West Virginia University Athletics

Statistics

Career Highs

Career Statistics

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