Shepherd University Athletics

6K Personal Record: 26:45.2

Prior to Shepherd: A 2022 graduate of Fauquier High School where she ran cross country for Coach Scott ... lettered in cross country, winter track, and spring track ... earned Winter Track MVP honors in 2022 ...  was 2021 Indoor State Champion in 500 meters ... ran the 400 in a personal best 59 seconds ...  ran the 500 with a personal best of 1:18 ... a transfer from Emory and Henry.

Personal: The daughter of Leanne and Gary Fernandez ...  majoring in business administration ... her brother, Austin Fernandez, played wide receiver at Hampden-Sydney

2025: Placed third (38th overall, 23:51.4) on the team at the Shenandoah Twilight Race…Placed third (57th overall, 26:30.60) on the team Don Cathcart Invitational…Placed third (175th overall, 27:01.2), on the team at the Lehigh University Paul Short Invitational… Placed third (188^th overall, 26:45.2) at the Aubrey Shank Invitational… Placed third (129th overall, 26:53.1) on the team at the PSAC Championship… Placed second (14^th overall,26:53.1) on the team at the  Go-Fast River Run…Placed second (144th overall, 25:48.40) on the team at the Atlantic Regionals.