2013-14
2013 XC: Did not compete in 2013
2014 Indoors: Ran at six meets for New Mexico between distances ranging between 400 and 800 meters … First taste of competition came at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational with an 11th-place time of 50.69* in the 400 … Took ninth in the 600 at the Cherry & Silver Invitational (time of 1:21.41) … Ran primarily the 800 for the rest of the season, placing fourth at the New Mexico Team Invitational (1:51.78*), third at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (1:49.96*) and fourth at the Mountain West Championships (1:50.76*).
2014 Outdoors: Competed six times for the Lobos, largely in the 800 meters with some action in the 4×400 relay … Opened at the Stanford Invitational, with a 12th-place time of 1:50.82 … Took third at the Jim Click Shootout (1:50.83) before improving at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge (second place, 1:50.36) a few weeks later … Won the 800 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open with a personal-record 1:49.01* … Claimed a photo-finish victory in the 800 at the Mountain West Championships, edging host Wyoming’s Harry Fisher at the line with a time of 1:49.86* … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary round, finishing with time of 1:53.02 … In the 4×400 relay, helped the men to a win at the Jim Click Shootout and second at the MW Championships.
2012-13
2012 XC: Did not compete in 2012
2013 Indoor: Participated at five meets, mostly in the 800 and 4×400 relay … Opened at the Lumberjack Team Challenge, placing 14th in the 400 (50.69*) … Ran to a third-place time in the mile at the Cherry & Silver Invitational (4:09.16*) and a second-place time in the 600 at the New Mexico Classic (1:20.75) … Claimed second in the 800 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, clocking in at 1:51.86* … Took fourth at the Mountain West Championships, finishing in 1:51.85.
2013 Outdoor: Ran at six meets, almost exclusively in the 800 … Started the season with a 3:54.73 mark in the 1500 at the Stanford Invitational, his only of the season, placing seventh in his heat … Competed in five straight 800 after than, including a victory at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational (1:50.94*) and a sixth-place showing at the Air Force Triangular (1:55.68*) … Ran the 800 twice in a pair of California meets, placing 10th at the Beach Invitational (1:52.03) and sixth at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (1:51.60) … Claimed fifth at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, finishing in 1:50.42.
2011-12
2011 XC: Competed once in 2011 at the Lobo Invitational, where he placed 32nd in the 8K race with a 26:38.5 time.
2012 Indoor: Competed at six meets, primarily in the 800 … Placed top-three in five 800-meter races at four meets, including victories at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, Cherry & Silver Invitational and New Mexico Classic … Took second in the 800 at the highly-competitive Don Kirby Elite Invitational … Claimed 13th at the Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame.
2012 Outdoor: Redshirt season, making up for his redshirt indoor season his freshman year in 2010 … Competed only once, at the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational, placing sixth overall in the 1,500.
2010-11
2011 Indoor: At the Lobo Open, Aragon notched a 2nd-place finish in the 800 meter run (finishing in 1:51.86), as well as being part of the first-place 4×400 meter relay team … Finished the 400 meter dash in 49.85s at the Cherry and Silver, good for 14th, while also running with the 4×400 meter relay team, finishing 6th … At the New Mexico Invite, Aragon won the 800 meter run with a 1:50.30 time while helping the 4×400 meter relay team finish seventh … Ran a 4:20.91 mile at the New Mexico Classic and Multis, good for tenth … At the Don Kirby Invitational, finished first in the 800 meter run (1:50:10), while running with the 4×400 meter relay team on route to a 4th-place finish … Posted a 5th-place finish in the 800m run at the MWC Championships, finishing in 1:51.28 … Named anNCAA Indoor All-American in track and field (800m leg of the distance medley relay).
2011 Outdoor: Paced the 4×400 meter relay team to a third-place finish at the New Mexico Tailwind Invitiational … Recorded an 8th-place finish in the 800 meter run at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, finishing in 1:51.64 … Placed 7th in the 800 meter run at the MWC Championships in Ft. Collins with a time of 1:51.70 … Qualified to the West Regional for track in the 800m.
2009-10
2010 Indoor: Redshirt season … Competed at four meets, all in Albuquerque … Ran a season-best time of 1:52.55 time in the 800 at the New Mexico Invitational.
2010 Outdoor: Competed at six meets, including the conference championships … Opened at the UTEP Springtime Invitational, clocking a 1:53.51 time in the 800 … Ran a 49.84 time in the 400 at the UTEP Invitational … Posted a 1:52.38 and a 1:52.87 time in the 800 at the Mt. SAC Relays and Brutus Hamilton Invitational, respectively … Placed ninth in the 800 at the MWC Championships with a 1:51.29 time, a season-best.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman for Valley HS coach Chuck Clark in track and cross country … two-year letterman in swimming … 2008 and 2009 5A 800m State Champion in New Mexico … Ran school records in the 800m (1:53 time) and 1600m (4:24 time) as a senior in 2009.
PERSONAL
Full name is Gabriel Adam Aragon … Son of Baron, a building maintenance manager, and Yolanda, a retired administrative assistant … Valley High School’s 2009 Graduating Class salutatorian with a 4.52 weighted GPA … Has maintained a high GPA at UNM … Hobbies include running and collecting Hotwheel Corvettes … Majoring in Business (Accounting).
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
400 meters: 49.85
600 meters: 1:19.35
800 meters: 1:49.37*
Mile: 4:09.16*
Outdoors
400 meters: 49.44*
800 meters: 1:49.01*
1500 meters: 3:54.73
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
• First Team All-American, 2011 (DMR)
• All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2011 (DMR), 2012 (800) & 2013 (4×400)
• All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2014 (800, 4×400)
• Capital One First-Team Academic All-America, 2014
• Capital One Academic All-District VII, 2013 & 2014
• Academic All-Conference, 2010-14
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete, 2010-11, 2013-14
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, 2014
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol