soccer are the Conference USA champions for 2022. The talented ladies had a phenomenal run in the conference tournament that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina this last November. Defending the goal for UTSA was Mia Krusinski, a red-shirt sophomore goalkeeper from nearby Dallas, Texas. Mia saved 4 goal attempts in the championship game against FAU, earning her a spot on the All-tournament team. Prior to UTSA, Mia spent time at Florida Gulf Coast University before transferring back to her home state. Winning is very familiar to Krusinski. In high school she was a two-time state champion and …

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A conversation with Kevorian Barnes of UTSA Football

By / January 31, 2023

By now every UTSA football fan knows the name Kevorian Barnes. Barnes had a breakout season for UTSA after starting the year as the fourth running back on the depth chart. Kevorian finished the season with 857 yards and six rushing touchdowns and was selected as this year’s Conference USA Freshman of the Year. The future looks bright for Barnes as he hopes to continue to improve as UTSA transitions to the AAC next season. Prior to UTSA, Barnes was a standout at San Augustine High School in East Texas. In his four years at the high school level, Kevorian …

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A Conversation with Frankie Martinez of UTSA football

By / November 8, 2022

Frankie Martinez really needs no introduction. The UTSA football walk-on turned starting left tackle for UTSA this year, Frankie has quickly become a fan favorite. His ‘next man up’ mentality has allowed him to step into the starting lineup when the team really needed him this year after several injuries on the offensive line. Coach Traylor couldn’t say enough about Frankie and the contributions he’s made to the team in 2022. He’s done this all the while going to school, paying out of pocket for it, and working odd jobs to get by. Is there anything Frankie can’t do?!? In …

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A conversation with Mekaila Aupiu of UTSA Volleyball

By / January 12, 2023

Mekaila Aupiu is sophomore setter on the UTSA women’s volleyball team. Prior to UTSA Mekaila played at Klein Collins High school in Houston. She was also a member of the Houston Skyline club team. Mekaila started all four years at Klein Collins and won several awards from the GHVCA as well as several all-academic honors. At the club volleyball level, Mekaila owns the all-time record for the Houston Skyline with over 3,000 assists. As a freshman at UTSA, she played in 40 of 87 sets, had the second highest assists (185), averaged 4.62 per set, had 59 digs (1.48 per …

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Q&A with Kyra White of UTSA Basketball

By / October 25, 2022

Kyra White is Junior transfer from USC on the women’s basketball team. She’s a San Antonio native and played her high school basketball at Converse Judson. In high school she was a three-time all-state honoree and helped Judson win the 2019 6A state championship. While at Southern California Kyra played in 77 games and started 22 times. She scored 138 points, posted 131 rebounds, 49 steals, 127 assists, and 25 blocks. Kyra took some time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions for the Runners Rising Project. See the full Q&A below. If you enjoy this type of …

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A conversation with Kelsey Carpenter of UTSA Volleyball

By / September 15, 2022

Kelsey is a Junior, 6’2″ outside hitter on the UTSA volleyball team. She came to UTSA from Midlothian, Texas, where she attended Midlothian Heritage High School. Kelsey has seen action in both her freshman and sophomore years and looks to play a larger role this season. Last season Kelsey had 57 kills and 12 blocks in 45 or 87 sets. Kelsey also takes care of business off the court, being named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll the last two years. Be sure to check out Kelsey and the Volleyball team this season! Topics discussed: Tournament volleyball Getting to …

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Brenden Brady’s college journey: The comeback

By / November 4, 2022

Coming out of high-school I had been one of the better running backs in the state and was highly recruited. I had some success throughout my time at Steele HS and was fortunate enough to be selected to play in the 2018 Army All-American game. I stayed fairly healthy and hadn’t had much adversity when it came to life in general, let alone on the football field. I had my fair share of scholarships but ultimately decided it was best to stay home and help build a young UTSA football program up. Little did I know it would be a …

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A Conversation with Camryn Robillard of UTSA Softball

By / June 26, 2022

The Runners Rising Project recently interviewed Camryn Robillard. Camryn is a freshman infielder from Cedar Park, Texas where she attended Vista Ridge High School. She’s coming off a stellar year for UTSA softball earning a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman team. She batted .255 with 37 hits, 25 RBIs, 67 total bases, and 32 runs on 145 at bats. The sky is the limit for Camryn going into her sophomore year. UTSA fans should keep an eye on her the next few years at UTSA. Camryn sat down with the Runners Rising team to talk about her first year …

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