THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2025: Was one of 19 kickers on the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List in October, which is awarded to the top kicker across all levels both on the field and in the community ... UAC Specialist of the Week (9/15) ... Played in all 12 games as the starting kicker and kickoff specialist ... Set a school record with a 55-yard field goal against Northeastern State (9/13), breaking the previous record of 54 yards set by Taylor Pontius in 2014 ... Finished the season 8-13 on field goal attempts, going 3-3 inside 30 yards, 4-6 on field goals 40-49 yards and 1-1 on his only attempt over 50 yards ... Went 2-2 in his UNA debut at Western Kentucky, including a 47-yarder (8/30) ... Had five games with at least one make from 40+ yards ... Went 10-14 on extra points ... Ranked second on the team in scoring with 34 points, trailing only Juice Allen with 54 points ... Took all but three kickoffs for the Lions, kicking off 51 times for 2,811 yards to average 55.1 yards per kick ... Had 12 touchbacks and just two kicks out of bounds.

PREVIOUS: Played one season at Auburn in 2024 for Coach Hugh Freeze ... Went 6-8 on field goals and a perfect 11-11 on PATs ... His longest field goal was perhaps the most important of the season — a 41-yarder in the second overtime of a 43-41 win over Texas A&M ... Made both field goal attempts and all six PATs in his first start of the season against ULM ... Went 5-5 on PATs in the 4-OT win over Texas A&M ... Went 2-3 on field goals against Alabama in the Iron Bowl, including makes from 25 and 37 yards ... Had a kickoff against Alabama A&M ... Prior to Auburn, Vachon played two seasons at Birmingham Southern before the school closed ... Averaged 56.9 yards on 14 kickoffs with four touchbacks.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Madison Academy for Coach Bob Godsey ... All-Region kicker in 2020 and All-Metro kicker in 2021 ... Helped the Mustangs win the region in 2020 and 2021 and make a state semifinal appearance in 2021 ... Special Teams Player of the Year for the region in 2021 ... Owns claim to the longest field goal in school history at 47 yards ... Also played soccer ... Graduated in 2022.

PERSONAL: Birthday is August 18 ... From Huntsville, Alabama ... Son of Marc Vachon and Holly and Patrick Stapler ... Has one sibling, Jude ... His father, Marc, played hockey at Merrimack College ... Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.