REBEL DUO EARNS ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
UNLV men’s soccer seniors Brophy Howard and Gabe Sanchez were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday.
A Bishop Gorman High School graduate, Howard started all 19 games at midfielder for the Rebels. He scored one goal and added three assists for a career-high five points during the 2023 season. Away from the pitch, Howard has excelled in the classroom as an economics major, compiling a 3.52 GPA.
Sanchez, who is also a Las Vegas native, made 17 starts while playing in each of the Scarlet & Gray’s 19 contests at forward. He finished the season with three points, including one goal and one assist, and tallied his first career game-winning score as the Rebels upset No. 9 Seattle in the WAC Tournament Semifinals. A finance major, Sanchez has continued to lead the Rebels in the classroom with a 3.7 GPA.
The 2023 Academic All-District Teams, selected by CSC, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom across four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must be a sophomore academically and athletically, have at least a 3.5 GPA and compete in 90 percent of the institution’s contests or start in at least 66 percent of those.
