Emilio Hernandez
| Year: | Jr./Jr. |
| Position: | Jumps |
| Hometown: | Redwood City, Calif. |
| Previous School: | Del Mar HS |
2008 Season: Named the Big Sky Male Field Athlete of the Meet after winning the high jump and placing third in the triple jump…cleared 6-10.75 to win the high jump…best triple jump was 47-10.50 at the Aggie Twilight…also qualified for the Big Sky meet in the long jump…top LJ was 23-03.25 at the NIKE Elite meet…competed at the NCAA West Regional in the high jump…indoors, earned all-Big Sky honors after placing third in the high jump (6-06.75)…was fifth in the triple jump (46-03.25).
2007 Season: Scored in both the triple jump and high jump at the Big Sky Championships during his outdoor season…finished sixth in the triple jump (47-03.50) and seventh in the high jump (6-04.75)…his top triple jump of the year was 48-08.25…jumped at least 47 feet in three of his four meets…cleared 6-04 in the high jump on two occasions…indoors, finished seventh at the Big Sky meet in the high jump with a mark of 6-05.50, which ranks third in school history…top triple jump was 45-03.00 and also had a long jump of 21-11.00.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Del Mar HS in San Jose, Calif…competed in track and football for the Dons…won the Central Coast Section title in the high jump as a senior…top mark was 6-06.00…also won the Blossom Valley Athletic League title in the high jump and triple jump…in football, he was the BVAL’s Utility Player of the Year…also named all-league on offense, defense and special teams…was inducted into the school’s hall of fame for track and field.
Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1988…majoring in kinesiology…mother is Sandra Hernandez. |