Prior to UNCG: Attended NC State University for three years, but did not compete athletically.

High School: Competed four years in cross country and outdoor track at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, N.C. for coach Angela Scioli ... also ran indoor track for two seasons ... was an all-conference performer in cross country as a junior ... named team captain for the cross country his junior and senior seasons ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: David Benjamin Vasquez ... born January 31, 1988 in Toccoa, Ga. ... son of David and Carol Vasquez ... has one sibling, Emily, who is also a member of the UNCG cross country and track & field team ... majoring in sociology at UNCG.