2015-16 Track Roster
Vargas, Luis
EmpowHER - Ally Henson
Wednesday, February 07
EmpowHER: Ally Henson
Thursday, November 30
Passing the Baton from Geiger to Henes
Thursday, June 15
Wolfpack Women's Top Moments - Track & Field
Wednesday, March 09
Luis Vargas
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Angier, N.C.
- High School:
- Harnett Central
- Prev School:
- Elon
Bio
3x First Team All-American (3,000m indoor, 5,000m indoor, 10,000m outdoor)
2016 All-ACC Indoor Team (5,000m)
2x ACC silver medalist (2016) (5,000m, 10,000m)
2016 All-ACC Team (5,000m, 10,000m)
Indoor DMR School Record Holder
Indoor Personal Bests:
3,000m: 7:54.26
5,000m: 13:47.00
Outdoor Personal Bests:
1,500m: 3:42.67
5,000m: 13:50.88
10,000m: 29:16.20
2016 Outdoor Track
2015-16 Indoor Track
At Elon:
2014 NCAA Cross Country All-American
2014 NCAA Southeast Regional Athlete of the Year
2014 NCAA All-Southeast Region
2014 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2014 Colonial Athletic Association Most Outstanding Performer
2013 NCAA All-Southeast Region
2013 All-Southern Conference First Team
2012 All-Southern Conference First Team
2011 All-Southern Conference Second Team
2011 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
Personal Bests:
800m: 1:58.02
1,500m: 3:50.72
Mile: 4:08.04
3,000m: 8:06.08
5,000m: 13:57.09
At Elon:
2016 All-ACC Indoor Team (5,000m)
2x ACC silver medalist (2016) (5,000m, 10,000m)
2016 All-ACC Team (5,000m, 10,000m)
Indoor DMR School Record Holder
Indoor Personal Bests:
3,000m: 7:54.26
5,000m: 13:47.00
Outdoor Personal Bests:
1,500m: 3:42.67
5,000m: 13:50.88
10,000m: 29:16.20
2016 Outdoor Track
- Earned First Team All-America honors, finishing 7th in the 10,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Had a superb ACC Championships, winning a pair of silver medals (5,000m, 10,000m) to earn 16 points for the team and help the team finish second overall
- Finished fourth at the NCAA East Preliminary to qualify for the NCAA Championships
- Earned his 5,000m PR of 13:50.88 and finished 9th overall at the Stanford Invitational
- Set his 10,000m PR of 29:16.20 at the Charlotte Invitational
- Won the Wolfpack Last Chance 1,500m with a PR of 3:42.67
2015-16 Indoor Track
- Finished as a two-time First-Team All American in his first-ever track season
- Entered as the 14th seed and finished 5th in the 5000m in 13:52.75 at the NCAA Championships
- Took 7th in the 3,000m with a time of 8:02.43 at the NCAA Championships for his second All-America honor in as many days
- Entered the NCAA Championships with the 5th-fastest indoor 3k qualifying time of 7:48.81
- Earned All-ACC Second-Team Honors in the 5,000m dash, finishing fourth with a time of 14:03.37
- Helped break the school record in the DMR, running a sub-4 minute 1,600m anchor leg in 4:59.58.
At Elon:
2014 NCAA Cross Country All-American
2014 NCAA Southeast Regional Athlete of the Year
2014 NCAA All-Southeast Region
2014 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2014 Colonial Athletic Association Most Outstanding Performer
2013 NCAA All-Southeast Region
2013 All-Southern Conference First Team
2012 All-Southern Conference First Team
2011 All-Southern Conference Second Team
2011 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
Personal Bests:
800m: 1:58.02
1,500m: 3:50.72
Mile: 4:08.04
3,000m: 8:06.08
5,000m: 13:57.09
At Elon:
- Became Elon's first-ever Cross Country All-American Named the CAA Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
- Won six out of six meets prior to the NCAA Championships
- Named the NCAA Southeast Region Athlete of the Year after winning the regional championship
- Named the CAA Men's Cross Country Most Outstanding Performer after winning the conference meet
- Took third in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 13:57.09