2024 - Senior (at ACU)

• Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America 
• Was 14-of-20 on field goals, which tied for second most made FG in ACU single-season history
• Connected on 55-of-56 extra points
• Named UAC Specialist of the Week for nailing a 54-yard FG on the game's final play to give ACU a win at Northern Colorado on Sept. 14
• Just the fourth ACU kicker to make multiple 50+ yard field goals in the same season
• Had 6 kickoffs in Round 2 FCS Playoffs game at North Dakota State on Dec. 7
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-America 2nd Team

ACU Records Set by Vaes

• Longest Field - 54 yards (T-5th)
• Field Goals Made in a Season - 14 (T-2nd)
• PAT Made in a Season - 55 (4th)
• Kicking Points in a Game - 13 (T-8th)
• Kicking Points in a Season - 97 (4th)

Played at Midwestern State in Wichita Falls from 2021-2023
Three-time All-Lone Star Conference kicker: 2021 (2nd Team), 2022 (2nd Team), 2023 (1st Team)
Six-time Lone Star Conference Special Teams Player of the Week
Set 7 school records (2 career, 1 single-season, 4 single-game)

2023 - Junior (at Midwestern State)

• Made 13-of-18 field goals (72.2%)
• Third highest FG% in LSC
• Made game-winning 54-yard field goal in the waning seconds of a 34-31 victory over Eastern New Mexico
• Made 21-of-22 extra points
• Had 16 touchbacks on kickoffs
• Punted six times against Texas A&M-Kingsville and averaged 42.5 yards

2022 - Sophomore (at Midwestern State)

• Played in 11 games as the primary place kicker
• Led LSC and ranked seventh in NCAA Division II in FG%, connecting on 12 of his 14 attempts (85.7%)
• successfully converted 35 of his 36 point-after attempts
• Hit a season-long 42-yard field goal as time expired in a 24-23 win at UT Permian Basin
• Set a school single-game record going 11-for-11 on PATs in a 77-0 win over Simon Fraser.

2021 - Freshman (at Midwestern State)

• Led the LSC and ranked second in NCAA Division II in FG%, making 11 of his 12 attempts (91.7%)
• 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

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 Midwestern State 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 Midwestern State 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 Midwestern State 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)


 
High School

• Attended Wichita Falls Hirschi High School (now closed after WFISD opened two new schools)
• As a senior, earned All-District 4-4A Division I first-team honors at kicker and punter as a senior in 2020
• As a junior, was First-Team All-District
• Also competed in cross country and soccer
• Participated in the International Baccalaureate program
• National Honor Society member