Prior to UTSA
Transfer from Baylor … earned All-Big 12 Conference honors after helping the distance medley relay team to a sixth-place finish in 10:16.90 in 2021 … finished third in the 2022 TCU Invitational 800 meters with a career-best time of 1:55.29 … clocked a PB of 1:14.46 in the 600m at the Texas Tech Shootout in 2021 … eight-time letterwinner in cross country (4) and track and field (4) for Temple High School … currently holds the school record in the 3200-meter run, set his freshmen year … Most Valuable Runner in cross country 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Most Valuable Distance Runner in track & field in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … district champion in the 800 meters in 2019 … Academic All-District selection in 2019 … posted prep bests of 1:56 in the 800m, 4:32 in the 1600m, 10:04 in the 3,200m, 15:50 in the 3-mile and 16:19 in the 5k.
Personal
Born Dec. 20, 2001, in Temple, Texas … son of Jesse and Andrea Hernandez … has a sister, Jazmin.