Gabriel S?nchez Season 2012-13

Honors & Awards

• Academic All-Big Ten (2013)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2009; Spring 2010) 

2013 (Senior)
Gabriel Sánchez tasted collegiate competition for his first time in his senior season. The advertising major competed as an exhibitionist against UIC on January 27 and on senior night against Minnesota and Iowa.

2012 (Junior)
Slowed by shoulder surgery, Sánchez used his time during his junior season to build his role as a leader on the team. During the season, the Phoenix, Ariz., native took time to improve his performances on still rings and vault in hopes of competing in 2013.

2011 (Sophomore)
Sánchez spent his second season on the Nebraska men’s gymnastics team continuing to improve as an individual while supporting his teammates in practice and competition. Sánchez focused on three events, preparing on floor exercise, still rings and vault during his first two years at Nebraska. 

2010 (Freshman)
A walk-on, Sánchez used his freshman season to build on three events, including floor exercise, still rings and vault. Sánchez did not compete in his first year but made improvements in practice during the 2010 season.

Before Nebraska 
Sánchez trained at Xtreme Gymnastics under Coach Christopher Sommer, as well as under former NU men’s gymnast Jeff Kelly. Sánchez, the 2008 and 2009 Arizona state champion, began gymnastics training just four years prior to his arrival at Nebraska. In addition to gymnastics, Sánchez was a two-time region runner for the Barry Goldwater High School track team.

Personal
Gabriel was born on June 5, 1991, and is the son of Richard and Jo Anna Sánchez. Gabriel has a twin brother, Benjamin. An advertising and public relations major at Nebraska, Gabriel earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012 and was a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.