Hokie ClubClass: Senior
High School: Shelton
Hometown: Shelton, Conn.
2008 Cross Country: Achieved all-region honors for the first time in his career with a 23rd-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional, crossing the line in 31:23.4 … Claimed a personal-record in a 10k cross country race at the Chile Pepper Invite, finishing in 30:47 for 43rd place … Took 26th place at the ACC Championships covering the 8k course in 25:21.7.
2008 Outdoor: Earned a 5k time of 14:51.44 to shatter his former career-best at the Duke Invitational, collecting third place … Finished runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Liberty Twilight with a time of 9:29.53.
2008 Indoor: Clocked a career-best time of 4:14.25 in the mile run at the Virginia Tech Challenge, taking 10th place … Won the mile at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet with a time of 4:16.84 … Earned 21st at the ACC Championships’ 3,000-meter run, posting a time of 8:38.16
2007 Cross Country: 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.
2007 Outdoor: Took 22nd in the 800-meter dash at the Duke Invitational … Runner-up in his heat of the 1,500-meter race at the same meet (4:01.30).
2007 Indoor: Ran second leg of ninth-place distance medley relay at the ACC Championships (10:10.71) … Also picked up 19th-place finish in the 3,000-meter run with an 8:40.06 time at the conference meet … Led off distance medley relay that finished fifth (10:33.55) at the VT Challenge.
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 and Mary Inter-Regional with a time of 26:04 … Placed 78th at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet in 32:49 and was 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 1,600-meter race and the 4x800-meter 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 1,600-meter race and 4x800-meter relay ... Member of the Spanish Honor Society.
Personal: Born February 6, 1987 in Derby, Conn. … Son of Oswald and Dorothy Padilla … Industrial design major.
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