Yvette Hernandez

Position:
Distance
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wheeling, IL
High School:
North Mesquite HS

2015-16
Track
-During outdoors, ran a season-best time of 5:38.56 in the mile run to place 20th at the John Jacobs Invitational
-Finished 21st in the 1500 meter run at both the Baylor Invitational (5:09.16) and Bobcat Classic (5:09.85)
-Ran a season-best time of 11:20.29 in the 3000 meter run to place 14th at the Baylor Invitational
-Placed 13th with a season-best time of 19:39.92 in the 5000 meter run at the UTA Invitational

2015-16
Cross Country
-Finished 81st at the C-USA Championships with a time of 20:53.5
-Placed 56th at the Baylor Twilight Invitational with a time of 16:09.7
-Finished 28th at the Ken Garland Invitational with a season high time of 19:27.98 in the 5k
-Placed 90th at the Texas A&M Invitational with a career best time of 23:01.0
-Came in 46th at the UT Invitational with a time of 20:50.7

2014-15
Track
-Placed seventh in the 800M dash at the J. D. Martin Invite (2:30.33)
-Finished eighth in the mile run (5:20.73) at the Red Raider Open
-Placed 25th in the mile run at the C-USA Indoor Championships with a time of 5:31.02
-Finished 21st in the 1500M run at the C-USA Outdoor Championship (4:58.66)
-Placed ninth at the North Texas Classic with a 1500M time of 5:06.87

Cross Country
-Placed 59th at the Baylor Twilight Invitational with a time of 16:23.2
-Finished 24th at the Gerald Richey Invitational with a time of 19:28.2
-Placed 53rd at the Ken Garland Invitational with a time of 20:31.4
-Came in 189th at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival with a time of 19:17.6

2013-14
Cross Country
-Qualified for the NCAA South Central Regionals 6K
-Completed the 5K at Conference USA Championships in 18:55.65, a 50th-place finish and lifetime-best time
-Two top 20 finishes at the Gerald Richey Invitational 5K, 16th place (19:31.7) and the Ken Garland Invitational 5K, 19th place (19:45.4).
-Made the Dean's List for the 2013-2014 school year

Track
-Placed seventh at the J. D. Martin Invite with a time of 2:30.33
-Finished 21st in the C_USA Championship mile run with a time of 4:58.66
-Came in ninth at the North Texas Classic with a mile run time of 5:06.87

2012-13
Cross Country
-Finished 65th in the Cowboy Jamboree 5K in 20:52.17
-Participated in the Chile Pepper Festival 6K run ... Ran a personal best 5K in 19:41.5 placing 39th at the SBC Championships
-Ran a career-best 6K in 24:05.4 at the NCAA South Central Region Championships

High School/Personal
-Named Newcomer of the Year in 2011 at North Mesquite High School
-Selected as Outstanding Runner in 2012
-Lettered in track two years
-Was a member of the National Society of High School