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College Statistics

College Athletic Honors: 2017 Empire 8 First Team, All-Conference...7th fastest 8000m time in school history

2017:  Finished 9th at the Empire 8 Championships, leading the Highlanders to a 4th place finish...Ran a cross-country personal best of 16:18.5 in the 5000m en route to an 8000m personal best of 25:57.7 at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships

2016: Ran a personal best of 17:13.1 in the 5000m at the Highlander Short Course Invitational...Finished 8th in the 8000m at the Highlander Invitational in a personal best of 27:43...Finished 36th at the Empire 8 Championships, helping the Highlanders to a fifth place team finish...Qualified for the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships

High School: Cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field…Personal best time in the cross country 5k was 17:52…Personal best time in the 3200m was 10:25…Personal best time in the 3000m steeplechase was 10:21.48…Personal best time in the 1600m was 4:48…Personal best time in the 800m was 2:07

Personal: Son of Sharon Vargo...brother of Ryan and Stephanie...Last Chance U is one of his favorite TV shows...favorite band is AC/DC...favorite athlete is Galen Rupp...favorite sports team is the Buffalo Bills...favorite class at Houghton was Writing 101...chose Houghton because it let him run and live in a dorm while studying a major he liked...member of the track & field team...majoring in Political Science