Alex Ornelas

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Langham Creek
Major:
Communication

NIL Opportunities

2025

Indoor

Set a new personal best in the 400m (50.07) and finished in fifth at the Fighting Illini Challenge
Placed fourth in the 4x400m (3:09.56) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships

Outdoor

Set a new personal best in the 400mH (53.89) at the USF Alumni Invitational
Academic All-Big Ten

2024

Indoor

Ran a personal-best 600m (1:24.92) at the Illini Open

Outdoor

Ran a personal-best 400mH (57.54) at the Gary Wieneke Memorial

High School

2023 300mH Texas State Champion
PBs: 110mH (14.17), 300mH (36.20), 400mH (51.91), 400m (47.27)

Personal

Son of Adrian Hargrove and Vianney Valencia...Has a brother Anthony and sister Kassandra...Chose Illinois for the academics and track facilities...His coaches have been his biggest influence in his athletics career.