2021 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2021 Cross Country
• Cougars top finisher in each meet during the season
• Posted CSU’s second fastest 8K time at the WAC Championship, clocking in at 25:30.0
• Finished 12th (25:56.9, 8K) at the Walt Crawford invitational hosted by Eastern Illinois
• Placed fourth (25:39.2, 8K) at Bradley Pink Classic hosted by Bradley University
• Finished 110th (27:33.1, 8K) at the Auto Owners Spartan Invitational hosted by Michigan State
• Placed 81st (25:46.5, 8,000m) at the Gans Creek Classic hosted by the University of Missouri
• Placed 51st (25:35.0, 8K) at the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship, recording the second fastest time in program history
2020-21
• Competed in the 10,000m (35:25.43) at WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Placed 17th in the 10,000m
• Competed in the 1500m (4:18.12) at the Bob Harris Open hosted by Notre Dame
Placed fourth in the 1500m
• Competed in the 3000m (9:02.64) at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational hosted by the University of Miami
Placed second in the 3000m
• Competed in the 1500m (4:15.12) at the Joey Haines Invitational hosted by Southeast Missouri
Placed 46th in the 1500m
• University Honor Roll, 2020-2021
• Provost’s Honor Roll, 2020-2021
• College of Arts & Sciences, Departmental Honor and Merit Awards, 2019-2020 Certificate of Merit: Computer Science
• Academic All-WAC
Personal
• Born: Cuenca
• Hometown: Chicago
• High School: Von Steuben
• Athletic Honors: Qualified for regional and sectionals all four years in high school, only runner on the cross country team to place in City championships all four years. Invited to the Nike Northside/Southside meet (junior year), and received the Student Athlete Award for maintaining a 3.5 GPA for two consecutive years
• Club team: Flying Squirrels running club
• Nicknames: Jonny
• Major: Computer science
• Family: Parents Angel Fernandez and Rocio Bunay, brother George Fernandez
• Interests Away from Sports: Video Game Emulation
• Most Influenced Your Athletic Career: My high school coaches, constantly motivated me and pushed me to be better not only in my sport but also in school as well
• Favorite Food: Pizza
• Anything Else Unique: Went viral on May 7, 2018, on Flotrack Instagram page
Personal Bests
Cross Country
8k – 25:35
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