2009-10: XC:  Ran a season-best time of 26:38.02 in the 8k at the USC Upstate Invitational … also ran a 26:46.7 at the Charlotte Invitational … clocked a 27:26.78 at the SoCon Championships … finished the Lou Onesty Invitational in a time of 27:45.10 … completed the 10k course at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in a time of 33:49.29. Indoor: Had a season-best time of 15:29.14 in the 5,000 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational … also ran a 15:48.40 in the 5,000 meters at the SoCon Championships … ran the mile in 4:44.97 at the Mountaineer Open … clocked a 9:05.51 at the Niswonger Invitational in the 3,000 meters. Outdoor: Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors for the spring season …had a season-best time of 9:00.15 in the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open … also ran the 3,000 meters in 9:41.72 at the Carolina Fast Times … posted a 4:15.68 in the 1,500 meters at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational … ran the 10,000 meters in 33:55.33 at the SoCon Championships … clocked a 15:52.51 in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays.

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.

Top Performances:

XC:
8k: 26:38.02
10k: 33:49.29

Indoor:
Mile: 4:44.97
3,000m: 9:05.51
5,000m: 15:29.14

Outdoor:
1,500m: 4:15.68
3,000m: 9:00.15
5,000m: 15:52.51
10,000m: 33:55.33