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Junior Year: Ran cross country in the fall • Competed in the 5000 meters at the indoor ACC Championships • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Transferred from Santa Barbara City College, where he spent two years • Awarded the John Wooden Excellence Award and named to the Cross Country Hall of Fame while at SBCC.
Prep: All-conference in cross country • Participated in Big Brothers/Big Sisters program • Also played soccer and basketball • Awarded Starr Scholarship in 2003.
Personal: Majoring in exercise and sport science • Lists his mom's home cooking as his favorite food and "Good Will Hunting" as his favorite movie • Hobbies include cycling, cooking and swimming • Lance Armstrong and Haile Gebrselassie are the athletes he most admires • Victor Emanuel Ornelas is the son of Manuel and Teresa Ornelas • Born August 1, 1985, in Fort Bragg, Calif.
