At Midwestern State
Individual Honors
All-Lone Star Conference (3): 2021 (2nd), 2022 (2nd), 2023 (1st)
LSC Special Teams Player of the Week (6): 9/13/21, 11/15/21, 10/24/22, 9/25/23, 10/23/23, 10/30/23
Junior (2023)
All-Lone Star Conference first team as a place kicker… converted 13-of-18 field goals (.722)… third-best field goal percentage in the LSC and 29th among NCAA Division II kickers… kicked game-winning 54-yard field goal in the waning seconds of a 34-31 victory over Eastern New Mexico (9/23)… was 4-of-4 on field goal attempts in back-to-back weeks against Western Oregon (10/21) and Western New Mexico (10/28)… made 21-of-22 extra points… had 16 touchbacks on kickoffs… punted six times against Texas A&M-Kingsville and averaged 42.5 yards… LSC Special Teams Player of the Week three times during the season…
Academic Awards
President's Honor Roll (2): 2023 (S), 2024 (S)
Provost's Honor Roll (2): 2021 (F), 2023 (F)
Mustang Scholar Award (1): 2023-24
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (5): 2021 (F), 2022 (S), 2022 (F), 2023 (S), 2023 (F)
Career Program Records
1st | Field Goal Percentage (23-26 / 88.5)
1st | PAT Kick Percentage (65-67 / 97.0)
4th | Field Goals Made (23-26)
5th | Most Kicking Points Scored (134)
6th | PAT Kicks Made (65-67)
6th | PAT Kicks Attempted (65-67)
Single Season Program Records
1st | Field Goal Percentage (11-12 / 91.7 in 2021
2nd | Field Goal Percentage (12-14 / 85.7 in 2022
3rd | Field Goals Made (12-14 in 2022)
5th | PAT Kick Percentage (35-36 / 97.2 in 2022)
6th | Field Goals Made (11-12 in 2021)
6th | PAT Kick Percetnage (30-31 / 96.8 in 2021)
10th | Most Kicking Points Scored (77 in 2022)
Single Game Program Records
1st | Most Kicking Points Scored (14 vs. UT Permian Basin on 11/13/21)
1st | Field Goals Made (4-5 vs. UT Permian Basin on 11/13/21)
1st | PAT Kicks Made (11-11 vs. Simon Fraser on 9/24/22)
1st | PAT Kicks Attempted (11-11 vs. Simon Fraser on 9/24/22)
Sophomore (2022)
earned All-Lone Star Conference second-team honors... played in 11 games as MSU primary place kicker... led LSC and ranked seventh in NCAA Division II in field goal percentage connected on 12 of his 14 attempts (85.7 percent)... ranked third in the LSC and 23rd in NCAA Division II making 1.09 field goals per game... rated sixth in the LSC and 81st in NCAA Division II in total points scored (71)... ranked 15th in the LSC and 190th in NCAA Division II in points responsible for (71)... successfully converted 35 of his 36 point-after attempts... recorded a touchback on his lone kickoff against Simon Fraser (9/24)... earned LSC Special Teams Player of the Week after hitting a season-long 42-yard field goal as time expired in a 24-23 win at UT Permian Basin (10/22)... hit a 40-yard field goal in overtime at Western New Mexico (10/1)... set a school single-game record going 11-for-11 on point-after attempts in a 77-0 win over Simon Fraser (9/24)...
Freshman (2021)
earned All-Lone Star Conference second-team honors... competed in nine games at MSU's primary place kicker... led the LSC and ranked second in NCAA Division II with a 91.7 field goal percentage making 11 of his 12 attempts... ranked fourth in the LSC and 17th in NCAA Division II with 1.22 field goals per game... ranked fourth in the LSC and 65th in NCAA Division II in scoring with 7.0 points per game... was fifth in the league and 125th nationally with 63 total points scored... made his first 11 field goals of his collegiate career with three of 40-or-more yards... was 7-for-7 from 30-39 yards and 3-for-4 from 40-49 yards... went 30-of-31 on point-after attempts as his lone miss was blocked... earned LSC Special Teams Player of the Week honors in collegiate debut connecting on a season long 42-yard field goal and went 4-for-4 on PATs in a 31-30 win over No. 7 Texas A&M-Commerce at the former Ballpark in Arlington (9/11)... garnered a second LSC Special Teams Player of the Week honor after setting a program record with four made field goals and matching a program record with 41 kicking points to help MSU clinch an outright LSC title with a 36-30 win over UT Permian Basin (11/13)... only missed came in his final field goal attempt of the season -- a 41-yarder against a strong southerly head wind against UT Permian Basin (11/13)... successful on two field goals including a 41-yarder at Central Washington (10/2)...
At Hirschi High School
a two-year letter winner as a place kicker and punter for coach Antonio Wiley at Hirschi High School in Wichita Falls... earned All-District 4-4A Division I first-team honors at kicker and punter as a senior in 2020... also a first-team all-district selection following his junior campaign of 2019... also competed in cross country and soccer at HHS... participated in the International Baccalaureate program... a member of the National Honor Society...
Personal
son of Werner and Karin Vaes...
