Chico State Athletics

Cross Country Honors
2013 XC All-American (Finished 23rd)
2013 XC All-West Region (Finshed 2nd)
2013 XC All-CCAA (Finished 3rd)
2012 XC All-West Region (Finshed 21st)
2012 XC All-CCAA (Finished 12th)
2011 XC All-American (Finshed 34th)
2011 XC All-West Region (Finshed 6th)
2011 XC All-CCAA (Finished 3rd)
2011 XC CCAA Newcomer of the Year

Track & Field Honors
2014 T&F All-CCAA (Finished 3rd in 10K)
2014 USTFCCCA All-West Region (10K)
2013 T&F All-CCAA (Finished 2nd in 10K)
2013 USTFCCCA All-West Region (10K)
2012 T&F All-CCAA (Finished 2nd in 10K)

2013-2014: Finished 23^rd at the NCAA Championships, earning his second All-America honor in three years…Placed second behind teammate Isaac Chavez at the West Region Championships…Third place finish at the CCAA Championships and one of six Wildcats part of a historic 1-6 sweep at Chico’s Hooker Oak Park...Finished 25^th at the Stanford Invitational to start the season before placing 2^nd at UC San Diego’s Triton Invitational…On the track, posted a 30:17 in the 10k at the Mt SAC Invitational…Narrowly missed his PR in 5k with a 14:44 run at the West Coast Last Chance Invitational… Finished the season with a third place showing in the 10k at the CCAA Championships.

2012-2013: Finished 70th at the NCAA championships helping the team to a 5th place showing...Earned All-West Region for the second straight year after a 21st place performance...A 12th place showing at the CCAA Championships helped the team to an eleventh straight team title...Finished 87th at the Stanford Invitational despite falling and being spiked in the head during the race...On the track Sanchez finished his season with an exciting runner-up finish in the CCAA 10k final that saw the top 4 finishers cross the line within 2 seconds...Ran a 30:14 PR for the 10k distance at the Mt Sac Relays...That time is 10th best in Chico State history...Ran a 4:01.0 PR for the 1500m while placing third in his section at the Chico Twilight Distance Carnival...Ran to a 14:38 Pr for the 5k distance at the San Francisco Distance Carnival...Enjoyed a season opening 4:03/2:00 double for the 1500 and 800 distances at the Wildcat Invite.

2011-2012: Earned All-American honors while placing 34th at the NCAA Championships...Placed sixth at the NCAA West Regionals, earning All-West Region honors...Placed third at the CCAA Championships behind teammates Adrian Sherrod and Isaac Chavez to earn All-CCAA honors...Named the CCAA Newcomer of the Year...Placed second overall at Humboldt Invitational behind teammate Anthony Costales….The ‘Cats #3 runner at the Stanford Invite, where he placed 32nd overall respectively…Placed 4th overall at the Willamette Invite in a PR 24:25 for the 8k layout…On the track, recorded a 8:40 season opening 3K at the Aggie Invitational...Ran a 4:04 PR for 1,500 meters at Wildcat Invitational...Finished 21st overall at the SF Distance Carnival 5K in 14:49…Finished season with a runner-up finish in 10K final at CCAA Championships, earning All CCAA honors.

2010-2011: Redshirted both sports as a true freshman…Placed third at the Doc Adams Invitational open race with a PR of 24:33…Finished 16th at the Willamette Invitational with a time of 24:46…Recorded a 14:59 5K time at a Chico time trial…On the track, placed sixth in the 10K at the USATF Junior Championships with a 31:18 effort…Recorded a 5K PR of 14:40 in the Chico Twilight Invitational to earn second place, making him the third fastest true freshman to run the event in school history…Ran a 31:10 10K at the San Francisco Distance Carnival…Recorded a 14:59 5K at the Ben Brown Invitational.

High School: Graduated from Roosevelt High School in Fresno, and is one of the most decorated athletes in school history…2009 CIF-Central Section D-III runner-up (15:31)…Followed with a ninth place finish at the 2009 California State Meet, tying his personal best time…Boasted prep track PRs of 4:23 in the 1,600 meters and 9:23 in the 3,200 meters.

Personal Best Marks:
800m – 1:59
1,500m – 4:00
5,000m – 14:38
10,000m – 30:14