Jonathan Vara

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Lane Tech H.S.

TFRRS Bio

2016-17
Outdoor: Finished 16th in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2017 MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14)…Ran a season-best 9:28.51 to finish fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Kansas Relays (4/22)…Took sixth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Tennessee Relays (4/8)...Competed at five outdoor meets.
Indoor: Helped SIU’s distance medley relay team to an eighth place finish at the 2017 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25)…Finished ninth in the mile at the Don DeNoon Invitational (2/3) with a season-best time of 4:23.19…Clocked a personal-best in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/10)…Competed at four indoor meets.

2015-16
Outdoor: Finished 12^th in the 3000m-steeplechase at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Won the 3000m-steeplechase with a personal-best time of 9:21.86 at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational...Finished sixth in the 3000m-steeplechase at the Tiger Track Classic...Competed in seven outdoor meets in five different events.
Indoor: Scored team points with a seventh place finish running a leg of the distance medley relay at the MVC Indoor Championships...Set a PR in the mile at the Hoosier Hills Invitational...Recorded a personal-best in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational...Competed in five indoor meets in three different events.

2014-15
Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
MVC Honor Roll
Did not compete during indoor season...Competed in 800m, 1,500m and 5,000m at three outdoor meets...Set a PR in the 5,000m at the Pacesetter Quad.

High School
Was an All-State and All-American runner on the 4x800 meter relay squad.

Personal
Born July 10, 1996, to Felipe Vara and Teresa Rosas in Chicago, Ill....Has two siblings, William and Gabriel...Majoring in accounting and finance.