Southern Oregon University Athletics

2023-24: Qualified for the NAIA Championships for the third consecutive season, earning the No. 11 overall seed at 157 pounds, and went 16-6 overall after missing the first half of the season due to injury ... Named to the Academic All-Cascade Conference team ... Placed fourth at the CCC Championships and went 2-2 at the national tournament ... Collected four of his wins against ranked opponents ... Earned NAIA Wrestler of the Week kudos on Jan. 16 after a 3-0 week in dual action.

2022-23: Repeated as a Cascade Conference champion by winning the 149-pound title, making him just the second Raider to claim multiple CCC titles ... Went 2-2 at the NAIA Championships to finish the season with a 27-7 overall record ... Posted a perfect 13-0 record in dual action ... Named to the Academic All-CCC team.

2021-22: Won the 157-pound Cascade Conference title and placed sixth at the NAIA Championships for All-America honors as a redshirt-freshman ... Posted an overall record of 28-12 and went 5-2 in duals ... Entered the CCC Championships as the No. 7 seed and gave up just two points over four matches, and entered the NAIA Championships as the No. 10 seed.

Prior to SOU: Started his collegiate career in 2020-21 at Fresno State and went 3-3, retaining his a redshirt.

Personal: Born on Oct. 24, 2001 in Yuma, Arizona ... The son of Luz and Andres Gandara ... Has an older brother, Andy (a former wrestler at Arizona State) ... Majoring in health and exercise science.

High School: Graduated in 2020 from Poway High and also attended Cibola High from 2016-18 ... Placed fourth at 152 pounds in the CIF State Tournament as a junior and third at 145 as a senior ... Won a Division I title in Arizona as a sophomore at 152 after finishing as runner-up his freshman season.