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2019 Women's Track and Field Roster

Brenda Hernandez

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Memorial
  • Hometown Beloit, Wis.

Biography

Collegiate Honors
• 2015 Second-Team All-Horizon League (Cross Country) 
• 2015 Horizon League Runner of the Week (Oct. 12)
• 2015 Horizon League Runner of the Week (Sept. 21)


2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor: Ran at two meets on the year ... came in 21st in the 5k with a season-best time of 19:04.02 at Illinois April 13 ... also ran the 5k at Louisville April 27, taking 30th in 20:12.81 to cap her four-year Panther career.

2019 Indoor: Competed in three meets on the year ... started things out taking 10th in the 3000m in 11:19.22 at the Tierney Classic Jan. 19 ... dropped that time down to 10:42.61 at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 9 ... also ran the mile once on the season, taking sixth in 5:31.96 at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 16.

2018 Cross Country: Helped Milwaukee win its first ever Horizon League Championship ... finished 51st in 23:41.9 at the league meet to close out her cross country career ... kicked off her senior season with a win in 20:08.1 to help MKE to a team win at Green Bay Sept. 1 ... finished 59th overall one week later at the Vic Godfrey Invite ... lowered her 5k time to 19:29.0 at the Loyola Lakefront Invite Sept. 29 ... came in 37th at the annual Bradley Classic Oct. 12.


2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Finished 25th in the 5000m at the Horizon League Championships ... started the season taking 12th in the 3k in 11:09.02 at the Benedictine Relays ... one week later, came in 10th in the 5k in 18:58.90 at DePaul.

2018 Indoor: Competed in the mile and the 3000m at the Horizon League Championships ... started her season taking 20th in the mile at the home Tierney Classic Jan. 20 ... came in ninth in the same event one week later at the Warhawk Classic ... turned in a season-best mile time of 5:33.03 at the Parkside Classic Feb. 3 ... placed sixth in the 3k at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17.

2017 Cross Country: Competed in three meets as a junior ... started the season helping Milwaukee to a third-place team finish, crossing the line in 20:17.2 at the Bradley Intercollegiate Sept. 15 ... two weeks later, turned in her first 6K of the season in 25:47.74 at Indiana's Sam Bell Invite ... lowered that time to 24:46.2 at the Bradley Classic Oct. 13.


2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Did not compete and maintained sophomore eligibilty.

2017 Indoor: Ran in just one meet, coming in ninth in the mile at the Parkside Classic Feb. 4  ... named to the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2016 Cross Country: Finished 57th at the Horizon League Championships as a sophomore ... kicked off the season in fine fashion, finishing second on the team and 27th overall in 16:17.7 at the UIC Opener Sept. 3 ... one week later, again scored and came in 30th at the Midwest Classic in 19:40 ... had a season-best 5k time of 19:22.3 at the massive Louisville Classic Oct. 1 ... scored and crossed the line in 23:48.2 at the Bradley Classic two weeks later.


2015-16 Season
2016 Outdoor: Competed in just two meets on the season, taking 10th in the 5000m at the season-opening Billiken Kickoff Mar. 19 and first in the same event at the Lee Calhoun Memorial April 15.

2016 Indoor: Just missed a pair of scoring spots as a freshman at the Horizon League Championships, taking 10th in the 5000m and 13th in the 3000m ... posted a season-best 5k time of 18:13.36 at the league meet ... made her collegiate track debut Jan. 16 at the Karl Schlender Invite, taking fourth in the mile ... was fifth in the 3000m at the Tierney Quad Jan. 24 ... one week later, came in seventh in the 5000m ... posted a season-best 3k time of 10:20.52 at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 12 ... third in the mile at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 19.

2015 Cross Country: Had an incredible freshman season, earning Second-Team All-Horizon League honors after finishing eighth overall at the league meet ... posted a time of 22:36.57 at the league championship ... made collegiate debut Sept. 5 at the Flyers/Flames Challenge, taking third overall in 14:49.7 ... two weeks later, led Milwaukee to a team win at the Friendship Invite, taking first on the team and third overall in 18:23.7 ... was named league runner of the week following that race ... placed 42nd at the Notre Dame Invite in 18:26.9 Oct. 2 ... again named league runner of the week after winning the Panther Prowl in 18:05 Oct. 10 ... one week later, ran first 6k of collegiate career and took 80th in 21:59.1 ... closed out her first season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Nov. 13 taking 117th in 23:04.3.


High School
Competed two years in cross country and track and field at Beloit Memorial High School ... named rookie of the year as a junior ... team MVP as a senior ... first-team all-conference ... broke school record in 5K ... team captain ... first-ever state qualifier for BMHS ... in track, was a co-captain ... graduated with school record in both the 1600m and 3200m ... qualified for state in both events as a senior, earning a bronze medal in the 3200m.


Personal
Daughter of Armando and Esther ... National Honors Society member ... four-year high honor roll member ... AP Scholar award ... finished in the top-five percent of her high school class ... born Sept. 2, 1996 in Iramuco, Mexico.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior

  • 2019Senior