Ariel Ornelas

Class: Junior
Height: 5-3
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
High School: Nolan Catholic H.S.

2010 (Sophomore): One of St. Mary's most consistent runner as a sophomore, Ornelas paved the way for the Lady Rattlers with a 12th-place finish at the Texas A&M International meet (9/7). She had a time of 22:45. ... Was also the team's top finisher at the UTSA meet (9/17), placing 69th with a time of 22:09. ... Finished 27th with a time of 21:59.2 at the Incarnate Word Invitational. ... Finished 52nd at the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi meet (9/24). ... Ran a time of 26:22.74, second best on the team, to finish 27th at the Heartland Conference championship.

2009 (Freshman):

High School: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field for coach Marcelo Hernandez. ... Three-time TAPPS All-State honoree and three-time first team all-district. ... Was named Newcomer of the Year as a freshman and was team MVP as a sophomore. ... Earned TAPPS Academic All-State three times. ... Helped lead NCHS to the TAPPS State Championship twice. ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of the Honor Roll.

Personal: Parents are Bobby and Diane Ornelas. ... Majoring in Biology. Older sister, Michelle, played soccer at St. Mary's.