Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2013-14: First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American. CROSS COUNTRY: First Team All-Conference performer as a junior, finishing second at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9) in 25:08.08, becoming the seventh-fastest Eagle in program history…third Eagle finisher at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 23) at 26:09.35…earned Academic All-Conference and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors. INDOOR: Became an NAIA All-American with his Distance Medley relay teammates when they finished sixth at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 6) in a school-record time of 10:02.42…also ran in the 4x800m relay at the NAIA Indoor National Championships as the team posted a 7:47.77 for 12^th place…won three events at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22), including the 4x800m relay (7:52.45), the 1,000m (2:31.46) and the 800m (1:58.85). OUTDOOR: Part of the 4x800m relay squad that qualified for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 22) where they finished in 7:42.14…All-Sun Conference performer in the 4x800m relay and the 1,500m, finishing first (7:53.79) and second (3:59.05), respectively…Academic All-Sun Conference and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete selection.

2012-13: Third team CoSIDA Academic All-American. CROSS COUNTRY: First team All-Sun Conference runner…finished third overall at The Sun Conference Championship (Nov. 3) in 26:21.24…time of 25:09.41 at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20) made him the sixth-fastest Eagle in school history…never finished lower than third on the Embry-Riddle squad…second ERAU finisher at the NAIA National Championship (Nov. 17) in a time of 26:41. INDOOR: Ran the 1000m at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships (Mar. 2), posting a time of 2:36.72...competed in five meets for the Blue and Gold...won the 1000m run at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 16) with a career-best time of 2:30.30...posted a collegiate-best 4:20.36 in the Mile at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 9). OUTDOOR: Finished 11th at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships (May 25) in the 1500m run in 3:54.82...two-time All-Sun Conference performer with first-place finishes in the 1500m (4:15.08) and the 4x800m relay (7:54.73) at The Sun Conference Championships (Apr. 22).

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets…finished 19th overall at the USF Invitational (Sept. 9) in 26:39.20, a personal best time…ran a 27:32 mark at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 19), the fifth Eagle finisher in the race. INDOOR: Ran in both the distance medley relay and 1000m at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar. 3), with his DMR team posting a season-best time of 10:15.13…posted a 2:33.35 in the 1000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 11), placing him fifth amongst mostly NCAA I competition…his best Mile time of the winter came at the Florida Gator Invitational (Jan. 22) when he ran a 4:30.90 to finish fifth overall. OUTDOOR: Earned All-America honors as part of the Eagles’ 4x800m relay team that finished fourth at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 26)…All-Sun Conference runner in both the 5000m (15:52.85) and the 1500m (4:01.22) at The Sun Conference Championships (May 23).

PREP: Graduated from Hoover High School in 2011…ran for four seasons under coach Travis Ackerman…first team All-Federal League during his junior and senior seasons…first team All-Stark County (2009-10)…Academic All-Ohio in 2010…served as his team’s captain during his senior campaign….helped his team win back-to-back Federal League titles in 2009 and 2010, while leading them to a fifth place finish in the region in both years.

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 12, 1993 in Canton, Ohio…son of Linda and Salvador Hernandez…majoring in Aeronautics…member of Army ROTC...member of the National Honor Society…volunteered his time at the Military Aviation Preservation Society and the Stark County Humane Society.