2006: Advanced to the finals of the 1500 meter run at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships by posting a 3:57.28... Placed 10th in the finals of the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:06.97... Won the 5000 meter run with a time of 15:12.04 at the Disney Relays... Placed third with a time of 3:55.04 in the 1500 meter run at the FSU Snowbird Invitational... Just missed breaking his own school record in the 5000 meter run after placing third with a time of 14:43.55 at the FSU Relays... Posted a provisional qualifying time for nationals in the 1500 meter run with a time of 3:52.37 in fifth place at the Seminole Invitational... The highest finisher among Division II and NAIA runners in third place with a time of 8:47.08 in the 3000 meter run at the Seminole Invitational... Finished third in the mile run at the USA Invitational with a time of 4:20.05... Earned a sixth place finish with at time of 3:54.93 in the 1500 meter run at the Vanderbilt Invitational.

2005: Traveled to the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships ranked 13th in the 1500 meter run... Finished with a time of 4:04.49 in the 1500 meter run in the preliminaries at nationals... Qualified for nationals by winning the 1500 meter run with a then-school record time of 3:53.98 at the FSU Snowbird Invitational... Less than a month later, he broke his own 1500 meter run school record with a time of 3:50.71 at the FSU Relays... Won the one-mile run with a time of 4:19.27 at the Mountaineer Winter Indoor Track Invitational... Finished second at the Mountaineer Winter Indoor Track Invitational in the 5000 meter run with a time of 15:27.07... Part of the distance medley relay Team A that finished second at the Mountaineer Winter Indoor Track Invitational...First to cross the finish line in the 3000 meter run with a time of 8:33.47 at the Vanderbilt Invitational... Ran a 3:56.14 to place third in the 1500 meter run with a time of 3:56.14 at the Vanderbilt Invitational... Placed second among 51 runners in the mile run with a time of 4:16.08 at the Tiger Invitational at Clemson University... Ran a 1:57.97 to finish third out of 46 runners in the 800 meter run at the Tiger Invitational... Finished third in the 1500 meter run with a time of 3:54.47 at the Seminole Twilight.

High School: Lettered in cross country and track... Finished fourth in the All-State 3A Finals... He was the Esca-Rosa County Champion, District I 3A Champion, and Region I 3A Champion... Named to the FACA All-Star team... He was the Pensacola News Journal Cross Country Runner of the Year... He was named in Who's Who in American Sports... An Academic Honor Roll... Voted Most Athletic in senior class.

Personal: Son of Joseph and Paula Padilla... Born on September 20, 1984... Majoring in pre-medicine.