High School: Shelton
Hometown: Shelton, Conn.

2007: Registered a season-high fifth-place finish at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational with an 8k time of 27:08 ... Finished seventh in individual standings at the Wake Forest Relays in a 7k time of 23:14.
2006: One of five Hokies to place in top 10 at the Wake Forest Relays, with a ninth-place effort in 22:42 ... Took 55th place at the ACC Championships at 26:17 ... Finished 43rd in the William & Mary Inter-Regional with a time of 26:04 ... Placed 78th at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet in 32:49 and 84th at the Chile Pepper Invitational in 31:38.
2005: Finished 14th at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 20:04.92 ... Placed 16th at the VT Alumni Meet in 26:32.14 ... Was 16th at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 20:44.51.
High School: Won the 1,600m and the 4x800m relay titles at the SCC Championships ... Four-time cross country MVP ... Two-time all-area and all-conference ... Two-time outdoor MVP and one-time indoor MVP ... Holds the school record for 1,600m and 4x800m relay ... Member of the Spanish Honor Society.
Personal: Born February 6, 1987 in Derby, Conn. ... Son of Oswald and Dorothy Padilla ... Brother Chris is also a runner on the cross country team at Tech ... Industrial design major.
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