2016-17 Women's Cross Country & Track & Field Roster

Jonathan Gonzalez
Jonathan Gonzalez
Jonathan Gonzalez
Arkansas State Athletics
Arkansas State Athletics
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault

Adela Hernandez

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Experience:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Glenwood, Ark.
  • High School:
    Centerpoint HS

Summary

Biography

2017 Outdoor Season: Ended her Trojan career with an 18th-place finish at the Sun Belt Championship (May 12) in the 5K with a time of 19:16.32...Ran 13th at the Memphis Invitational (April 28) in the 5K in 19:03.53...At the ASU Red Wolf Open (April 21), came in eighth place in the 3K with a time of 10:51.22...Placed fourth in the 1500 at the Little Rock Open (April 7) in 5:02.32...Ran the 5K at the Beach Invitational (April 14) with a time of 18:27.91...At the Bobby Lane Invitational (March 25), took seventh in the 5K in 18:24.24...Began her year with a seventh-place finish in the 1500 at the UCA Spring Opener (March 10) with a time of 5:04.27.

2016-17 Indoor Season: Placed 12th at the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 20) in the 3K and 5K with times of 10:30.61 and 18:15.14, respectively...At the ASU Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 2), came in fourth in 10:57.31 in the 3K...Placed second in the 5K at the ASU Invitational (Jan. 27) with a time of 18:48.25...Also ran the mile at that meet, taking seventh place in 5:33.51...At the USA Invitational (Feb. 5), placed sixth in the 3K in 10:41.89.

2016 Cross Country Season: Was the top Trojan finisher at the Sun Belt Championship, placing 43rd in 20:05.3...Took fifth at the Little Rock Invitational with a time of 20:01.7...Scored 104 points at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 19:23.99...Began the season with a 96th-place showing at the Memphis Twilight Invitational.

2016 Outdoor Season: Won the 5K at the Little Rock Invitational (April 8) with a time of 19:01.17...Ran the mile and the 5K at the Rhodes Invitational (March 18), coming in 13th in the 5K with a time of 18:47.29 and 19th in the mile in 5:37.63...At the Louisiana Classic, took third in the 5K with a time of 18:45.87...Ran the 1500 in 5:09.48 at the UCA Open (April 15)...Finished her year with a 16th-place showing at the Memphis Invitational (April 29) in 18:48.61.

2015-16 Indoor Season: Ran in two 5Ks, two 3Ks and one mile run during her 2015-16 indoor season...Posted a season-best time in the 3K at the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 22) running in 10:41.65...Also ran the 3K in 10:59.53 at the ASU Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 6)...Had a 5K time of 19:07.29 at the Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 7)...Also ran the 5K in the 19:28.28 at the ASU Invitational (Jan. 22)...Her lone mile race during the year came at the Sun Belt Championship were she ran in 5:28.77.

2015 Cross Country Season: Came in 80th place at the season-opening Memphis Twilight Invitational, crossing the finish line in 19:50.20...Took fifth at the Lois Davis Invitational with a time of 19:29...Came in 156th at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 18:47.01...Finished 21st the Little Rock Invitational, crossing the finish line in 18:25.2...Came in 46th at the Sun Belt Championship with a 20:24.2 showing.

2015 Outdoor Season: Ran fifth in the 1500 at the Jim Mize Invitational (March 22), crossing the finish line in 5:16.16...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the 2014-15 academic year.

2014-15 Indoor Season: Ran sixth in the 3K at the A-State Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 8), finishing in 10:46.71...Ran the mile at the A-State Scarlet and Black Invite (Jan. 26), taking 10th in 5:24.50...Part of the DMR team that took second in 12:26.93 at the A-State Invite (Jan. 31)...Ran 19:14.81 in the 5K at that meet as well...Part of the ninth-place DMR team at the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 23)...Ran 21st in the mile at that meet as well in 5:28.82.

2014 Cross Country Season: Finished third among Little Rock runners and 42nd overall at the Sun Belt Championship (Nov. 2) in 19:00.7...Took third for Little Rock at the UALR Invitational (Oct. 18) by running in 19:06.67 and 15th place overall...Was the fourth Trojan to cross the finish line at the Rhodes Invitational (Sept. 27) by running 23:53:50 in the 6K course...Placed fourth for Little Rock and 45th overall in her first cross country race with the team at the Memphis Twilight Invitational (Aug. 31), running 20:00.20.

2014 Outdoor Season: Came in 16th place at the Rhodes Open in the 5K, finishing second in her heat (March 15)...Placed 15th in the 5K at the UCA Open (April 18), running in 20:10.65...Placed 10th in the 5K in 20:22.73 at the Red Wolves Open (April 26)...Placed 28th in the 5K at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championship (May 11), running 20:25.48...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.0 to 3.49.

2013-14 Indoor Season: Joined the Little Rock track and field team as a walk-on for the indoor season...In her first track race since eighth grade, placed 20th in the 800-meter race in 2:37.23 at the Arkansas State Invitational (Jan. 24)...Took 15th in the mile at the Tennessee State Invitational (Feb. 1)...Placed 53rd in the mile in the Samford Invitational (Feb. 8)...Placed 15th at the SBC Championship in the 3K (Feb. 25)...Ended her year with a 22nd-place mile at the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 26).

Before Little Rock: Played four years of point guard on her high school basketball team...earning All-District honors in 2011-12, honorable mention All-District in 2010-11, and her school's Iron Woman Award in 2010-11. She had the most assists on her team in 2009-10 and 2010-11 while also claiming the Most Valuable Player Award and Sportsmanship Awards in 2010-11. Hernandez tore both anterior cruciate ligaments in her senior year of high school and never ran track.

Personal: Born on Oct. 25, 1992...Daughter of Guillermina Hernandez and Prisco Moran Recendiz...Has two older brothers, Gustavo and Ed...Majoring in Social Work...Member of the UALR SGA Professional Studies Senate...Hispanic Leadership Institute Advisory Board Member.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Middle Distances
  • 2014-15Junior

    Distance
  • 2015-16Senior

    Distance
  • 2016-17Senior

    Distance