2023-24 Rifle Roster
Matt Sanchez
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Paul R. Wharton HS
Statistics
Career Highs
| Value | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|
| Air Rifle | 598 | at Akron (1/16/21) at NCAA Qualifier (2/18/23) at Ole Miss (10/14/23) |
| Smallbore | 593 | at Navy and Akron (1/27/24) |
Career Statistics
| Air Rifle | Smallbore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Matches | Avg. | High | Matches | Avg. | High |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 594.2 | 598 | 12 | 589.5 | 593 |
| 2022-23 | 16 | 595.026 | 598 | 16 | 580.562 | 588 |
| 2021-22 | 12 | 593 | 597 | 12 | 582.917 | 587 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 592.286 | 598 | 8 | 577.5 | 585 |
2023-24 (Sr.)
- CRCA All-America First Team (Smallbore)
- CRCA All-America First Team (Air Rifle)
- CRCA All-America First Team (Combined)
- GARC Shooter of the Year
- GARC Senior of the Year
- All-GARC First Team (Smallbore)
- All-GARC Second Team (Air Rifle)
- All-GARC First Team (Combined)
2022-23 (Jr.)
- CRCA All-America First Team (Air Rifle)
- CRCA Scholastic All-America Team
- All-GARC First Team (Air Rifle)
- All-GARC Honorable Mention (Combined)
- Competed in all 16 matches, with score counting in eight matches
- Averaged an aggregate score of 1175.624, including 580.562 in smallbore and 595.062 in air rifle
- Tallied a career best mark in smallbore (588) against NC State (11/18) and GSU, UAF and UK (1/14)
- Added a career best aggregate score against NC State with a 1185
- Hit a career best 598 at the NCAA Qualifier (2/18) in air rifle
2021-22 (So.)
- All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined Honorable Mention
- Competed in 12 matches; scores counted for two contests
- Averaged an aggregate score of 1175.917, including 582.917 in smallbore and 593 in air rifle
- Tied his career-high smallbore score after shooting a 597 against Army, Air Force and Ohio State (11/14)
- Tallied season bests in air rifle (597) and aggregate (1183) score at Navy (1/22)
- Tied his season high in air rifle during the NCAA Qualifying Match, with a 597
- Competed at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships
- Also competed at the 2022 USA Shooting National Rifle Junior Olympic Championships, where he brought home the gold medal in the men’s smallbore final
2020-21 (Fr.)
- Junior Olympics National Futures Team
- All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Second Teams
- All-GARC Smallbore Honorable Mention Team
- Placed sixth in air rifle (597) at the GARC Championships
- Posted season averages of 1,169.786 (aggregate), 577.5 (smallbore) and 592.286 (air rifle)
- Shot a season-best 585 in smallbore against Akron, Ole Miss and Navy on Jan. 30
- Also totaled a season-best aggregate score (1,178) in the Jan. 30 match
- Tallied a season-high 598 in air rifle against Akron on Jan. 16
High School
- Member of the United States National Team and has represented Team USA at the 2018 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Changwon World Championships
- Also competed in a trio of ISSF World Cups and a pair of ISSF Junior World Cups
- Appeared in four consecutive USA Junior Olympic Championships and won Gold in the men’s 50m rifle prone event (2016), men's 50m 3-positions event (2018) and the men's 10m air rifle event (2019); also earned a runner-up finish in the men’s 50m 3-positions event in 2019
- Two-time Eley High School All-American in smallbore and air rifle
- Claimed back-to-back titles in both the junior men’s 10m air rifle event and the men’s 50m 3-positions event at the USA Shooting Junior Olympics State Qualifiers (2018-19)
Personal
- Son of Freddy and Elizabeth Sanchez
- Has one sister
- Birthday is September 2
- Majoring in finance
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