Felician University

Fernando Enrique Gomez Jr.

2017: Co-captain... started all seven races... placed 21st at the Ted Owen Invitational (33:59 for 8K)... posteason experience and late-season performances earned him spot on CACC Championship roster, where he posted his best 8,000-meter time of season (32:44) and finished 77th.

2016: Team's steady No. 3 performer.... season-best 8,000-meter time of 31:05 came at the Lehigh Paul Short Run... best placement was 30th at the Caldwell Cougar Chase (19:45 for 5K)... finished 56th at the CACC Championship (32:49).

2015: CACC All-Academic... competed in all six meets... was No. 4 in Felician's pack... ran personal 8K best of 30:56 at Lehigh's Paul Short Run 10/2... placed 55th at the CACC Championship (32:44) and 164th at NCAA Regional (38:03 for 10K).

2014: Participated in all eight of team's events... was consistently the Golden Falcons' No. 4 man... ran 31:43 for 8,000 meters at the NJIT Highlander Challenge 10/4... all his other 8K times were within 11 seconds of each other... finished 58th at the CACC Championship (33:26) and 175th at the NCAA East Regional (40:15 for 10K).

Prior to Felician: Second-Team All-NJIC for coach Stan Fryczynski at Secaucus High... helped the Patriots to two division titles, second place in North 2 Group 1 sectionals in 2012 and third place in 2013... also participated in track & field and finished third in sectionals with the outdoor 4x800 team... was a marching band captain and also played in concert band and jazz band.

Personal: Son of Fernando and Sara Gomez... biology major with 3.09 GPA... member of Felician Chapter of Alpha Delta Gamma, a Catholic social fraternity... born 7/4/96 in Union City, N.J.