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College Statistics

College Athletic Honors: Holds the school record and Kerr-Pegula Field House facility record in the indoor 4x1600m relay....Holds the school record in the outdoor 3000m...2018 Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Second Team, All-Conference (5000m run)...2018 Empire 8 Outdoor Track & Field First Team, All-Conference (10,000m run)...2018 Empire 8 Outdoor Track & Field Champion (10,000m run)...Holds D3 Era school records in the indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m, and indoor distance medley relay...2018 Empire 8 Indoor Championships Qualifier (5000m)...2018 Empire 8 Indoor Championships Podium Finisher (5000m)...2018 Empire 8 Outdoor Championships Qualifer (5000m, 10000m)...2018 Empire 8 Outdoor Championships Podium Finisher (5000m, 10000m)

2017-2018: Ran a personal best of 4:37.16 in the mile at the Houghton December Classic...Finished as the top collegian (second overall) in the 5000m at the RIT February Invitational...Finished first in the 3000m at the Highlander Invitational #2 with a personal best of 9:08.28...Finished first in the 3000m at the Allegany County Classic with an outdoor school record time of 9:19.04...Finished first in the 10,000m at the Golden Wolves Open in a personal best of 33:50.76...Qualifed for the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships in the 10,000m and 5000m, winning the former and finishing third in the latter...Achieved a personal best of 15:37.39 in the 5000m at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier Meet

2016-2017: Finished 1st at the Houghton College December Classic as a member of the 4x1600m relay team with a time of 19:33.54, breaking the facility record and setting the indoor school record...Finished fifth at the Empire 8 Championships as a member of the distance medley relay...Qualified for the NCCAA Indoor Championships in the 5000m, finishing 12th...Achieved a personal best of 10:13.09 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Empire 8 Outdoor Championships...Achieved a personal best of 16:10.66 in the 5000m at the Cardinal Classic

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 cross-country team...majoring in Political Science