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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bio
Phonetic Pronunciation: Her-mahn Vay-guh
NMJC (Sophomore Track & Field 2024)
Indoor
- Stan Scott Memorial (Jan. 13) | 1000m- 2:33.17 | 3000m- 8:26.32 (National Qualifier)
- MLK Invite (Jan. 20) | Men's Mile- 4:14.57 (National Qualifier)
- New Mexico Open (Jan. 27) | 3000m- 8:26.46
- Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 2) | 5000m- 14:01.21 (National Qualifier)
- Jarvis Scott Open (Feb.9-10) | 1000m- 2:31.58 (National Qualifier)
- Indoor T&F National Championships (March 1-2) | 5000m 3rd- 14:03.64 (All-American) | 3000m 4th- 8:10.10 (All-American) | Mile 4th- 4:07.87 (All-American)
NJCAA Indoor Team Runner-up (2024) | Three-time Indoor All-American
Outdoor
- Masked Rider (March 22-23) | 1500m- 3:56.58 (National Qualifier)
- Texas Relays (March 28-30) | Steeplechase- 9:02.45 (National Qualifier)
- Jo Meaker Classic and Multi (April 4-5) | 10,000m- 29:53.21 (National Qualifier)
- Michael Johnson Invitational (April 19-20) | 5000m- 14:13.79 (National Qualifier)
- Corky/Crofoot Shootout (April 26-27) | 800m- 2:01.59
- Outdoor T&F National Championships (May 16-18) | 3000m Steeplechase Runner-up- 8:56.96 (All-American) | 10,000m 4th Place- 29:37.88 (All-American) | 5000m 8th Place- 14:42.16 (All-American)
NJCAA Outdoor National Runner-up (2024) | Three-time Outdoor All-American
NMJC (Sophomore)
Cross Country Races 2023
- 08-25-23 Western Texas Open 5k- 3rd Place (16:51.40)
- 09-02-23 Lori Fitzgerald Memorial Open 5k- 2nd Place (14:51.05)
- 09-15-23 Texas Tech Open 8k- 4th Place (25:08.60)
- 09-22-23 NMJC Invitational 8k- 2nd Place (23:59.40)
- 10-06-23 NMJC Invitational II 8k- 1st Place (24:20.60)
- 10-13-23 NMJC Invitational III 8k- 2nd Place (23:27.82)
- 10-28-23 Region V Championships 8k- 2nd Place (23:07.20)
- 11-11-23 NJCAA DI Men’s XC Championships 8k- 7th Place (23:57.00)
- 11-14-23 NJCAA Half-Marathon- 2nd Place (1:04:11.90)
NMJC (Sophomore Cross Country 2023)
- NJCAA All-American for 8k (2023)
- USTFCCCA All-American for 8k (2023)
- NJCAA Half Marathon Individual National Runner-up (2023)
- NJCAA Half Marathon Team National Champion (2023)
- NJCAA Half Marathon All-American (2023)
- USTFCCCA Half Marathon All-American (2023)
NMJC (Freshman Track & Field 2023)
Indoor
- Corky Classic (Jan. 13-14) | 1000M- 2:33.98 | 3000M- 8:30.26 (National Qualifier)
- Region V Multi and DMR Invite (Jan. 19-20) | Medley Relay- 10:23.48 (G. Vega- 1200m-3:11.9, El Haddaoui- 400m- 47.83, Pololet- 800m- 1:52.4, T. Vega- 1600m- 4:31.0) (National Qualifier)
- UNM Team Open (Jan. 27-28) | Mile- 4:20.38 (National Qualifier) | 3000M- 8:40.84 | 4x400M- 3:29.30 (Colbert- 53.10, Walker- 48.20, G. Vega- 53.80, T. Vega- 53.60)
- Jarvis Scott Open (Feb. 10-11) | 5000M- 14:56.16 (National Qualifier)
- Matador Qualifier (Feb. 17) | 1000M- 2:34.16
- Indoor T&F National Championships (March 3-4) | Mile- 4:18.31 | 3000M 7th- 8:27.04 (All-American) (School Record) | 5000M 6th- 14:33.79 (All-American)
NJCAA Men's Indoor Team National Champion (2023) | Two-time Indoor All-American
Outdoor
- TTU Masked Rider Open (March 25) | 1500M- 3:55.99 (IQ)
- Texas Relays (March 29) | 3000M SC- 8:58.03 (National Qualifier)
- Ross Black Open (April 14-15) | 10,000M- 31:49.67 (National Qualifier/School Record)
- UNM Don Kirby (April 20) | 1500M- 4:03.70
- TTU Corky Crofoot Shootout (April 29) | 5000M- 14:58.88
- Outdoor T&F National Championships (May 18-20 | Hobbs, NM) | 10,000M Runner-up- 30:58.93 (All-American) | 3000M SC 5th- 9:36.76 (All-American) | 5000M Runner-up- 14:51.64 (All-American)
NJCAA Men's Outdoor Team National Champion (2023) | Three-time Outdoor All-American
NMJC (Freshman Cross Country 2022)
- NJCAA All-American for 8k (2022)
- USTFCCCA All-American for 8k (2022)
- NJCAA All-American for Half-Marathon (2022)
- USTFCCCA All-American for Half-Marathon (2022)
2022 Cross Country Races
- 08-26-22 Western Texas Open 6k- 1st Place (19:51.00)
- 09-23-22 NMJC Invitational 8k- 1st Place (24:12.00)
- 09-30-22 SPC Invite 8k- 1st Place (23:34.10)
- 10-07-22 LCU October Invite 8k- 1st Place (24:49.50)
- 10-14-22 NMJC Invitational II 8k- 2nd Place (23:56.30)
- 10-29-22 Region V Championships 8k- 4th Place (23:50.90)
- 11-12-22 NJCAA Men's Cross Country Championships 8k- 13th Place (25:21.10)
- 11-15-22 NJCAA Half-Marathon- 5th Place (1:07:46)
Personal
Parents: Maria Tabares and Gastón Vega
Nickname: Melli
Enjoys listening to music, going to the pool, sleeping, and drinking Mate Tea (South American tea).
Vega won the Provincial Half Marathon for his area. He hopes to study welding in the future.
News Mentions

T-Bird MXC Prepares for NJCAA Championships
November 11, 2023

T-Birds (MXC) Place Fourth at NJCAA XC Championships
November 11, 2023

Vega Brothers Tie for First, T-Birds Finish Perfect Again
October 6, 2023

Tomas Vega Wins Second Race of the Season at the NMJC Invitational 8k
September 22, 2023

T-Bird Men Finish Runner-up in Lubbock Versus DI Competition
September 15, 2023

NMJC Men's XC Wins Second Straight Race
September 2, 2023

T-Bird Men's XC is Perfect to Begin Season
August 25, 2023