2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
2021-22
Indoor
• Competed in two events during the indoor season
• Top performances included running 14:58.87 in the 5000m (Aurora Grand Prix) and 8:51.82 in the 3000m (Aurora Grand Prix)
• Top finish was first in the 5000m (14:58.87) at the Aurora Grand Prix
• Part of 4x1000m relay team which finished ninth at the WAC Indoor Championships (11:09.16), running with Kevin Castruita, Wesley Keith and Lance Hubert
Outdoor
• Competed in five events during the outdoor season
• Top performances included running 14:58.56 in the 5000m (Carl Knight Invitational), 2:10.79 in the 800m (Carl Knight Invitational) and 31:36.44 in the 10000m (WAC Outdoor Championships)
• Top finish was first in the 5000m (15:34.25) at the Sycamore Open
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 – 26:03
Track & Field
1500m – 4:15
3000m – 9:02
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