The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Jacob Hernandez
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Magnolia, Texas
- High School:
- Magnolia
Career Bests: Indoor 800m (1:47.89), Outdoor 800m (1:45.68)
UT[apos]s All-Time Performers: Indoor 800m: 1:47.89 (1st), Indoor Distance Medley Relay: 9:25.97 (1st); 9:32.04(3rd), Outdoor 800m: 1:45.31 (1st), Outdoor Distance Medley Relay: 9:29.60 (1st); 9:32.89 (2nd)
Honors
· Two-time NCAA Champion
· Four-time All-American
· Five-time Big 12 Champion
· Eight-time All-Big 12
· 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Participant
2007-08
Outdoor (Junior)
· Posted a ninth-place finish in the semifinals of the U.S. Olympic Trials with a 1:46.16
· Qualified with a 1:48.01 in the prelims
· Broke the stadium and his own UT record to win Texas[apos] first ever 800-meter NCAA Championship with a 1:45.31
· Qualified with a 1:47.18 in the prelims
· Helped Texas finish seventh at the NCAA Championships in the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 3:05.27
· Broke Pablo Squela[apos]s 20-year-old school record, along with meet and stadium reccords, with a 1:45.68 to win the 800 meters at the NCAA Midwest Regional
· Qualified with a 1:51.02 in the prelims
· Helped Texas finish fourth with a season-best 3:04.80 in the 1,600-meter relay at the NCAA Midwest Regional
· Captured his first Big 12 outdoor title in the 800 meters with a 1:47.58
· Qualified with a 1:49.80 in the prelims
· Led Texas to a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships in the 4x400 with a 3:07.32
· Clocked a 3:08.11 at the Houston Invitational in the 4x400 to finish second
· Helped Texas win both the 4x800 (7:23.51) and DMR (9:32.80) at the Penn Relays, helping Texas become just the fifth school all-time to complete the distance triple (4x800, 4xMile
and DMR)
· Posted a 1:47.36 in the 800 to take first at the Texas Twilight
· Took second at the Texas Relays in the 4x400, running a 3:06.08
· Placed first in the 4x400 with a time of 3:09.76 at the Texas Twilight
Indoor (Junior)
· Was disqualified in the prelims of the 800 meters at the NCAA Championships
· Helped Texas to the national title in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:32.04
· Won the Big 12 800-meter title with a 1:48.96 after qualifying sixth with a 1:53.38 in the prelims
· Led UT to the meet record and the league title at the Big 12 Championships in the DMR with a 9:45.39
· Helped UT finish fifth in the 1,600-meter relay at the Big 12 Championships in 3:11.63
· Broke the school record and ran a personal-best 1:47.89 in the 800 meters to win at the Tyson Invitational
· Helped set the world record in the DMR with a 9:25.97 as the third leg at the Tyson Invitational
· Took first in the 800 meters at the New Balance Invitational in 1:49.25
· Ran the third leg of the DMR at the New Balance Invitational, helping UT take first in 9:39.92
· Led Texas to a second-place finish in the 4x400 at the New Balance Invitational (3:11.01)
· Finished seventh in the DMR at the Razorback Invitational in 9:56.42
· Clocked a 3:11.05 in the 4x400 to finish sixth at the Razorback Invitational
Cross Country (Redshirt Sophomore)
· Ran a season-best time of 27:33.80 for 12th place to help UT win the Texas State Invitational
2006-07
Outdoor (Sophomore)
· Qualified for an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships after running a season-best 1:48.10 at the Texas Twilight
· Finished 16th in the semifinals of the 800, running 1:50.36
· Clocked at 1:49.06 in the opening round
· Placed 10th in 1.48.94 in the preliminary race of the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship
· Earned third career All-Big 12 honor with a fourth-place finish (1:50.37) in the 800 at the league championships
· Was sixth in the preliminaries with a time of 1:50.68
· Top runner for Texas in the 400-meter dash with a second-place performance of 48.77 at the Texas Invitational
Indoor (Sophomore)
· Earned his first All-America honor as the third leg of the eighth-place DMR (9:41.81)
· Became the first Longhorn to win a Big 12 800 title after running 1:50.26
· Ran the third leg for the league-champion DMR (9:43.66)
· Placed 10th in the 1,600-meter relay (3:12.50) at the league meet
· Helped distance medley relay set a then-school record (9:31.27) at the Alex Wilson Invitational by running the third leg
· Ran the 800-segment of the Tyson Invitational champion DMR (9:38.66)
· Met the NCAA provisional time with a then career-best 1:49.84 in the 800-meter run at the Alex Wilson Invitational
· Took second in the 800 (1:51.46) at the NYC Gotham Cup
Cross Country (Sophomore)
· Redshirted
Prior to Texas
2004-05
· Competed for TCU in 2005
· Posted a then-lifetime best 1:47.96 in the 800 meters at the Conference-USA Championships
· Finished as the runner-up in the 800 meters at the league meet
High School
· Lettered four years in track and field and three seasons in football for Magnolia
· Was the 2002 and 2004 Texas 5A state champion at 800m meters and runner-up in 2003 under the tutelage of David Moore
· Recorded the nation[apos]s fastest high school time of the 2004 season, running 1:48.48 in the 800 at the Texas 5A State Championships
· Set a prep personal of 47.1 in the 400 meters
· Earned first-team all-district honors as a defensive back in football
Personal
Born in Midland, Texas ... son of Joe Hernandez and Mary Montoya ... has one sister, Missy ... majoring in corporate communications ... a two-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll.
