Ka kammala wannan jumla: Kafin ya koma SDSU, Rod ya yi aiki a matsayin mai gudu. Babban nasarorin da ya samu shine lashe gasar Olympic na 2000 da kuma zama dan wasa daya tilo da ya wakilci Amurka a gasar Olympics ta 2000.
marathon a wasannin Olympics na shekara ta 2000 a Sydney. DeHaven kuma shine mai riƙe da rikodin hanya don Naples Half Marathon, tare da lokacin 1:03:12 da aka kafa a 2000.