2008: NAIA Region VII Rawlings Gold Glove Team...First-team all-Midwest Collegiate Conference...Academic all-Midwest Collegiate Conference...Played and started in all 41 of Penn's games...Owned a .382 batting average with four home runs, 14 doubles, three triples, 22 RBIs, and 45 runs scored...Also posted a .592 slugging percentage and a .466 on-base clip...Led Penn in batting average, doubles, triples, runs scored, and defensive assists (101)...Ranked second on the team with eight stolen bases...Tallied 19 multiple-hit performances, including a season-high four hits against St. Ambrose on 3/24...Recorded a season-best three RBIs twice against St. Ambrose on 3/20 and Viterbo 3/30...Scored a season-high three runs on four occasions...Had back-to-back games with two doubles against Viterbo on 3/29 and 3/30...Had a season-best ten-game hitting streak.

at LA Harbor CC: Attended LA Harbor CC.

High School: Attended Culver City HS...Had a top performance of going 5-5 with one triple, two singles, and four stolen bases as a junior against Santa Monica HS.

Personal: Son of Diego Chavez and Darren and Maria Chavez...Born September 18, 1986...Major is physical education.