Career: Holds six of the top 10 fastest 8K times in school history... Has five of the top 10 fastest 10K times, including the school record in the 10K.

2006: Broke the 10K school record and became the first NCAA Division II cross country All-American by finishing 28th with a time of 30:19 at the national championships in Pensacola... Named to his third All-GSC First Team after posting a time of 25:11 to finish second at the GSC Championships... Earned his third straight trip to nationals after a 10K time of 31:23 and a third place finish at the NCAA Division II South Region Championships... His 10K time at regionals was the third-fastest 10K time in school history... The first Argonaut finisher in all eight races... Was the first to cross the finish line at the Columbus State Invitational with a winning time of 25:20.88... Finished ahead of Division I and II runners by winning the Florida State Seminole Invitational with a time of 25:19.71... Earned a second place finish at the season-opening Appalachian State Covered Bridge Open with a time of 26:04... Earned a fourth place finish at the 10K Pre-National Meet in Pensacola.

2005-06: The top Argonaut finisher in every race... Finished no worse than seventh in eight of nine races... Participated in nationals for the second consecutive season by finishing seventh with a 10K time of 34:14 at the NCAA Division II South Region Championships... Named to the NCAA Division II All-South Region Team... Earned his third All-GSC selection, and his second first team honor with an 8K time of 34:14 to finish seventh at the GSC Championships... Crossed the finish line first in the dual meet versus Belhaven with a 4-mile time of 22:04... Finished first at the UWF Invitational with an 8K time of 27:31... Won the Blazer Invitational with an 8K tim of 24:40... Placed third at the UAH Invitational and the NCAA Division II South Pre-Regional... Named the 2005-06 West Florida Student-Athlete of the Year... A member of the GSC All-Academic Team... Track: Received United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Male Academic All-American honors...Earned his second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships... Advanced to the finals of the 1,500 meter run and placed 10th... Qualified for nationals by placing fifth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:52.37 at the Seminole Invitational... Won the 5,000 meters at the Disney Relays with a time of 15:12... A member of the distance medley "A" team that won with a time of 10:39 at the Disney Relays... Fell just two seconds short of his school record time in the 5,000 meters and finished with a time of 14:43 at the FSU Relays...

2004-05: Became the first West Florida cross country runner to compete in the NCAA Division II nationals and finished 57th... Qualified for nationals by finishing fifth and earning all-south region honors at the NCAA Division II South Region Championships with a time of 31:17... Earned his first All-GSC First Team selection with a fifth place finish and an 8K time of 25:21 at the GSC Championships... Won the UWF Invitational with a time of 26:28.23... Finished third out of 250 runners with a time of 24:52 at the Disney Cross Country Classic... Finished seventh overall and was the top Division II runner at the Commodore Cross Country Classic with an 8K time of 25:53... Track: Competed in the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships in the 1,500 meter run... Qualified for nationals by breaking the school 1,500 meters record at the FSU Relays with a time of 3:50.17... Landed in first place at Florida State's Snowbird Invitational in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:53.98... Won the 3,000 meters at the Vanderbilt Track and Field Invitational with a time of 8:33.47... Finished first in the mile with a time of 4:19.27 at the Appalachian State Winter Meet... Earned a second place finish out of 51 runners in the mile run with a time of 4:16.08 at the Clemson Tiger Invitational.

2003: Earned All-GSC Second Team and NCAA Division II All-South Region Team honors... Was the top Argonaut finisher at the GSC Championships in 13th place with an 8K time of 26:46... The top Argonaut finisher with a 10K time of 32:44 in 11th place at the NCAA Division II South Regional... Was the second Argonaut across the finish line while placing sixth at the UWF Invitational... Posted an 8K personal best time of 25:42.25 at the Blazer Invitational while finishing in third place.

High School: Lettered in cross country and track... Finished fourth in the Florida All-State 3A Finals... Named the Esca-Rosa County Champion, District I 3A Champion and Region I 3A Champion... Named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star team... Received the Pensacola News-Journal Cross Country Runner of the Year award... A member of Who's Who in American Sports... Voted the most athletic in his senior class... An academic honor roll honoree.

Personal: Son of Joseph and Paula Padilla... An officer in the United States Marine Corps... Earned a degree in exercise science.