Hector Hernandez

Position:
Middle Distance
Class:
Senior
High School:
Killeen Ellison
Hometown:
Killeen, Texas

2013 (FRESHMAN): Set a personal best of 1:48.42 during the NCAA West preliminary rounds to advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon … His career best time places him at No. 7 on the Aggie all-time list … Placed fourth in the SEC final of the 800 with a then PR of 1:48.62 … Won 800 at LSU Alumni Gold Invitational with a 1:49.35 … Finished third in 800 at Oregon Pepsi Team Invitational with a 1:49.92 … Opened the outdoor season with a 47.30 for third in the 400 at Arizona State’s Baldy Castillo Invitational … Member of 4x800 relay that placed second at Texas Relays in 7:31.16 as well as the distance medley that finished second in 9:41.34 … During Penn Relays, ran on sprint medley (3:21.02) that placed sixth as well as distance medley (9:48.40) that finished 10th … Indoors, placed fifth in the SEC 800 final (1:49.66) … Won the 800 at Texas A&M Invitational (1:50.54).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2012 graduate of Killeen Ellison High School in Killeen, Texas … Lettered four years in track as well as cross country … Competed in events ranging from 400 to 1,600 meters on the track … Recorded a personal best of 1:49.33 in the 800, 46.92 in the 400, 4:05 in the 1,500 and 4:18 in the 1,600 … Holds school records in the 800, 1500 and 1600 as well as 4x400 relay … 2012 State 5A champion in 800 meters with a personal best 1:49.33, which ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 4 nationally for the year … Won 2012 Region II-5A title in 800 (1:51.75) and placed seventh in 1600 (4:40.68) … Won district titles in 800 and 1600 with a 1:56.33 and 4:22.58 … Ran 1:49.91 as runner-up in the Invitational 800 at Arcadia meet in California … Placed ninth at New Balance Nationals with a 1:51.82 … As a junior in 2011, placed second in State 5A 800 final with a 1:51.35, which ranked No. 3 in Texas and No. 31 nationally … Also runner-up in Region II-5A 800 with a 1:53.12 … Finished second at district in both 800 (1:54.97) and 1600 (4:26.49) … In 2010 ran the opening leg of 4x400 relay that placed second in Region II-5A with a 3:17.46 … In the 800, placed sixth in 800 (1:58.55) at Region II-5A after running 1:57.15 in the prelims.

PERSONAL: Hector Hernandez is the son of Efren Hernandez and Ara Casillas, born September 25, 1994 in Cayey, Puerto Rico, a mountain town located in central Puerto Rico … Has four siblings, Anamaris, Luis, Efrain, and Ikel … Both parents competed in track … Hector started competing in track at age 14 … Chose Texas A&M since it was his dream school … Majoring in Microbiology.