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A rare 800-meter qualifier, Fernandez is one of 21 bids from BYU headed to the national meet, which ties for the eighth-best mark nationally. Texas leads all schools with 33 entries.
A bevy of Latter-day Saint athletes will compete for national podium spots at the 2022 NCAA track and field championships in Oregon.
The Cougars earned 12 bids to the NCAA championships from the men's team and nine more from the women's team after the NCAA West preliminary in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Adam Bunker became the fourth Utah Valley University track athlete to qualify for the national championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Casey Clinger and Brandon Garnica qualified in the 10,000-meter run, while Caleb Witsken and Zach McWhorter qualified in the pole vault.