2017-18 (Redshirt Sophomore):
- One of two Academic Wrestlers of the Year at annual team banquet
2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman):
- Honored at the team banquet with an academic award for having a 4.0 GPA
2015-16 (Freshman):
- Redshirted his freshman year
High School:
- Played Club for the Arizona Grapplers in Yuma, AZ
- Freshman year (2012) placed 6th in state
- Sophomore year (2013) placed 2nd in state
- Junior year (2014) placed 3rd in state
- Was ranked All American (2014)
- Captain for 2 years
- Senior year placed 1st in state (2015)
- Awarded Yuma Rotary Player of the Year
- His high school career consisted of 163 wins and 31 losses
Personal:
- Majoring in Computer Science… Andres Xavier Gandara born to Andres and Luz Gandara in Somerton, Ariz. … has 1 brother (Aaron, 14)