The 2011 season marks Pepe Aragon's 14th year as head coach for the Herkimer County Community College men's soccer program. Aragon has led the Generals to 13 consecutive Region III championships, four National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championships, four second place national finishes, four third place national finishes and one National fourth place finish.

During his tenure at Herkimer he has amassed an overall record of 243-23-13 and has been named Adidas/National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Coach of the Year four times (1999, 2000, 2005, 2008), Region III Coach of the Year (1999, 2005) and Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year (2004, 2005). He has coached 40 NSCAA and NJCAA All-Americans and five NSCAA National Players of the Year. He currently serves as Vice-President of the NJCAA Men's Soccer Association and is President of the Region III Men's Soccer Association. He also serves as an area chairman for the NJCAA National Rankings Committee.

In 2000, Aragon was named to the NJCAA All-Century Team along with former U.S. National Team coach and current LA Galaxy coach Bruce Arena and MLS goal keeper Zach Thorton. In 2002, he captained the Central Empire State Open men's soccer team to a gold medal at SUNY Cortland.  In 2007, he was recognized by the Blind Men and Criers, an organization of referees and coaches in Syracuse, NY, with the Lew Andreas Award for outstanding contributions and service to his community. In 2008, Aragon received the prestigious SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service.  In 2008, Coach Aragon was inducted as a player into the NJCAA National Soccer Hall of Fame.  He received his award in Dallas, Texas at the NJCAA Division III National Final Four Banquet. 

A native of Binghamton, NY, Aragon was a high school NSCAA All-American at Binghamton High School in 1989. He then attended Herkimer CCC where he was a NSCAA and NJCAA All-American as a freshman and sophomore and led the Generals to a national third-place finish his sophomore year. Aragon received an athletic scholarship to NCAA Division I Bowling Green State University (Ohio) where he was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection and helped lead the Falcons to their first NCAA tournament appearance in over 20 years.

After graduating from college, Aragon signed a professional contract with the Canton Invaders of the National Professional Soccer League, where he played one season. He then signed a contract the following year with the Cleveland Caps of the United States Inter-Regional Soccer League (U.S.I.S.L.) before accepting the head coaching position at Herkimer in 1998. Aragon currently holds a NSCAA national coaching license.

Coach Aragon teaches full time at Herkimer CCC and was promoted in the fall of 2009 from Instructor of Health and Physical Education to Assistant Professor. He holds an A.S. in Physical Education from Herkimer County Community College, a B.S. in Physical Education from Bowling Green State University and a M.S. in Health Education from SUNY Cortland. Coach Aragon resides in New Hartford with his wife Anastacia, daughter Natalia (7) and son Pepe (5).