Cougar Athletics
28 NAIA National Championships
93 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: A rookie to collegiate cross country, freshman Travis Fernandes is the picture of the Azusa Pacific’s future ... Could develop into a team leader as his career unfolds ... Comes from a quality background.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran 4 seasons of cross country and track & field for head coach Mike Wilson at Upland (Calif.) High ... Helped guide the Highlanders to a fifth-place finish at the 2006 state meet in Fresno, clocking a 5K time of 16:14 ... Ran a 15:59 in Upland’s fourth-place finish at the CIF Southern Section finals ... Earned All-Baseline League first team recognition during Upland’s league championship performance ... As a 2005 junior, was a member of Upland’s cross country team that finished seventh at the state meet ... Recorded personal high school bests of 4:24 (mile) and 15:19 (3 mile).

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 31, 1988, in Upland, Calif., to Azusa Pacific grads Val (general contractor) and Beth Fernandes ... His father was Azusa Pacific’s first-ever NAIA All-American first team honoree in soccer (1980) ... Has 1 sister (Marcella) ... His cousin, Melissa Leo, was a pole vaulter for Azusa Pacific women’s track & field in 2005 and 2006 ... Majoring in business.