Prior to LIU Post: Three-year varsity runner at Francis Lewis High ... 2017 Most Valuable Player and Coach's Award honoree ... earned Most Improved honors as a junior.

Personal: Has two siblings, Jessenia and Jordan ... son of James and Betty Velez ... enjoys hanging out with friends, swimming and eating ... his favorite athlete is Omar McLeod ... the people he admires most are his parents ... aspires to go to grad school and be a veterinarian ... majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.