High School/Other: Earned four varsity letters as a midfielder ... as a senior, was all-conference and Peoria Journal-Star all-area ... helped lead the team to a 25-3 record, third place in the state, the conference title, the Quincy Tournament championship and a top-50 national ranking ... all-conference as a junior, as Notre Dame was 25-2, state runner-up, conference champion and Quincy Tournament winner ... team was 25-2-1, finished fourth in the state and won the conference and Quincy Tournament crowns his sophomore year ... team was 20-5-1 and captured conference and Quincy Tournament titles his freshman season ... honor roll student.

Personal: Son of Ruben and Zenaida Vargas ... born March 11, 1985 ... plans to major in criminal/social justice.