Omar Hernandez is in his second year as Assistant Athletic Director with Western Texas College after arriving in January of 2019. His job responsibilities include overseeing daily operations of the HPE Fitness Center and Gymnasium, teaching physical education courses for the college, and assisting the athletic department with various tasks, including team operations, social media coverage, sports information, promotions and marketing, and game day operations.

Prior to WTC, Hernandez was a student athletic trainer at Texas Tech, working primarily with football and men’s and women’s basketball from 2012-2015. He also was a training camp intern for the Buffalo Bills in 2014. After a couple of years working in an administrative role for Texas Tech, Hernandez returned to sports with internships in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and with the Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash in 2018.

Hernandez is originally from Wellington, Texas, where he assisted the Skyrockets football and baseball teams with various responsibilities and competed in track. He completed a Bachelor of Science degree in 2016 and a Master of Science degree in 2018, both at Texas Tech University.